The iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) recently named the winners of its 2018 installment. Thousands of photographers from over 140 countries across the globe submitted their iPhone captures to the annual contest. Documentary photographer Jashim Salam of Bangladesh won the grand prize for his entry entitled Displaced. 

Categories from the contest span Abstract, Animals, Architecture, Children, Floral, Landscape, Lifestyle, Nature, News-Events, Panorama, People, Portrait, Series, Still Life, Sunset, Travel, and Trees. “iPhone users have become very fluent in visual storytelling. This year’s photos were technically impressive and many of them were very personal,” said IPPAWARDS founder, Kenan Aktulun.

Displaced  Jashim Salam --Grand Prize Winner

"Rohingya children watching an awareness film about health and sanitation near Tangkhali refugee camp in Ukhiya.”

Baiana in yellow and blue  Alexandre Weber--1st Place

"The picture was taken in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, spontaneously, after a truck drove by. The woman with traditional clothes of a “baiana”, was looking after the truck, during her work break.”

Eye to eye  Huapeng Zhao--2nd Place

“I met this boy while walking at the seaside. When I was trying to take a picture of him, he put the fish he caught in front of his eye.”

I want to play  Zarni Myo Win--3rd Place

"A young boy who lost his leg was watching his friends play soccer, and he said he wanted to play soccer if he could.

Spray Fury  Melisa Barrilli 1st Place – Children

"My daughter was wearing her ballet leotard and she was spraying her siblings and herself.”

Rampage  Massimo Graziani 1st Place – Architecture

“A stair ramp from Rome in Via Allegri.”

Human vs. Nature  Charles Thomas 1st Place – Landscape

"I’ve always been fascinated with the view out of an airplane window. On this afternoon, I was lucky enough to get a window seat on a return trip from Las Vegas. I watched the landscape slowly transform from cityscape to rows of identical suburban houses, to surreal desert- scape.”

View select winning photos above and then head over to IPPAWARDS’ official website to learn more. In case you missed it, check out this week’s list of best art drops.