30 Photos Snapped With A Smartphone That Won The Annual Mobile Photography Awards

In order to take a good photo, people think they need an expensive camera, and after that, they think they need an even more expensive lens, and so forth. In reality, all you need is your phone, and a mix of imagination and skills. And the result is sometimes even better than the results with expensive gear. This effect is called toolbox fallacy: the gist of it is that in order to do something, people mistakenly think that they need a list of tools to do it, when in fact, anything minimal might suffice.

The annual Mobile Photography Awards (MPA) organizers have announced the winners and runners-up of their 10th annual competition. MPA is the longest-running international competition that recognizes and rewards photography captured on mobile phones or tablets.

Over 5,700 images were submitted from 75 countries. Participants entered their work into a broad range of 20 categories including Photo Essays, Transportation, Street Photography, Photojournalism, Black & White, and Digital Fine Art, among others.

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#1 People, 1st Place: Look Back By Rohan Sajeev

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30 Photos Snapped With A Smartphone That Won The Annual Mobile Photography Awards

30 Photos Snapped With A Smartphone That Won The Annual Mobile Photography Awards

#1 People, 1st Place: Look Back By Rohan Sajeev

#2 Silhouettes, 1st Place: On Inle Lake By Dan Liu

#3 Photographer Of The Year Winner: Kuki Tattoo By Dan Liu

#4 Black & White, 1st Place: Horse Play By Alessandra Manzotti

#5 Eyes Of The World, 1st Place: Cantonese Opera By Queenie Cheen

#6 Street Photography, 1st Place: Stuart Street, Boston By Jeff Larason

#7 Architecture & Design, 1st Place: The Beauty Of Arches By Mona Jumaan

#8 Photojournalism, 1st Place: Small Town Protest By Stephanie Calabrese

#9 Macro & Details, 1st Place: Duo By Fabio Sartori

#10 Transportation 1st Place: Untitled By Chen Ma

#11 Photographer Of The Year Winner: Groom And His Horse By Dan Liu

#12 Photographer Of The Year Winner: Early Evening Poplar By Dan Liu

#13 Landscapes, 1st Place: Lake Baikal By Juan Zas Espinosa

#14 Photographer Of The Year Winner: Poplar Under The Sky By Dan Liu

#15 The Darkness/ Noir, 1st Place: Late Night By George Koutsouvelis

#16 Nature & Wildlife, 1st Place: Jian Cui, Deer Hidden In The Forest

#17 Photo Essay, 1st Place: Hot Dust & The Myth Of Being A Man By Juliet Cope

#18 Travel & Adventure, 1st Place: Reverence By Jinyi He

#19 Photo Essay, 1st Place: Hot Dust & The Myth Of Being A Man By Juliet Cope

#20 Photo Essay, 1st Place: Hot Dust & The Myth Of Being A Man By Juliet Cope

#21 Visual Fx, 1st Place: Mrs. Klimt Had Her Own Sense Of Style By Jen Mckenzie

#22 Water, Snow, Ice, 1st Place: San Clemente By Roger Clay

#23 Portraits, 1st Place: Morgan In Pink By Michelle Simmons

#24 Photographer Of The Year Winner: Street Football By Dan Liu

#25 Digital Fine Art, 1st Place: Movie Night By John Nieto

#26 Self-Portrait, 1st Place: The New Norm By Leigh Darilek

#27 Photo Essay, 1st Place: Hot Dust & The Myth Of Being A Man By Juliet Cope

#28 Still Life, 1st Place: Je Suis Charlie By Cedric Blanchon

#29 Photo Essay, 1st Place: Hot Dust & The Myth Of Being A Man By Juliet Cope

#30 Photo Essay, 1st Place: Hot Dust & The Myth Of Being A Man By Juliet Cope