The 20 Most Beautiful iPhone Photos Of The Year

• JILL COMOLETTI

Little Su

The winning entries of the 8th annual 2014 iPhone Photography Awards (IPPAWARDS) truly showcase the power of the smartphone camera.

For the contest, photographers submitted photos taken on their iPhone, iPod, or iPad, and were not allowed to edit the photos unless they used an iOS app to do so, Kenan Aktulun, founder of the contest, told Business Insider.  

After receiving entries from people around the world, jury members chose 54 winning photographers from 17 different countries. In addition to the best overall photographers, winners were announced in categories including animals, flowers, landscape, people, and sunsets.

Photographer of the Year (1st Place): Julio Lucas of Bradenton, Fla.

Julio Lucas

Photographer of the Year (2nd Place): Jose Luis Barcia Fernandez of Madrid, Spain

Jose Luis Barcia Fernandez

Photographer of the Year (3rd Place): Jill Missner of Ridgefield, Conn.

Jill Missner

Best Animal Photo: Michael O'Neal of San Francisco, Calif.

Michael O'Neal

Best Architecture Photo: Yilang Peng of Madison, Wis.

Yilang Peng

Best Photo of Children: Danny van Vuuren of Northriding, South Africa

Danny van Vuuren

Best Photo of Flowers: Jenny Anderson of Everett, Wash.

Jenny Anderson

Best Photo of Food: Alexa Seidl of Washington, D.C.

Alexa Seidl

Best Landscape Photo: Elena Grimailo of Moscow, Russia

Elena Grimailo

Best Lifestyle Photo: Brandon Kidwell of Jacksonville, Fla.

Brandon Kidwell

Best Nature Photo: Felicia Pandola of Providence, R.I.

Felicia Pandola

Best Photo of News/Events: Gerard Collett of London, United Kingdom

Gerard Collett

Best Photo "Others" Category: Terry Vital of Windham, N.H.

Terry Vital

Best Panorama: Kyle G. Horst of Watertown, S.D.

Kyle G. Horst

Best Photo of People: Lauren Smith of Jacksonville, Fla.

Lauren Smith

Best Photo of Seasons: Cocu Liu of Chicago, Ill.

Cocu Liu

Best Still Life: Sofija Torebo Strindlund of Stockholm, Sweden

Sofija Torebo Strindlund

Best Sunset: Little Su of New Taipei City, Taiwan

Little Su

Best Travel Photo: Adrienne Pitts of London, United Kingdom

Adrienne Pitts

Best Photo of Trees: Aaron Pike of San Francisco, Calif.

Aaron Pike

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/2014-iphone-photo-award-winners-2014-6?op=1#ixzz34QsoIMdg