Apple Reveals iPhone 11 Night Mode Photo Challenge Winners

[MacRumors]

Last month, Apple launched a Night Mode photo challenge, inviting customers around the world to share their best low-light photos captured with the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, or iPhone 11 Pro Max.

Apple today revealed the six winning photos from thousands of submissions worldwide. The winning photos will be featured in a gallery on Apple.com, on Apple's social media platforms, and on billboards globally. Apple said it will pay a licensing fee to the winning photographers for use of such photos in its marketing.

Konstantin Chalabov / Moscow, Russia / iPhone 11 Pro:

Andrei Manuilov / Moscow, Russia / iPhone 11 Pro Max:

Mitsun Soni / Mumbai, India / iPhone 11 Pro:

Rubén P. Bescós / Pamplona, Spain / iPhone 11 Pro Max:

Rustam Shagimordanov / Moscow, Russia / iPhone 11:

Yu "Eric" Zhang / Beijing, China / iPhone 11 Pro Max:

Apple's panel of judges shared their thoughts on what made these photos stand out from the pack in the press release.

Article Link: Apple Reveals iPhone 11 Night Mode Photo Challenge Winners

 

[H3LL5P4WN]

Man, some of those are spectacular.

 

[Glockworkorange]

Absolutely gorgeous photos. Interesting to have two winners from Moscow.

There is a joke I would insert if this were a PRSI topic....

 

[GeoStructural]

Those are beautiful shots. The only one I don’t really like (or get?) is the one with the balconies.

 

[orbital~debris]

Agreed. Some amazing photography, and really unique.

@GeoStructural I think the balconies one is all about the detail (and depth of detail), given its night time and the limited light sources aren’t giving widespread illumination.

 

[thelookingglass]

Man, insane photos. I wonder how much touch up there was in post for these. These couldn't have just been straight out of camera?

 

[kirk.vino]

Absolutely gorgeous photos. Interesting to have two winners from Moscow.

There is a joke I would insert if this were a PRSI topic....

Actually, 3!

 

[BvizioN]

First and the fifth are my favorites.

 

[carlsson]

Wow. Just wow.

/Impressed

 

[BWhaler]

Amaking shots.

 

[Nimrad]

Is that 5th photo really Moscow?

 

[himanshumodi]

Those are beautiful shots. The only one I don’t really like (or get?) is the one with the balconies.

Edit - Removed my comment because I thought it was a visual from Mumbai - and it does look straight out of Mumbai!

 

[maflynn]

Pretty amazing shots, makes me want to upgrade to a new phone

 

[himanshumodi]

Is that 5th photo really Moscow?

I feel that the tree photo is not Mumbai. Shop signs seem to be in Arabic. And the taxis that run there don't have that lighted indicator on the top like that either. Erroneous location tags?

 

[ellisreed]

Amazing photos!

Has anyone else noticed that the 5th shot isn't Moscow though and is actually Norway?

 

[MisterSavage]

That one with the vehicle is especially jaw dropping.

I've been so happy with night mode on my 11 Pro.

 

[ellisreed]

Is that 5th photo really Moscow?

Definitely Lofoten, Norway as I've been to this exact spot before. Amazing photo but weird that this was missed.

 

[MisterSavage]

I feel that the tree photo is not Mumbai. Shop signs seem to be in Arabic. And the taxis that run there don't have that lighted indicator on the top like that either. Erroneous location tags?

Amazing photos!

Has anyone else noticed that the 5th shot isn't Moscow though and is actually Norway?

Maybe it's where the photographer is from?

 

[himanshumodi]

Maybe it's where the photographer is from?

Yeah... I went on a internet spiral there. Apparently the photo is from Dubai. Photographer is from Mumbai! Now I need to check where is that balconies and laundry photograph from.

 

[ellisreed]

Maybe it's where the photographer is from?

Yeah that's a good possibility.

 

[dangerly]

Is that 5th photo really Moscow?

No, that's Norway. Lofoten islands.
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In the third one seems like an infrared filter was used to change the color of the tree and grass.

 

[Kabeyun]

Absolutely beautiful shots. Although dedicated cameras still win, you need to get higher up on that echelon to beat what iPhones can now do. It’s amazing how phone-based camera systems have really arrived, from professional-quality photography to filmmaking.

 

[iapplelove]

The guy who’s in the car in the first photo is like “ I can’t believe you’re getting out of the car again to take a photo with this new phone “ lol

 

[BoricuaHec01]

The guy who’s in the car in the first photo is like “ I can’t believe you’re getting out of the car again to take a photo with this new phone “ lol

Dude lmao!!!!

 

[jweinraub]

The advertisement on television where they show several examples of Night Mode, on the very bottom where they have notices mention additional hardware and software were used in production of the pictures. Does this imply non-standard lenses and photoshop were used?