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Hot shots from the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards (pictures)

It's been said that the best camera is the one you have on you. Can the same be said of the iPhone? Take a look at this year's winners of the iPhone Photography Awards, and you be the judge.

James Martin
James Martin is the Managing Editor of Photography at CNET. His photos capture technology's impact on society - from the widening wealth gap in San Francisco, to the European refugee crisis and Rwanda's efforts to improve health care. From the technology pioneers of Google and Facebook, photographing Apple's Steve Jobs and Tim Cook, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Google's Sundar Pichai, to the most groundbreaking launches at Apple and NASA, his is a dream job for any documentary photography and journalist with a love for technology. Exhibited widely, syndicated and reprinted thousands of times over the years, James follows the people and places behind the technology changing our world, bringing their stories and ideas to life.
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1 of 19 Holly Wesley

First place, Photographer of the Year

The importance of the iPhone in the history of photography cannot be overstated. Since its unveiling in 2007, when Apple redefined what a phone could be, more than 250 million of the devices have been sold.

The camera was undoubtedly one of the most revolutionary pieces of technology to emerge from the pocket computer revolution. Suddenly, there was a point-and-shoot camera right in our pockets at all times.

Along with the birth of the iPhone came the ability to instantly edit and upload images. Today, there are hundreds of photo-editing tools available to the mobile photographer.

In the few short years since its birth, smartphone photography has already reached critical mass. It used to be the case that a camera module on a phone was a curious anomaly rather than the rule, but now you would be hard pressed to find a mobile device without a lens on it somewhere.

The iPhone Photography Awards celebrate that coming of age, critically viewing mobile phone photos as art. This image is by Holly Wesley, who received first place in the 2013 Photographer of the Year category.

Scroll through the gallery for more images from the 2013 winners.
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2 of 19 Brolin Roney

Second place, Photographer of the Year

All images submitted for the iPhone Photography Awards, a competition now in its 6th year, must be taken with an iPhone or an iTouch. The photos may not be altered in Adobe Photoshop or any other desktop image processing program. This competition is 100 percent about mobile.

The use of any iPhone Apps for editing, such as Hipstamatic, Camera Plus, and Instagram, are permissible.

Photographer Brolin Roney took second place in the Photographer of the Year category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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3 of 19 Bob Weil

Third place, 2013 Photographer of the Year

Bob Weil took third place in the Photographer of the Year category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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4 of 19 Kim Hanskamp

First place, People

Kim Hanskamp's stunning photo of a woman's eyes through her headwear took first place in the People category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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5 of 19 Mohammed Radhi

First place, News/Events

Mohammed Radhi took first place in the News/Events category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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6 of 19 Angel Jimenez

First place, Sunset

Angel Jimenez took first place in the Sunset category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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7 of 19 Luyu Huang

First place, Lifestyle

Luyu Huang took first place in the Lifestyle category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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8 of 19 Tomas Stankiewicz Baldassarri

First place, Nature

Tomas Stankiewicz Baldassarri took first place in the Nature category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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9 of 19 Lisa Jay

First place, Others

Lisa Jay took first place in the Others category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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10 of 19 Jenny Friedman

First place, Travel

Jenny Friedman took first place in the Travel category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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11 of 19 Massimo Calogero

First place, Food

Massimo Calogero took first place in the Food category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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12 of 19 Maegan Moore

First place, Landscape

Maegan Moore took first place in the Landscape category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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13 of 19 Jose Luis Barcia

First place, Architecture

Jose Luis Barcia took first place in the Architecture category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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14 of 19 Mark Simone

First place, Trees

Mark Simone took first place in the Trees category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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15 of 19 Jon Resnik

First place, Animals

Jon Resnik took first place in the Animals category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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16 of 19 Yvonne Naughton

First place, Children

Yvonne Naughton took first place in the Children category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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17 of 19 David Rondeau

First place, Seasons

David Rondeau took first place in the Seasons category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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18 of 19 Daniel Fonseca

First place, Still Life

Daniel Fonseca took first place in the Still Life category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.
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19 of 19 Britta Hershman

First place, Flowers

Britta Hershman took first place in the Flowers category in the 2013 iPhone Photography Awards.

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