shot on iphone: Apple announces new Shot on iPhone competition for macro photos: All the details – Times of India

The Shot on iPhone competition is back. Apple has invited iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max users to send their best macro photography entries for the competition. The challenge has kicked off today and will run through February 16, 2022, at 11:59 pm PST (February 17, 1:29 pm). A panel of judges from the industry and Apple will select 10 winning photos from the sent entries. The winners of the challenge will be announced in April. This time, the jury includes two Indian-origin judges, Anand Verma and Apeksha Maker. Anand Verma is a National Geographic Explorer and award-winning photographer while Maker is a well-known photographer from Mumbai.
The winning photos will be showcased in the gallery on Apple Newsroom, apple.com, Apple Instagram (@apple), and other official Apple accounts. The tech giant said that it may also use the winning entries for digital campaigns, Apple Store locations, billboards, or in a public photo exhibition.
“To celebrate macro photography, Apple welcomes you to share your favourite macro photos taken on iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtags #ShotoniPhone and #iPhonemacrochallenge to participate in the challenge.”, said Apple in a post in its newsroom.
Weibo users can participate using #ShotoniPhone# and #iPhonemacrochallenge#.
Important rules for the Shot on iPhone challenge
Apple has also asked the users to mention the particular iPhone 13 model they used for their entries in the caption. One must be 18 years of age or older to take part in the competition. Also, the competition is not open to Apple employees or their immediate families.
Those who want to enter the competition can also submit their images in their highest resolution via email to shotoniphone@apple.com, using the file format ‘firstname_lastname_macro_iPhonemodel.’ Subject line must be: ‘Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge Submission.’ Photos can be straight from the camera, edited through Apple’s editing tools in the Photos app, or edited with third-party software, said Apple.