Even with all the iPhone photography tips [1] and apps out there [2], it's still impressive when you see a stunning shot taken on a phone instead of a DSLR. Case in point: this year's winners of the annual iPhone Photography Awards. Ahead, check out all the winners [3] of the 17 categories like architecture and animals (and see the runner-up photos here [4]). Entries came from iPhone photographers from more than 70 countries like Germany and South Africa — and some are even better than you'd imagine.
Source: Yilang Peng [5]
1st Place Photographer of the Year: Julio Lucas
Source: Julio Lucas [6]
2nd Place Photographer of the Year: Jose Luis Fernandez Barcia
Source: Flickr user joseluisbarcia [7]
3rd Place Photographer of the Year: Jill Missner
Source: Instagram user jilzpics [8]
1st Place Animals: Michael O'Neil
Source: Michael O'Neil [9]
1st Place Architecture: Yilang Peng
Source: Yilang Peng [10]
1st Place Children: Danny Van Vuuren
Source: Instagram user wickywow [11]
1st Place Flowers: Jenny Anderson
Source: Instagram user miso_soup00 [12]
1st Place Food: Alexa Seidl
Source: West Coast Lens [13]
1st Place Landscape: Elena Grimailo
Source: IPP Awards [14]
1st Place Lifestyle: Brandon Kidwell
Source: Brandon Kidwell [15]
1st Place Nature: Felicia Pandola
Source: IPP Awards [16]
1st Place News/Events: Gerard Collett
Source: Flickr user Gerard Collett [17]
1st Place Others: Terry Vital
Source: Terry Vital [18]
1st Place Panorama: Kyle G. Horst
Source: Flickr user kyleghorst [19]
1st Place People: Lauren Smith
Source: Instagram user midgeco99 [20]
1st Place Seasons: Coco Liu
Source: VSCO user cocu [21]
1st Place Still Life: Sofija Torebo Strindlund
Source: Sofija Torebo Strindlund [22]
1st Place Sunset: Little Su
Source: Flickr user little149 [23]
1st Place Travel: Adrienne Pitts
Source: Adrienne Pitts [24]
1st Place Trees: Aaron Pike
Source: Instagram user runtographer [25]