In the smartphone age, everyone can be a photographer. The 13th Mobile Photography Awards celebrated this, displaying stunning images taken with mobile devices. Yajun Hu from Shanghai won the Grand Prize. Mobile photography continues to thrive as a powerful medium for self-expression and storytelling.
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We’re excited to announce Yajun Hu from Shanghai, China, as the 2023 Grand Prize Winner and the 13th Annual MPA Photographer of the Year. Yajun Hu’s mobile photography showcases a consistent and compelling vision.
Their mastery lies in skillfully using shadows, silhouettes, color, and shapes to infuse depth and emotion into compositions. Capturing fleeting moments of human interaction, ironic juxtapositions, and subtle gestures, Yajun offers a unique perspective on our daily surroundings.
Each photograph contributes to a larger narrative, weaving a rich tapestry of urban storytelling.
Photo Essay – 1st Place: Firecracker Symphony by Victor Tan KH
Photo Essay – 2nd Place: Dancing Flowers by Ren Shi
Photo Essay – 3rd Place: Builders by Julian Lisek
Architecture – 1st Place: The Void by Wei Wei
Black & White – 1st Place: Broken Portrait by Yajun Hu
Black & White – Honorable Mention: Whispering Trees by Sean Feehan
Black & White – Honorable Mention: Free as a Bird by Douwe Dijkstra
Black & White – Honorable Mention: 3 Horses against 3 Trees by Krasimir Matarov
Black & White – Honorable Mention: Oriole in the Post by Enhua Ni
Landscape & Wildlife – 1st Place: Golden Mountains by Di Lu
Landscape & Wildlife – Honorable Mention: Good Day by Shirley Drevich
Macro & Details – 1st Place: Beyond the Green by Hollyn Johnson
Macro & Details – Honorable Mention: Ready to Fly by Tim Creamer
Macro & Details – Honorable Mention: Perfect Spider Web by Li Wang
Macro & Details – Honorable Mention: Dragon Eye by Zhengjie Wu
People – 1st Place: Cadet Obstacle Course by Elliot Ferguson
People – Honorable Mention: Lady of The Rings by Dina Alfasi
Portraits – 1st Place: The Violinist Returning Home at Night by Queenie Cheen
Portraits – Honorable Mention: Memories by Dina Alfasi
Portraits – Honorable Mention: Pretty Smile by Himanshu Roy
Portraits – Honorable Mention: Zanzibar Girl by Arnold Plotnick
Silhouettes: 1st Place: Tetris by Roy Pan
Silhouettes: Honorable Mention: Girl with a Red Hat by Saša Prižmic
Street Photography – 1st Place: Playground by Chang Nianzu
Street Photography – Honorable Mention: Blue Umbrella by Luis Rodriguez
Street Photography – Honorable Mention: ACB by Luis Rodriguez
Street Photography – Honorable Mention: Golden Moment by Yuepeng Bao
Street Photography – Honorable Mention: Tracing Shadow by Qinfeng Yao
Street Photography – Honorable Mention: The Wall by Enhua N
The Darkness – 1st Place: Light Up by Wai Ying Kwok
Travel – 1st Place: Wonder Kelingking Beach by Yuepeng Bao
Travel – Honorable Mention: Dune (Oman) by Anna Kadysheva
Water/Snow – 1st Place: The Falls by Ryan Cardone
Water/Snow – Honorable Mention: Arctic Trip by Liang Liu