The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards announced the winners of their first Cell Phone Photo Contest.

The call for entries attracted intimate family portraits, spontaneous street shots, and avant-garde imaginary that demonstrated the creativity of artists from 42 countries.

Karen Divine from the U.S. was named the winner, with Vlad Sokhin from the Russian Federation as the Runner Up.

The jurors of WPGA also selected 37 photographs as Honorable Mentions.

(VIEW the gallery of photos at TheGalaAwards.Net)