A moment of tenderness amid the rubble and devastating destruction caused by war in Iraq is what has won Italian photographer Antonio Denti the Grand Prize at this year's iPhone Photography Awards.
The winning image, The Kid of Mosul, shot on an iPhone 11, shows a soldier cupping the face of a young boy in his hands, with destroyed buildings in the background. A cloud of dust hovers above the scene, the colours muted for a sombre tone.
This year marks the 15th iPhone Photography Awards and thousands of submissions were sent in from across the world.
Scroll through the gallery above to see the winning shots of the 15th iPhone Photography Awards
"Many of this year's winning shots depict beauty rising out of isolation and honour photography’s ability to build bridges across lost connections," reads the announcement.
In first place for the Photographer of the Year award is Rachel Seda from Sweden, for her image Anti-Social Distancing, which shows a man in a top hat with masks on his face and tissue wrapped around his neck like a scarf. She "turns masking up into an act of theatre", says the description.
There are three winners for each of the 16 categories, which include Abstract, Animals, Environment, Landscape, Lifestyle, Nature, People, Portrait, Still Life, Sunset and Travel.
Awarded photographers come from across the world, including Egypt, Canada, China, India, Japan, Australia, the UK and US.
On behalf of Egypt, Reem Borhan secured third place in the Still Life category. Her photo, Old Soul, depicts a cracked plate in a beige wall enclave, shot on iPhone 11 Pro in Fayoum.
Indian photographer Kaustav Sarkar won first place in the Architecture category for Shadows of History, shot on an iPhone 12 Pro. It shows the shadow of the Empire State Building stretching across buildings in New York City.
Also from India is Dimpy Bhalotia, who got third place in Lifestyle for Cycle of Life, shot on an iPhone 13 Pro Max, of two bikers in West Bengal pedalling down two parallel roads on a cloudy day.
Chinese photographer Kuanglong Zhang won second place in the Travel category for his shot of Varanasi, India, during the winter, as four boys bathe in water with sea birds circling overhead.
From the UK, Charlotte Mason-Mottram won second position in Nature for her striking shot Midnight Succulent of a green cactus against a purple wall, taken on an iPhone 7 Plus in Arizona.
American photographer Andrea Buchanan took first place in Nature for Moose in Aspen, shot on an iPhone 12 Pro Max in Utah.
Photographers from the US dominate the winning selection. Arevik Martirosyan, also from America, secured first place in the Portrait category for his Untitled image of a pensive-looking man in Los Angeles, California, shot on an iPhone 12 Pro Max.
In the Series category, American Rich Lemonie got top spot for Abandoned Blues, a series of photos of peeling, blue-hued rooms shot on iPhone 12 Pro Max in New Jersey.
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Scott Wilson, UK, winner, open competition, Natural World & Wildlife. All Photos: the photographer and Sony World Photography Awards 2022 -
Australian photographer Adam Ferguson won first place in the Portraiture competition, as well as the Photographer of the Year award. -
George Tatakis, Greece, second place, Professional competition, Portraiture. -
Brent Stirton, South Africa, third place, Professional competition, Portraiture. -
Domagoj Burilovic, Croatia, first place, Professional competition, Architecture & Design. -
Javier Arcenillas, Spain, second place, Professional competition, Architecture & Design. -
Yun Chi Chen, Taiwan, third place, Professional competition, Architecture & Design. -
Alnis Stakle, Latvia, first place, Professional competition, Creative. -
Raphael Neal, UK, second place, Professional competition, Creative. -
Sarah Grethe, Germany, third place, Professional competition, Creative. -
Jan Grarup, Denmark, first place, Professional competition, Documentary Projects. -
Fabian Ritter, Germany, second place, Professional competition, Documentary Projects. -
Win McNamee, US, third place, Professional competition, Documentary Projects. -
Shunta Kimura, Japan, first place, Professional competition, Environment. -
Gideon Mendel, South Africa, second place, Professional competition, Environment. -
Giacomo d'Orlando, Italy, third place, Professional competition, Environment. -
Lorenzo Poli, Italy, first place, Professional competition, Landscape. -
Andrius Repsys, Lithuania, second place, Professional competition, Landscape. -
Gareth Iwan Jones, UK, third place, Professional competition, Landscape. -
Hugh Fox, UK, first place, Professional competition, Portfolio. -
Julian Anderson, UK, second place, Professional competition, Portfolio. -
Anna Neubauer, Austria, third place, Professional competition, Portfolio. -
Ricardo Teles, Brazil, first place, Professional competition, Sport. -
Adam Pretty, Australia, second place, Professional competition, Sport. -
Roman Vondrous, Czech Republic, third place, Professional competition, Sport. -
Haruna Ogata, Japan and Jean Etienne Portail, France, first place, Professional competition, Still Life. -
Cletus Nelson Nwadike, Sweden, second place, Professional competition, Still Life. -
Alessandro Gandolfi, Italy, third place, Professional competition, Still Life. -
Milan Radisics, Hungary, first place, Professional competition, Wildlife & Nature. -
Federico Borella, Italy, second place, Professional competition, Wildlife & Nature. -
Oana Bakovic, Romania, third place, Professional competition, Wildlife & Nature.
