Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge — the Winners

Apple has announced the winning images for its 2022 Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge contest. These ten winning images, which were captured by photographers from around the globe, will be featured on apple.com, on Apple’s Instagram profile and on billboards in select cities.

The international panel of judges that selected the winning images included: Anand Varma, Apeksha Maker, Peter McKinnon, Paddy Chao, Yik Keat Lee, Arem Duplessis, Billy Sorrentino, Della Huff, Kaiann Drance and Pamela Chen. The winning images were captured by photographers from China, Hungary, India, Italy, Spain, Thailand, and the United States.

Apple doesn’t specify what the photographers of the winning images will receive in terms of compensation, but in the official rule book Apple does note the ‘photographers who shoot the final ten (10) winning photos will receive a licensing fee for use of such photos’ in any and all advertisements and promotional material the images are used in.

The following gallery showcases the ten winning images, complete with statements from the photographers and quotes from the judges.