And now we have the winners. The 10 selected winners will be featured on billboards in select cities, in Apple retail stores and online. Apple said the winning shots came from a range of models, from the iPhone Xs Max to iPhone 7.
The top 10 winners came from countries including Germany , Belarus, Israel and the US, as well as Singapore, the only winner from Asia.
The photos capture colourful city scenery, curious animals, creative reflections, the beauty of the ordinary and more.
The esteemed international panel of judges comprised Pete Souza, Austin Mann, Annet de Graaf, Luisa Dorr, Chen Man, Phil Schiller, Kaiaan Drance, Brooks Kraft, Sebastien Marineau-Mes, Jon McCormack and Arem Duplessis. More about the judges here.
Check out the stunning winning shots below:
Alex Jiang (US), iPhone XS Max
Blake Marvin (US), iPhone XS Max @blakemarvin
Darren Soh (Singapore), iPhone XS Max
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs6pS8Eldp7/
Nikita Yarosh (Belarus), iPhone 7
Dina Alfasi (Israel), iPhone X @dinalf
Elizabeth Scarrott (US), iPhone 8 Plus @liz.scarrott
Andrew Griswold (US), iPhone XS @andrewgriswold
Bernard Antolin (US), iPhone XS Max @bernardantolin
LieAdi Darmawan (US), iPhone XS @adidarmawan
Robert Glaser (Germany), iPhone 7 @yungbrioche
For full comments and insights from the judges, read this post from Apple.
The iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max and the iPhone XR have one of the best smartphone cameras in the world. The iPhone XR has been recognised by DXOMark as the best single lens camera in the smartphone world.
