Glenn Homan, Grand Winner of the Mobile Phone Awards 2022. Photo / MPA 2022
Glenn Homan, Grand Winner of the Mobile Phone Awards 2022. Photo / MPA 2022
There’s no excuse for returning from holiday with boring travel snaps.
An annual photography award has scoured the planet for the best mobile phone images, in a celebration of the accessibility and reach of the humble smartphone lens.
The 12th Mobile Photography Awards has published their 12 winning images taken using only smartphone cameras. There were also cash prizes up for grabs, with US$10,000 ($16,000) awarded across category winners.
This year’s selection of images feature hidden caverns, burning buildings, moody portraits and selfie-taking nuns. However it was the portfolio of one Australian snapper which won judges’ praise.
Glenn Homan of Brisbane was named the overall winner and Mobile Photographer of the Year 2022.
“We were thrilled to see such incredible work from Glenn and all of the photographers who submitted to this year’s MPA,” said Daniel Berman, the awards founder.
“Glenn’s work truly captures the essence of what mobile photography is all about - the ability to create stunning images anytime, anywhere, using only a smartphone.”
The professional photographer from Queensland said he was “blown away” to be recognised for the images. Some pictures - like the one of an ibis posing on a brightly coloured wall - were quick, observational images taken while his smartphone camera was the only lens at hand. Others like his architectural and portrait work were carefully and purposefully composed for his smart phone.
Glenn was also recently featured by iPhone manufacturers Apple, in their #ShotoniPhone exhibition.
“This recognition means a lot to me, and I hope it will inspire others to explore the endless possibilities of mobile photography,” said Homan, whose portfolio was awarded the $4800 Grand Prize.
Glenn Homann, MPA Grand Prize. Photo / MPA 2022
Glenn Homann, MPA Grand Prize. Photo / MPA 2022
Divided into 12 categories, the MPA awarded winners in portraiture, street photography, architecture, landscapes and black and white photography. Each category winner was awarded $400 for their images.
Among them was a joyful-looking dragonfly shot on a Samsung Note, which won Fabio Sartori the macro photography prize, and a dramatic image of an elderly man driving past a burning bungalow snapped by Konstantin Chalabov’s iPhone 7.
Street Photos: Indifference by Konstantin Chalabov, iPhone7Plus. Photo / MPA 2022
Started in 2001 the MPA said it received thousands of entries from over 80 countries and championed the accessibility and global reach of mobile phone cameras.
To check out more winners and see how to submit your own snaps, visit mobilephotoawards.com.
