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N1 Iphone Photographer of 2021

Haydee Romero

Jersey City

Photos participating in the competition

In an early morning walk I see Palm trees ring a wading pool under gathering storm clouds at Matheson Hammock park in Coral Gables, south Florida.
This black and white picture shows the Great Smoky Mountains National Park turned into a Winter Wonderland during snowfall in February as I drove up into the heights past leafless trees standing sentry on the cleared roadway.<br />
Clouds are reflected in the sea as a small boat motor out of the marina, past waymarkers set in the shallow water, at Matheson Park in Coral Gables, Florida.
This is a view of the lighthouse at Harbour Town on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, looking back from a pier at a small beach and light streaks of cloud.
The rising sun at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina creates a ripple of shadows and light on the beach where the constant ebb and flow of the tide has sculpted the sand.
The Autumn Sun rises behind the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, as seen from the Exchange Place Pier in Jersey City on a recent weekend. For once, the pier was empty of people.

About Haydee

Date of the competition

Collections37 — 48

01 Sep.2020

05 Sep.2021

Top 10 photographers of 2021

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48 photos, Number One
This is a wonderful walk to catch the sunset on an Autumn evening. I took this picture near the Second World War Liberation Monument, in Liberty State Park in Jersey City.
The Autumn Sun rises behind the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, as seen from the Exchange Place Pier in Jersey City on a recent weekend. For once, the pier was empty of people.
This is my favorite walk on an early autumn morning. On this day I caught a man looking at Manhattan buildings shrouded in fog while walking his dog on the Hudson River walkway in Jersey city.
On a rainy morning, I captured a nice photo of my favorite spot at Exchange Place in Jersey City, the wooden planks of the pier drawing your eyes toward the fog-shrouded skyscrapers of Manhattan in the background.
Lamplight glistens on the wet planks of the Boardwalk at Jersey City one recent rainy morning. The buildings of Manhattan loom out of low-lying clouds in the background.
A person watches as the sun rises over lower Manhattan, sending a blade of gold across the Hudon river toward Jersey City. In this photo, the lines of the sunshine, of the shadows of New York's skyscrapers on the water, of the railings and of the light shining through the railings draw in the eye. <br />
A cruise ship passes the tip of South Pointe Park in Miami Beach as it heads out of the Port of Miami at sunset, as the setting sun casts pink shadows on the clouds offshore.
The sunsets over the water off Matheson Hammock Park in Coral Gables, South Florida, as a small motorboat enters the park's marina.
A wide-angle view of the clouds over the Atlantic as a cruise liner passes South Pointe Park in Miami Beach on its way out of the Port of Miami.
People walk out on the pier and adjacent tidal barrier at South Pointe Park in Miami Beach as the setting sun casts evening colors on a line of clouds.
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26 photos, TOP3

Past engagement

26 photos, TOP3

Past engagement

Yosemite National park from California, USA is internationally recognized and famous for its granite cliff, waterfalls, clear river streams, giant sequoia groves among others. The view from the valley is just one of the most breathtaking views you will find.
A stroll after dinner with some drizzle by the River Nairn along Harbour street on one autumn late afternoon. I thought it would be nice to put it in black and white for a better compliment of the shot.
Do you know what time it is? Crossing this bridge will be the best thing to do in the daytime on this Sundial bridge in Northern California.
Plantita Goodie’s aloe vera plant photographed from the garden after a dinner with friends - meeting after some time of not seeing each other due to the pandemic.
Inside the Cambodian palace ground featuring the Cambodian traditional dance stage place taken last Feb. 2020, just before the pandemic.
At the valley in the Yosemite National park showing the majestic BridalVeil falls, the El Capitan and the Merced river all the same frame.
It was a foggy day at the iconic Astronomical clock tower in Czech Republic, shot at early morning while majority was still dreaming.
This was taken from the trip to Yosemite National Park, with clouds hovering the mountains. Supposedly it’s going to snow but not at the time the shot was taken.
A pair of dove showed up in time for the shot of the Sundial bridge in Northern California with some balloons as well released timely in the background.
A shot of the Mayana plant from the garden of a good friend from Vallejo, California. A very nice red leaf plant with contrasting green on the edges.
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25 photos, TOP3

Past engagement

25 photos, TOP3

Past engagement

Sirolo, Conero Riviera, San Michele beach. Before the tourists arrive you can still admire the compositions left the previous day. Small constructions of land art, without pretending to be...
The Adige river gathers the historic center of Verona in a bend. From Ponte Nuovo you have a nice glance: on the left the church of Sant'Anastasia, on the right on the hill surrounded by cypresses Castel San Pietro, in the center, small little, Ponte Pietra. The clouds of a splendid day in late summer are the outline.
There is nothing to do: you can no longer see the mists of the past, the ones that even in the city center prevented you from seeing a few meters away. Today, it will be due to the rise in temperatures, more mists than fogs in the center. However, they give magic to known landscapes. As in the Roman bridge Ponte Pietra.
Hard to get up at dawn in late summer, the sun still rises very early. But if you do it and you are by the sea on the Conero Riviera, with a little luck you can find this beautiful landscape.
Between Malga Lessinia and Castelberto, Lessinia Regional Park, trenches were dug among the ancient rocks during the First World War. Today they can be visited, with the silence and respect they deserve.
Contrada Cenise di Sotto, a group of beautifully restored ancient houses respecting what they were. With a small museum that reminds passers-by of the culture and work of those who lived in the past in those houses. To get there, take a small road that starts from Bosco Chiesanuova, about thirty kilometers from Verona. It is nice to go there in every season but it is with autumn that the colors literally leave you breathless.
The advantage of always having your smartphone with you is not in being reachable for a phone call but in being able to have a decent camera. So it can happen that you walk along the path along the walls of Verona at an hour when the setting sun gives lights and shadows on an old wall. And an emotion becomes photography.
Going around the street with the smartphone in your hands or in any case at hand is always an opportunity to transform an image into a photograph. And if the walk takes place in the most beautiful city in the world, Venice, the only problem is to have a spare battery, because the opportunities to take a photo are endless. Here we are in the area of the Ostello di Santa Fosca, Cannaregio, once a convent of the Church of the Servants of Mary. Of which some walls remain around a splendid courtyard.
Christmas in Venice means being able to find a shared Christmas tree in a small square in the Castello district, far from the tourist flow. The photo dates back to the end of December 2018. A memory that the current pandemic makes even clearer. A wish that everything can be as before as soon as possible.
The ancient defense walls surround Verona. Stratifications that start from the Roman era, cross that off the Scaligera lordship, arrive at the Austrian occupation. A few hundred meters from the crowded streets of the center, a splendid path crosses the Parco delle Mura.
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19 photos, TOP5

Past engagement

19 photos, TOP5

Past engagement

Scandicci, Firenze, Italia<br /> Un piccolo laghetto nella campagna intorno alla città, riflette il magnifico tramonto di una sera di fine estate.<br /> <br /> Scandicci, Florence, Italy.<br /> A small pond in the countryside around the city reflects the magnificent sunset of a late summer evening.
Firenze, Italia<br /> In una notte di plenilunio, il ponte più famoso di Firenze, Ponte Vecchio<br /> <br /> Florence, Italy<br /> On a full moon night, the most famous bridge in Florence, Ponte Vecchio
A spectacular sunset over the Arno River, the river that runs through Florence, Italy<br /> Uno spettacolare tramonto sul fiume Arno, il fiume che attraverso Firenze, in Italia
San Gimignano is a small Italian town between Florence and Siena. Surrounded by 13th-century walls, and full of towers that create the typical skyline of this medieval town.<br /> San Gimignano è un piccolo paese italiano fra Firenze e Siena. Circondata da mura del XIII secolo, e piena di torri che creano il tipico skyline di questo paese medievale.
Florence, Italy<br /> On a cloudy autumn day, on the Arno river that flows along with the ancient beauties of the city, a hot-air balloon slowly follows the light wind of the morning.<br /> <br /> Firenze, Italia<br /> In una nuvolosa giornata autunnale, sul fiume Arno che scorre lungo le antiche bellezze della città, una mongolfiera segue lenta il lieve filo di vento del mattino.
Lofoten Islands, Norway<br /> A very long sunset in the early afternoon colors orange on the very short winter day above the Arctic Circle.<br /> <br /> Isole Lofoten, Norvegia<br /> Un lunghissimo tramonto nelle prime ore del pomeriggio colora di arancio la cortissima giornata invernale al di sopra del Circolo Polare Artico.
Florence, Italy<br /> The beautiful Basilica of San Miniato al Monte looks over the city from the hills where it is perched.<br /> <br /> Firenze, Italia<br /> La bellissima Basilica di San Miniato al Monte guarda la città dai colli dove è appollaiata.
Florence, Italy<br /> A beautiful sunrise over Florence admired by Piazzale Michelangelo from which we can admire a splendid panorama.<br /> <br /> Firenze, Italia<br /> Una bellissima alba su Firenze, ammirata dal Piazzale Michelangelo da cui si ammira uno splendido panorama.
Florence, Italy<br /> A very famous bridge: Ponte Vecchio, on the Arno river. The buildings on the bridge were once butcher shops, now they are goldsmith shops and their windows shine bright. Above the arches, in the center, you can see some of the windows of the Vasari Corridor, a secret passage that connects Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti. During the Renaissance, Palazzo Vecchio was the center of the city government while Palazzo Pitti on the other side of the river was the home of the Medici family and the Vasari Corridor was used to pass from one to the other without being seen by the citizens.<br /> During the Second World War, the Vasari Corridor was used by the Resistance to bring information and material between the two banks of the river without the knowledge of the German Occupation Army.<br /> <br /> Firenze, Italia<br /> Uno ponte molto famoso: Ponte Vecchio, sul fiume Arno. Le costruzioni sul ponte un tempo erano negozi di macelleria, adesso sono negozi di oreficeria e le loro vetrine brillano luminose. Sopra gli archi al centro si possono vedere alcune delle finestre del Corridoio Vasariano, un passaggio segreto che collega Palazzo Vecchio a Palazzo Pitti. Durante il Rinascimento Palazzo Vecchio era centro del Governo cittadino mentre Palazzo Pitti dall’altra parte del fiume era la casa della Famiglia Medici ed il Corridoio Vasariano serviva per passare dall’uno all’altra senza farsi vedere dalla cittadinanza. <br /> Durante la seconda guerra mondiale il Corridoio Vasariano era utilizzato dalla Resistenza per portare informazioni e materiale fra le due sponde del fiume ad insaputa dell’esercito tedesco di Occupazione.
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy<br /> A splendid snow-covered slope in the Nuvolau group, whose height reaches about 2600 meters, within the Dolomites near Cortina d'Ampezzo in Veneto.<br /> <br /> Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italia <br /> Uno splendido pendio innevato nel gruppo del Nuvolau, la cui altezza arriva fino a circa 2600 mt, all'interno delle Dolomiti vicino a Cortina d'Ampezzo in Veneto.
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18 photos, TOP5

Past engagement

18 photos, TOP5

Past engagement

Our Iceland vacation this year was on the brink for a long time. Because of Corona, it was not clear until the last minute if we would be able to start our trip. This picture shows one of the best moments of our trip, the Aurora Borealis is dancing in the sky for us. I will carry this night in my heart forever.
A morning walk across the meadows behind the house is perfect when the fog rises and the sun rises. Take this shot with an iPhone 6s.
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17 photos, TOP10
This capture has been taken during a road trip on the highway through Switzerland. It was a typical smartphone moment: First, follow your intuition. For a second no cars on the highway and the motive in front. One movement... Done!
During the beach walk in Ericeira / Portugal in October 2020 I had the opportunity to catch the stretch of a flying seagull. No doubt for me to name that picture "s t r e t c h". The image has been taken with an iPhone Xs + Hipstamatic.
“Purple sunset” has been taken this year on Halloween at Meco Beach - Atlantic Ocean in Portugal. Amazing colors, painted by nature.
It was a foggy December day in Nothern Germany. I try to capture that mood when I enter the forest with my dog. The picture was taken with an iPhone Xs.
This is a December sunrise in Lower Saxony / Germany. My first impression was it looks like smoke in the sky so I called that picture "Red Smoke".
When you suddenly got a brilliant idea it maybe feels like warm sunshine that brings the thaw in the wintertime. That is exactly what this capture means for me.
That winter landscape becomes special with the view of the couple walking hand in hand in the snow. It connects a warm feeling in an old surrounding.
Ice, snow and fog developed a very spooky atmosphere when I entered the forest. For me it seems like a lightened huge refrigerator connected to a black and white landscape.
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17 photos, TOP10
Pula –The port<br /> One of the moments when you sit on a bench and wait for the child to finish her ice team and suddenly "you see". You have to dig your mobile out of your backpack and then just click and click and in the end you have a few beautiful photos. This is one of them... Thank you for the award.<br />
Fazana is „the matter of my heart“. Whenever we are in Croatia, we have to at least stop there for a while and enjoy its charm.<br /> A small beautiful town with historic buildings and a magical atmosphere. I wanted to take a photo of my daughter so I could send it to my husband, but she ran away from the shot - and suddenly I saw the beauty in the background.
This photo was taken in Medulin. As usual by chance :) Medulin is a small seaside town in Istria Croatia. I like Croatia very much especially Istria.
Mysterious frozen waterfalls in the winter forest. The beautiful view. Nature is spectacular and famous. <br /> Dobroslavice - Czech Republic.
Walk through the magic winter countryside soothes and reduces stress. The Breathtaking Beauty of Nature. <br /> Dobroslavice - Czech Republic.
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16 photos, TOP10

Past engagement

16 photos, TOP10

Past engagement

Heading home on the ferry with my new iPhone 11~Such an amazing evening sky developed and this and a couple of others were the first photos I took with my new phone ~
Lovely Crescent Lake in the Olympic National Forest in the Pacific Northwest ~<br /> I was concerned about getting a photo as there was smoke from surrounding fires and instead, the smoke gave the lake an ethereal feel ~ very mystical. “Lake Crescent misty view -2020“
On a seaside walk I noticed the sunrise developing a pink tinge~ then this amazing pink sky arrived followed by the duck parade -Liberty Bay Pacific Northwest, Pink Sunrise -2020
A clear crisp winter morning and the sky was turning several shades of pink, the air was fresh and the world seemed so promising. Grateful to be able to capture this moment on my iPhone.<br /> “Pink sky rising” 2020
Strolling through the Bloedel reserve on a sunny spring day I happened upon this Japanese tea house and was amazed at the contrast between the trees, the rocks and the wooden structure and the way the sand looked almost like a soft shimmer of water.<br /> Tradition in Nature “2020”<br />
One of the 1st days of spring at the beach & the air smelled as fresh and crisp as this image depicts. The blue sky, the cloud reflection and the reflection of the oyster dock in the water created this composition of a perfect Pacific Northwest day<br /> “Oyster Dock Reflection”-2021
Beautiful day on the Seattle waterfront & the close up of my girl against the long water view had great contrast <br /> “Girl on a dock-Seattle”-2021
Amazing spring sunrise in the Pacific Northwest ~ a lovely pink sky was developing on Liberty Bay with a single sailboat in the center. I stopped my car and rushed over to capture this moment with my iPhone 11~ keep shooting ???<br /> <br /> “Pink Silhouette Liberty Bay”-2021
“Light reflections Seattle Waterfront”-2021.<br /> Ferry view of the Seattle waterfront ~ seems brighter post covid year. I continue to be grateful for the captures I am able to take with my iPhone 11 #keepshooting.
“Dock kayak sea view” -2021.<br /> This silver morning light on Liberty bay in the beautiful Pacific Northwest in Poulsbo WA. The red kayaks against the soft silver light caught my eye and makes me smile when I see this image.
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16 photos, TOP10

Past engagement

16 photos, TOP10

Past engagement

I took this photo at a popular beach in Dubai. Sunsets are always special, a beautiful beach on the side makes them extra special. 'Every sunset is an opportunity to reset.' ― Richie Norton.
I took this photo at a beach in Adelaide – Australia. A special bit of our country with magical views, amazing sunsets, and beautiful beaches.<br /> <br /> 'Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.' — Thomas Browne.
I took this photo at a beach in Adelaide – Australia. South Australia is a special bit of our country with magical views everywhere. No matter how many times you watch sunsets in Adelaide, you will not be disappointed.<br /> ‘You want to be the pebble in the pond that creates the ripple for change.’ — Tim Cook
I took this photo at a Great Ocean Road, just outside Melbourne – Australia. GOR is one of the most scenic parts of Australia with magical coastal views on every corner.<br /> ‘It's hard to tell the difference between sea and sky, between voyager and sea. Between reality and the workings of the heart.’ — Haruki Murakami.
I took this photo at a beach in Adelaide – Australia. South Australia is a special bit of our country with magical views everywhere. No matter how many times you watch sunsets in Adelaide, you will not be disappointed.<br /> 'It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream.' — Bernard Williams
I took this photo while boarding onto the ferry from Manly to Sydney Harbour – Australia. A beautiful short trip with grand views of Sydney opera house and Harbour bridge complemented by a beautiful sunset.<br /> <br /> ‘For the ocean is big and my boat is small. Find the courage.’ — Alanis Morissette.
I took this photo during an impromptu trip to the beach in Melbourne – Australia during a warm summer day. Sometimes a change in perspective can reveal objects which are right in front of you.<br /> <br /> ‘It is beautiful, it is endless, it is full and yet seems empty. It hurts us.’ ― Jackson Pearce, Fathomless
I took this photo while waiting on traffic lights in Melbourne – Australia. Sometimes beauty presents itself unexpectedly in most simplest possible ways, just enough time to admire and capture.<br /> <br /> ‘We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates.’ — JUN’ICHIRŌ TANIZAKI
I took this photo at Botanical Garden in Melbourne – Australia. A beautiful summer evening topped by nature’s beauty on the ground and in the sky.<br /> <br /> ‘When you see beauty all around you, beauty will seek and find you, even in the most unexpected places.’ — Alberto Villoldo.
I took this photo on at Altona beach in Melbourne - Australia. This photo is from the series of photos I took at this location, it’s amazing that same location sometimes offers so many options to capture beauty differently.<br /> <br /> ‘Every sunset is an opportunity to reset.’ — Richie Norton.
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16 photos, TOP10

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16 photos, TOP10

Past engagement

Global village in Dubai <br /> All-time famous for an exhibition showing the whole world in a small space <br /> A place to enjoy world culture and food in one place and also enjoying international music too<br />
There is no place that's not beautiful when you see from the cameras<br /> A beautiful pathway to flights in Dubai airport <br /> Scenic and storytelling
During these Covid times, when all of us are bound to be at home and avoid gatherings and parties, the best way to enjoy festivals is at home decorating home and your surroundings. This 2020, Deewali was celebrated at home and decorating home with diyas and candles.
UAE is full of skyscrapers and every inch of it gives surprises and feelings of huge and grand. These tall buildings in Dubai Downtown forced us to salute those people who have given their sweats and hard work for making this dreamland.
The Grand Mosque in Abudhabi, UAE- the largest mosque in the world - very beautiful and amazing architecture. You feel like warmth and positivity there
A beautiful bridge in Dubai over the Dubai canal <br /> Famous for its location and design <br /> You can see the Dubai skyscraper from here <br /> Worth to visit
One of the best theme park in Dubai - MOTIONGATE - based on Hollywood movies. Rides, food, cinemas and everything for entertainment for all age groups
A beautiful evening at kite beach Dubai.<br /> A touristic attraction and holy place for kite surfers and divers <br /> Especially if evenings are full of clouds
What’s more relaxing nowadays - seaside, cool weather, clean beach and tulip shaped chairs for sitting.<br /> Dubai is an amazing place and something is always there for everyone <br /> Kite beach, Dubai, UAE
A man-made power - Dubai canal bridge in ' Dubai. Symbolizes human efforts and power. Beautiful, powerful and phenomenal. Architecture mastery
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