I know you take amazing photos on your phone, and everyone loves that you upload them to Facebook on the spot (sometimes even #nofilter, gasp), but you probably have some way to go before you can compete with these big dogs.

The iPhone Photography Awards 2016 winners have been announced, and these snappers have played out of their boots.

The overall winner is a chap called Siyuan Niu, from Xinjiang in China, for his photo titled ‘Man and the Eagle’.

The Telegraph with Siyuan’s description:

“The brave and wise Khalkhas live along the mountains in the south of Xinjiang and are companions with the eagles. They regard eagles as their children and train them for many years to hunt. This 70 year old man is rigid and solemn in front of family and friends, but when he is with his beloved eagle, the corner of his mouth would curve up.”

Second place goes to Robin Robertis from California, with the photo titled ‘She Bends with the Wind’:

“I was on an iPhone workshop and reunion with a friend and teacher in Cape Cod. We all went out to photograph the the perfect sunset. I tend to bring a few things when I travel, one being this wonderful red umbrella. When others shoot the sunsets and beautiful scenery, I like to photograph some human aspects in these scenes.”

Third place is a bit of an oddball entry from Florida’s Carolyn Mara Borlenghi, titled ‘Wonderland:

“This image was taken as part of a series I did for instagram’s #WHPwonderland. Each weekend when the hashtag project comes out I try to come up with an idea and this particular weekend, the weekend before Christmas, was wonderland. For this one I went on a little adventure with my son to the beach and we wore the reindeer masks.”

I’ll be honest, if I’m at the beach and I see someone wearing a reindeer mask I’m packing it in and heading home.

One more for the road – second place in the Sunset category, which is what you’re mostly taking photos of:

Yeah, you still have some way to go. Check out all the winners HERE.

And, as always, if you’re buying Apple do with the experts.

[source:telegraph]