French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson as soon as mentioned, “Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst” – and he is proper: observe makes good. And at this time, due to digicam telephones, each aspiring photographer can study, experiment, and create, proper from the system of their pocket.
The fifteenth Annual Mobile Photography Awards (MPA) have fun precisely that – photographers pushing the boundaries of cell cameras, from fundamental units to high-end 50MP flagship smartphones.
Connecting to Cartier-Bresson’s thought to fashionable expertise, MPA says: “If your first 10,000 photos are your worst, mobile photography has given humanity a historic opportunity to quickly get past 10,001,” awarding photographers who absolutely embraced this period of immediate and accessible creativity.
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fifteenth Annual MPA – Category winners
1st Place Winner: People
How Long Can We Stay Down Here? by Louise Rayner
Phone: Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
Exposure: 1/4000 sec, f/1.8, ISO 32
1st Place Winner: Macro & Details
The White Masked Sentinel by Steven Grogin
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Exposure: 1/60 sec, f/1.7, ISO 20
1st Place Winner: Street Photography
A Gazing Cat by Yajun Hu
Phone: Xiaomi 14 Ultra
Exposure: 1/900 sec, f/4, ISO 50
1st Place Winner: Architecture / Design
Folded Passage by Ma Shuolong
Phone: Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Exposure: 1/440 sec, f/1.8, ISO 32
1st Place Winner: Portraits & Self Portraits
Flower Power by Beata Smutek
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S23
Exposure: 1 sec, f/1.7, ISO 12
To discover all category winners and the competition’s overall winner, visit the Mobile Photo Awards website.
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