This is the photograph that won the Mira Mobile Photography Prize @MargaretEWard pic.twitter.com/Jw6hD25WrL
— Brendan Ó Sé (@fotopunctuation) April 11, 2015

Brendan Ó Sé / Twitter

CORKONIAN BRENDAN Ó Sé is celebrating after being crowned the overall winner of an international mobile photography competition.

He scooped the top spot in the Mira Mobile Prize for the stunning photograph above, which was taken on his iPhone 6 in Copenhagen.

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After announcing the news on Twitter, Ó Sé said he was “very happy and proud” of his achievement.

He took the photo in a public park in Norrebro last October. The snap was also a hit with Apple, who have been using it in an advertising campaign.

Super cool to see my photo on a billboard in Tokyo. #shotoniphone6 #brendanose pic.twitter.com/PHhz0AuUAp
— Brendan Ó Sé (@fotopunctuation) April 10, 2015

Brendan Ó Sé / Twitter

What’s the prize? A trip to see his photo exhibited alongside the shortlisted entries in Portugal:

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You can find more of Ó Sé’s photos on his Flickr page.

Read: These incredible photos of Ireland were all taken on an iPhone>

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