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And the iPhone photography award goes to...

Images captured by this year's winning shutterbugs -- both amateur and professional -- make up a stunning array of work.

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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 24 Dimpy Bhalotia/IPPAWARDS

Winners of the 2020 iPhone Photography Awards captured images from around the world that make up a stunning array of work. From Arizona landscapes to Moroccan mosques and the waters of India, the photographs -- taken by both amateurs and professionals -- were shot on a wide array of Apple device, ranging from the iPhone 4 to the iPhone X.

Here's the Grand Prize photographer of the year winning image taken by Dimpy Bhalotia.

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2 of 24 Artsiom Baryshau/IPPAWARDS

The first place photographer of the year winning image was taken by Artsiom Baryshau on an iPhone 6. 

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The second place photographer of the year winning image was taken by Geli Zhao from the Wuhou District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

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The third place photographer of the year winning image was taken by Saif Hussain of Baghdad.

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The first place winner in the Abstract category was taken by To Odnu on an iPhone 6s.

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The first place image in the Animals category was taken by Xiaojun Zhang.

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The first place image in the Architecture category was shot by Haiyin Lin on an iPhone 6 Plus and processed using the VSCO LV03 preset.

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The first place image in the Children category was shot by Ekaterina Varzar on an iPhone 6.

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9 of 24 Peiquan Li/IPPAWARDS

The first place image in the Floral category by Peiquan Li was shot on an iPhone 8 Plus in Guangdong Province, China.

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10 of 24 Dan Liu/IPPAWARDS

The first place image in the Landscape category by Dan Liu was taken along The Wave Trail in Kanab, Arizona.

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The first place image in the Lifestyle category was shot by Audrey Blake on an iPhone X.

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The first place image in the Nature category was shot by Lisi Li on an iPhone 7 Plus.

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The first place image in the News and Events category was shot by Fernando Merlo on an iPhone X.

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The first place image in the Other category was shot by Danielle Moir at Westhampton Beach in New York.

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The first place image in the Panorama category was shot by Bojan Pacadziev on an iPhone 8.

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The first place image in the People category was shot by Omar Lucas using an iPhone 4.

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The first place image in the Portrait category was shot by Mona Jumaan using an iPhone XR in Telouet, Morocco.

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This is one the images taken by the first place winner of the Series category. It was shot by Dan Liu using an iPhone 11 Pro Max in Mindat, Myanmar.

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This is another image taken by the first place winner of the Series category, Dan Liu.

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This is a third image taken by the first place winner of the Series category, Dan Liu.

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The first place image in the Still Life category was shot by Joao Cabaco using an iPhone XR in Tomar, Portugal.

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The first place image in the Sunset category was shot by Leo Chan on an iPhone 11 Pro.

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The first place image in the Travel category was shot by Kristian Cruz on an iPhone X in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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The first place image in the Trees category was shot by Glenn Homann on an iPhone 11 Pro.

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