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Smart shot

Professional photographers reveal the best images taken on their phone

27 July 2024

  • A black and white photograph of people playing on the sand and in the sea

    ‘A day at the beach is such a universal pastime’: Mariel and Katherine Tyler’s best phone picture

    For the twin photographers, this spontaneous shot captures the timeless pleasures of a day by the sea

20 July 2024

  • A young girl running up a colourful spiral staircase

    ‘Happy moments like these deserve to be captured’: Chang Nianzu’s best phone picture

    The Shanghai native and street photographer intentionally included his own shadow in this colourful image

13 July 2024

  • Legs against a dark background

    ‘There is mystery and it’s also slightly disturbing’: Phil Doherty’s best phone picture

    The absence of a body adds intrigue to this shot of the photographer’s daughter on a rope swing

6 July 2024

  • Dog approaching a lamb

    ‘The collie was trying to herd the lamb – but failing’: Mark Aitken’s best phone picture

    The New Zealand-born photographer was planning to take a portrait of a farm owner when two animals caught his eye

29 June 2024

  • Teenager sitting on her bed

    ‘It’s the quagmire of teenage existence - vulnerability with confidence’: Denise Marcotte’s best phone picture

    The photographer updates her 80s teen series, capturing young people in their bedrooms

22 June 2024

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    ‘It was strange – a girl without a hijab at an ancient religious ceremony’: Mohammad Nazari’s best phone picture

    The Iranian photographer sees both social documentary and art in his image of two girls at a bus station

15 June 2024

  • Aleesha Coker, Pay Phone, London, January 2023

    ‘As their older sister, I feel a responsibility to protect them and be a role model’: Aleesha Coker’s best phone picture

    The student on the image she took while working on a series for her photography A-level

8 June 2024

  • Faces of boy and girl in the sea

    ‘After months of social distancing, my whole family came together’: Matteo Fagiolino’s best phone picture

    The Italian photographer on capturing a moment of peace on the Rimini riviera during a difficult time

1 June 2024

  • Cadets on military obstacle course

    ‘A younger me would have enjoyed doing this. Now? It makes me feel out of shape’: Elliot Ferguson’s best phone picture

    The photographer got as close as he could when cadets’ endurance, strength and teamwork were tested at Canada’s Royal Military College

25 May 2024

  • Woman in colourful dress standing with her back to the sea

    ‘I always aim to show the beauty, power and free will of Iranian women’: Forough Alaei’s best phone picture

    The photographer had to gain the trust of women in south Iran to capture this image

18 May 2024

  • A man appearing to row a wooden boat sitting on a large expanse of sand

    ‘I hope people wonder what the man is doing’: Carla Vermeend’s best phone picture

    The photographer and her husband came across an abandoned boat while out walking and took the opportunity to float a surreal idea

11 May 2024

  • A man puts water on his face on a packed Ipanema beach

    ‘Rio is beautiful, democratic and welcoming. It has this spell’: Adriano Brodbeck’s best phone picture

    The São Paulo-based photographer captures the end of a hot day on the beach

4 May 2024

  • Naked man doing headstand on mauve sofa

    ‘Is this an image of a sculpture or an invitation to a sexual encounter?’: Esteban Kuriel’s best phone picture

    The photographer on an ambiguous image inspired by Greek, Roman and Egyptian art

27 April 2024

  • Image of children playing by jumping off a boat in the Sunda Kelapa harbour, in North Jakarta, Indonesia, with the sun nearly setting. Entitled Break the Limit it was shot in 2023 on a Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE.Jelly Fabrian is shortlisted in the Open Competition, Sony World Photography Awards 2024, exhibition at Somerset House 19 April – 6 May, worldphoto.org

    ‘There aren’t many fields, so the children play around the pier’: Jelly Febrian’s best phone picture

    The photographer documents daily life at Sunda Kelapa harbour in North Jakarta, Indonesia, including the schoolchildren who turn it into their playground

20 April 2024

  • A woman in a bright red dress on a stadium track

    ‘The model loved the departure from traditional portraiture’ – Kamzy Nuel’s best phone picture

    The vibrant colours of Lagos take centre stage in this bold image by the Nigerian photographer

13 April 2024

  • Hand in car window

    ‘The lone hand prompts us to ask what is going on behind the curtain’: Callie Eh’s best phone picture

    The photographer was in Nepal when she happened upon a wedding ceremony and a once-in-a-lifetime image

6 April 2024

  • A man standing right on the edge of a steep cliff, with snowy mountains in the background, in Norway

    ‘You can imagine it’s you, standing there on the edge’: Atle Rønningen’s best phone picture

    A massive cliff and a fearless friend helped the photographer capture an unforgettable image

30 March 2024

  • Smoky Varansi street scene with fruit seller under colourful striped umbrella

    ‘Varanasi is not an ordinary place – it’s an experience’: Svetlin Yosifov’s best phone picture

    Capturing the sights, smells and heat of India’s spiritual capital

23 March 2024

  • Children at a wedding

    ‘I don’t try to take epic shots. I am interested in the day, the story, the event’: Craig Atkinson’s best phone picture

    The ‘pride and innocence’ of the photographer’s young son and niece are captured in this wedding day image

16 March 2024

  • Man and dalmatian on New York street

    ‘The whole shot makes me curious’: Erik S Lieber’s best phone picture

    The photographer was intrigued by where this man was going in the middle of New York with a dog and a painting
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