The iPhone Night Mode photography competition was announced in early January and the winners were official announced on Tuesday March 3 after extensive judging.
The six winning photos were picked by a panel of judges that included Tyler Mitchell who photographed Beyonce for Vogue and former TIME contributing White House photographer Brooks Kraft.
The winners have all had their photos features on the Apple website, its Instagram account and on billboards worldwide – including the London Tube.
Of the photo showing the Russian truck in the snow by Konstantin Chalabov, Apple VP of Marketing, Phil Schiller said it was a super-dramatic image.
‘It could be the opening shot of a great Cold War spy movie. It challenges us with intriguing questions — ‘Where is the driver? Where are they going? Why stop out here?’
‘A cool mist permeates the blue Russian hillside and snow-covered ground, framing the lonely vehicle with bright red lights that hint at an unknown danger.’
Rubén P. Bescós of Pamplona, Navarra, Spain captured an almost biblical like scene.
‘The crackly details on the foreground rocks add to the story of the long and difficult journey ahead for these pilgrims before they reach their holy site,’ said Schiller.
Chinese photographer Alexvi Li said: ‘The ground in the photo reveals beautiful texture when shooting against the light. The simple composition quickly draws viewers into a story, while delivering good image quality.’