The Man and the Eagle by Siyuan Niu of China. [Photo/ippawards.com]

The iPhone Photography Awards announced the winners of the 9th Annual Awards on July 7, and the top prize – the Grand Prize Winner Photographer of the Year Award - went to Siyuan Niu of China for his entry The Man and the Eagle, according to the award's official website.

This year's winners were selected from thousands of smartphone camera pictures submitted by iPhone photographers from 139 countries around the world.

"This year's entries contained thousand's of excellent submissions, presenting quite a challenge for our judges," said the awards' creator Kenan Aktulun. "It is truly amazing to have so many people from around the world share their experiences, the beauty they see and their personal moments with us."

Winner of the Grand Prize Winner Photographer of the Year Award will receive an iPad Pro. The first, second and third place Photographer of the Year Award winners will each receive an Apple Watch Sport.