Show Me Your Phone Photography

Autumn · May 14, 2026, 7:23pm

Back in 2011, I started an instagram account where I would post pictures that I took on my iPod Touch.

Of course I used the filters!

Eventually, I’d get the newer iPod Touch

Then I got an actual iPhone. Though I still liked using the filters lol

I really enjoy the portability of taking photos with my phone; the challenges of getting a good shot with its limitations.

I like taking snapshots of things when the lighting and framing are interesting.

Like this is just a photo of a bathroom window, but the colors were really pretty!

Or this photo I took while sitting in line at a Cookout Drive through.

The quality of the photos isn’t always great.

But there is definitely a vibe I really enjoy.

In 2024, I switched from an iPhone to a Pixel 7

And the vibe definitely changed when I switched over to it. But I think I’ve still gotten some good stuff.

I don’t use instagram any more, but I still like taking photos, so I figured I could start posting some stuff here to get my fix.

What cool photos have you taken with your phone? Please share!!

alwaysFlOoReD · May 14, 2026, 8:27pm

I don’t usually take pictures for aesthetic reasons, but mainly documentation. But a quick look turned up two from a recent snowfall that happens after an extended warm period in January and February.

I was riding that bike the day before.

Cute rabbit.

Autumn · May 14, 2026, 8:34pm

That bike is exactly the stuff I like to take photos of!

LorenzoVonMatterhorn · May 14, 2026, 9:16pm

Modern phones push computational photography a bit to far IMO. Luckily there are ways to buy pass it.

I had to return until 2024 to find any photo taken with my phone that was not for documentation purposes. I always keep one of my 10-15 crappy cameras close because I enjoy shooting with Xenon flash

JackTL · May 15, 2026, 3:55am

To the best of my recollection the phone for this one was a OnePlus One

Same - OnePlus One

Sony Xperia of some model, I can’t recall the exact model

OnePlus One

iPhone 4S

Autumn · May 15, 2026, 3:35pm

Yes! Love the taxi cab one!

JackTL · May 15, 2026, 4:06pm

It’s my favorite. The good memories associated with it help too, I’m sure, but I love the picture.

EniGmA1987 · May 15, 2026, 4:16pm

Its very interesting how the first photos look almost like something from the 80s or 90s, the second set look like late 90s photos, and then a sudden jump to something clearly higher quality and definitely looking mid 2010s. I knew the first set of sensors were bad, but wow I forgot just how bad. They have a nice sort of vibe to them now days still dont get me wrong, like an old timey feel. Just so interesting how low quality the sensors actually were.

dumetrulo · May 16, 2026, 5:01pm

There’s the community photography thread:

I’m not a photography nerd, and I don’t take many pics (certainly not compared to my wife). One I did take for æsthetic reasons, using my Pixel 6a, is this one, the Zaan Hotel, next to Zaandam train station: