Smartphones aren’t just for scrolling. They’re powerful tools for creating amazing photography. Every year, the Mobile Photography Awards celebrates the best images captured on phones, and the 15th edition just revealed its winners.
This year, entries poured in from over 80 countries, showing just how global and creative mobile photography has become. The Grand Prize went to Kuanglong Zhang from China, whose striking portfolio impressed the judges and earned him the title of Photographer of the Year – plus a $3,000 cash prize.
Scroll down to see the winning shots and get inspired by what’s possible with just a smartphone.
#2 1st Place Winner, Architecture, Design, Still Life: Folded Passage By MA Shuolong
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33points
#3 Honorable Mention, Portraits & Self-Portraits: Silent Understanding By Wang Hsiu Ling
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33points
#5 15th Annual Mpa Grand Prize: Fire Dragon By Kuanglong Zhang
A rare, electric energy courses through Mr. Zhang’s images, bringing each photograph vividly to life. The kind of energy that only comes when a technical master also possesses an instinct for the “decisive moment.” Whether it is the nearly surrealist use of a car hood to flip an urban landscape on its head or the sheer, explosive chaos of the fire-dragon festival, the work feels urgent & alive.
This is a showcase of a creator who navigates the rigid lines of architecture with precision yet displays the quick-silver instincts of a street documentarian, without ever losing his unique, artistic voice. This isn’t just technical proficiency; it is a keen, hungry eye that recognizes the fleeting harmony between movement and structure.
This is a showcase of a creator who navigates the rigid lines of architecture with precision yet displays the quick-silver instincts of a street documentarian, without ever losing his unique, artistic voice. This isn’t just technical proficiency; it is a keen, hungry eye that recognizes the fleeting harmony between movement and structure.
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31points
#7 Honorable Mention, Landscapes & Wildlife: The Guardian Of Skye By Aleksandra Nowak
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25points
#8 Honorable Mention, Architecture, Design: Tulip Spiral Staircase By Ingrida Kuznecova
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22points
#9 Honorable Mention, Architecture, Design: The Imperial Garden In The Forbidden City By Kuanglong Zhang
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22points
#13 1st Place Winner, Travel/Adventure & Transportation: Gornergrat Train & The Matterhorn By Joseph Cyr
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20points
#14 Honorable Mention, Landscapes & Wildlife: Looking Into Another Dimension By Jennifer Newitt
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19points
#15 Honorable Mention, The Darkness|noir: Moment Of Snowfall In Minatomirai By Uesan Aliace
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19points
#19 Honorable Mention, Landscapes & Wildlife: Wonders In The Desert By Kuanglong Zhang
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17points
