Top 100 Pictures Taken From Cell Phones

Cameras were built into your cell phones for a reason – to use it! Below are our favorite photos floating around the Internet, all of which were captured with a normal cell phone. No fancy digital camera technology or ridiculously expensive lens.

In alphabetical order.

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1. “The Phontographer”

This particular photo caught my eye and led me to look further into the rest of the photos. This photographer has an amazing collection of extraordinary photos, shooting mostly people. The will to face and embrace the challenges of shooting with the limitations phone cameras is what brings the amazing photos that you see at thephontographer.com.

2. Aap Nootmies

This photo, “Light at the end of the tunnel,” leaves me in awe because, not only the composition, but it shows how much camera phones have advanced over the years! The quality of the photo is evident and the post-processing was done wonderfully.

3. Adam Achterstraat

The detailing on the flags pictured is incredible. This photo looks like it was taken on a regular point and shoot (maybe even a dSLR). No one could have guessed it was from a mere camera phone, the colors and the sharp quality it has doesn’t give it away – not in the least bit!

4. Adam McDaid

Looking through countless photos taken from cameras, I became increasingly amazed at the effects and the level of professionalism that was portrayed in each of them, including this one. There is a vintage hue and the strong blue that gives the photo a chilling feeling that is contrasted with the warm colors of the sun shining through.

5. Alba Bojórquez

Colors! I was immediately attracted to this photo for all its wonderful colors and the pattern-like quality it has. The circles and lines paired with the saturated colors make the photo very strong.

6. Albert Mactan

This photo is of just a ton of paper and paperclips yet it put me in awe. There is a “auditorium”-like feel to the picture in the depth and the width that is created with the repeating images and the vignetting that was done. Albert Mactan made something out of nothing!

7. Alessandro Imbriano

This photo already won several flickr awards. Imbriano was able to bring out the lines in the hands and contrast it with the dark soot on them. The jeans serve as sort of a background and being able to see the texture of the jeans makes it hard to believe that it was from a phone camera!

8. Alexander Kesselaar

Alex Kess has dedicated a whole album to 365 days of iPhone pictures of which ALL of them were spectacular. The photo featured here has a refreshing feel to it, a sense of openness due to both the expanse of sand and water as well as the birds taking off with their wings spread.

9. Amanda Krueger

This is such a fun photo. The vintage flavor of the photo, the pink mints speckled with the rainbow sprinkles, the green pattern of the table cloth… they all add to the photo and make it look enjoyable.

10. Andy C

The blur effects used on this coffee photo along with the pattern of the table really makes the picture. The dark coffee in the cup separated from the zigzag pattern by the white cup and saucer makes the picture complete and the bit of orange is the cherry on top.

11. Apolinar Fonseca

Vintage polaroid formats always get me, they have a reminiscent feeling about them which I always fall into. The sun peaking over this city and then the asymmetrical cloud on the left… it all came together nicely in this piece.

12. Bryan Thu

13. Catherine Segovia

This picture really has a wow-factor because of two reasons. One, what an amazing view! Two, the photographer was able to catch the first rays of sunlight as it hit the side of a building, a beautiful array of red hues. Breathtaking.

14. Chris Donaghue

15. Chris Halford

I can’t believe this picture was taken on an iPhone. The picture quality is unbelievable. The details on this photo give it a CG quality and, just as the photographer says, the Empire State Building looks superimposed!

16. Chris Lacroix

The fork, the empty clam shells, and the bits of bitten noodles scattered on a plate says it all. It tells a short story that we are all familiar with: eating your heart out in picture form. Foodtography!

17. Cindy Loughridge

Exploding stars? No, just one star creating an illusion of being several – the sun rising over the water. If you have ever seen the sun rising or setting over water, you will know that it does not look exactly like this… but that is why I like it. The high contrast and the green overlay of color leaves me suspended in time and space.

18. Dave Hallewell

Flowers put in the light become semi-translucent and that is captured in this photo in a vintage quality. The photo was given the Hipstamatic treatment using an iPhone application and this allowed the focus to be put on the amazing textures present, lovely!

19. Dave Keane

This gorgeous photo by Dave Keane is wonderful because of the vignetting and also because of the grainy quality that the sails have. It sort of has a memory-like feeling to it.

20. Dave Weekes

Taking a picture of an object and then making it look like a shadow makes this image into almost a pattern. The lines and the bigger black spots of trafficelights beautifully contrasts with the different shades of blue and the freedom of the skies.

21. David Bisig

The architectural 3D quality of this picture is the wow-factor here. The absence of straight lines and color make this picture unique, graceful yet strong.

22. David Elliott

23. David Woof

This piece, “Fading Orchids,” is a photo of one of my favorite flowers. The way the stem curves and then abruptly ends gives it almost the lovely illusion that it is floating in mid-air.

24. Derek Knight

This photo is so graceful with the pastel hues behind the sharp ends of the ice crystal…

25. Dimas Barquilla

This picture has a copper tone to it which makes the picture have a metal quality. There are beautiful short hidden lines inside the picture, from the plates, the reflections, and the stands…

26. Dominique Jost

High-contrast and the defined lines in this camera photo make the picture have a stillness, while the person with the umbrella brings the movement. The rain speckled on the lens of this camera phone really bring this photo to life.

27. Don Giannatti

Peppers in the Sun is exactly what this photo is. The movement created by the series of photos makes this photo fun and also gives it a moviestrip-like quality.

28. Donald Jenkins

This dome has hundreds of lines that arch and disappear into the edge of the photo. There’s a calm busy-ness to this photo that is set in by the small bit of red near the center. This red also throws off the symmetrical quality to the photo, which is brilliant.

29. dred (dred242)

A closeup of splattered water on a metallic surface is brought out with great lighting. I especially enjoyed the solid lines created on the water by the ceiling above and the colors portrayed.

30. Eloy Gomez

Nature upclose is always beautiful, but way the yellow was captured by a mere camera phone truly amazed me. Not only the color, but the detail in the yellow plant amidst the yellow blurred background is stunning.

31. Eric Fadden

There is sort of a face inside this picture which gives a chilling feeling in addition to the cold metal colors in the picture. The overturned cups shot with high exposure make a great pattern with strong opinion!

32. Fiona Conrad

This photo has a raw quality to it that is really enjoyable which I believe comes from it being candid. The boy in the red stripes is staring at a blank cement wall in motion and the girl behind him is waiting for something to come back… both of which the viewer doesn’t understand because of the moment in which the photo was taken. This mystery made this photo interesting.

33. Gary Wisbrodt

This photo is full of pastels that blend beautifully into each other. It brought a feeling of tranquility and featured the beauty of nature.

34. Helen

The vignette effect paired with the cooling effect gives this photo a specific feeling of having eaten alone. The emblem of the restaurant is shown and the darkness of the coffee or tea is the anchor of the shot, wonderful!

35. Hingre

Who knew that an ordinary pile of rubberbands could turn into an amazing patterned photo? It sort of reminds me of spaghetti noodles, knotted and tied up.

36. Hoveto

37. Howard F

38. Jambled

39. Jaime Ferreyros

I’m sure every photographer has been to a shop like this one. The sandisk products and the copy machine sitting calmly in the side of the picture in front of a man… it all just feels so familiar.

39. Jason L Parks

Can you believe this photo came from a camera? The quality of it is stellar! The angle from which this photo was taken really makes the picture and almost makes one want to turn their heads to get the “normal” angle.

40. Jason Zahariades

Can you believe this photo came from a camera? The quality of it is stellar! The angle from which this photo was taken really makes the picture and almost makes one want to turn their heads to get the “normal” angle.

41. Jeff Adams

This photo has sort of a scary quality to it, which is what drew me into the picture. The feeling of having someone watching you or being with you without you knowing… that sort of feeling is present in the details and the position of the man.

42. Jesse Wright

Great capture of graphic art, the asymmetry is outstanding!

43. Jesusege

The picture was made into a polaroid look by this artist. He captured the polaroid-quality by using several different effects. I especially enjoyed the purple glares.

44. Jim Belford

This photo was taken by an iPhone photographer, isn’t it amazing? The 3D chrome like effect that the water has in this photo is breathtaking!

45. Jim Moore

This is one of my favorites because of the colors that were created by using different tints and effects. The choice of plate, the gray background, and the fact that the picture was taken from directly above makes this picture lovely.

46. Joe Odea

47. John Kardys

48. John Kershner

This photo captures the end of winter well. The black and white aspect of the photo

49. John Prentice

This is another great city city-sky shot. The reason I enjoyed this photo was the dark overhanging clouds on the right side of the picture which contrasts deeply with the sunny skies on the left, which leaves you with mixed feelings.

50. Jonas Peterson

“Excuse me while I kiss the sky” is how the photographer titled this photo. This photo caught my eye because of the title (so adorable!) and the baby with orange hair smack down in the middle of a sea of gray. Everything about this photo makes it hard to believe that it was from a camera phone.

51. Jonas Wallinder

52. Joney Huang

The pattern of the wall behind the plant adds so much to the composition of this photo. It allows something smooth to be against something rough and, thus, brings out a wonderful picture.

53. Joseph V. Murray, Jr

The foreign-quality to this photo makes it amazing. The unidentifiable rocks on the ground as well as the sun shining and blinding the viewer from seeing past the wall makes everything mysterious.

54. Josh Crain

Snow on anything is beautiful, but this photography did a particularly wonderful job on capturing the trees during wintertime. The branches and the way the tree was shot at its asymmetrical points makes the photo breathtaking.

55. Josh Fassbind

Simple, beautiful composition. Almost like a subtle battle between straight lines and curves.

56. Joshua Blankenship

Sculpture gardens are great places to take photos and it is where this particular photo was taken. The metal against the this lady is a great contrast.

57. Jovi Girl J

The moment I saw this photo, my jaw dropped. There is no way this was from a camera phone! Amazing detail inside the reflection, the high contrast, and the odd shape of the sculpture adds so much to the composition of this photo.

58. Juan Calderon

This reminds me of when people with glasses walk into a warm room and their glasses fog up… it has that sort of effect and it looks great.

59. Keith Weaver

The linear lines and vintage effect makes this photo look beautiful.

60. Kerry Hughes

This girl sitting on the swing is absolutely adorable. The colors of her gloves and jacket bring out so much color and fun from the picture! The angled shot of her truly makes this an amazing photo.

61. Laura Toronto

The colors are absolutely amazing in this photo!

62. Laura Toronto

63. Linda Woods

These palm trees taken at asymmetrically makes viewers want to “correct” the way they would normally see it – straight up and down. Lovely!

64. Lisa-Marie Ferla

This is an adorable picture where the photographer must have composed the heart out of headphones. The black and white effect was used well in this photo.

65. Lori Jackson

The effects used on creating this photo are wonderful! The orange is an off-orange and the background has become a faded teal. The photo almost has a graphic quality to it… beautiful.

66. Lori Jackson

67. Luke Furse

This photo just makes you go, “wow!” The opening of the skies and the vibrant colors… this cannot be from a camera phone!

68. Mac Macpherson

The extensive blurring done on this photo bring the viewer’s eyes directly to the person walking down the middle of the picture and the colors make movement around her.

69. Marcel Hadorn

Details, details, details! This picture’s quality is out of this world! The edges of the bench and the way the sun hits it and illuminates it is gorgeous.

70. Mark Phillips

The high contrast and the sharpness is what makes this picture something to look at twice.

71. Matthew Burlem

This photo has the trace of someone having been there which is great. Not only that, but the color of cold (blue) is used here and makes the photo come alive.

72. Michael Sutton

The red is an amazing red! Good use of color separation.

73. Michael Sutton

74. Michel de Nijs

This picture is just too adorable and fun. The way the baby is biting a toy with that particular graphic on it just makes the composition stellar.

75. Michelle Brownridge

The chaos created was portrayed beautifully in this photo.

76. Mirko Errigo

The purple tint makes this photo something to look deep into. The roadblock bar is mentally visualized as red and white so the purple makes me look at it and then my eyes wander beyond it. Great depth.

77. Miss Pixels

Beyond the colors and angle of this shot, the clarity of everything is truly amazing.

78. Natalie Perkins

The vintage quality of this photo brings out the graceful character of these mums.

79. Neville Black

The out of focus look for this photo is well fitting. The people look like they are almost ghosts or that they have been there but are gone now.

80. Nuno Pinto

Again, like several photos showcased here, the clarity that photographers are getting out of camera phones just blows me away! This particular photo is especially clear and can easily be mistaken to have been from a digital point and shoot camera!

81. Oda Shinsuke

The depth in this photo is awe-inspiring. The viewer is inside a tunnel-structure and is looking out down a manmade river… then straight up into the top of the building. The countless details can leave one staring at this photo for hours.

82. Peter

The man in the center of this photo makes the viewer have a ripple-effect like viewing process. First the viewer sees the man in the center, then sees the rocks around him, and then steps back to the see the photo as a whole. What a beautiful photo!

83. Richard Sintchak

The loneliness encapsulated in this photo using gray tones is great against the dark outline of a man under an umbrella.

84. Sara Peterson

The skates outlining the corner of the photo and leaving negative space is what makes this photo great.

85. Sara Peterson

86. Sean Lee

This photo makes one look twice. At first it seems like a normal room taken at high exposure, but then you look closer and realize that you are looking into a lego room!

87. Shelly Brewer

The winter-like feeling in the picture is interrupted by the sun peaking through and conveys a sort of “moment of first light” feeling.

88. Shinya Kaneda

This city picture has vibrant colors and the clarity is breathtaking!

89. Stephen Hackett

This picture looks almost like graphic art, clean lines and great contrast.

90. Steve Bluestein

91. Steve Bluestein

The 3D quality to this picture makes the viewers want to reach out their hands and physically touch the smooth curves on this building!

92. Suan Lin

The thin lines of the ferris wheel add so much to this picture. It gives the whole photo a fine quality to it.

93. Tania Schwartz Brondo

The mystery to what the rest of the person looks like is present here and adds curiosity which is a great feeling to convey as an artist.

94. Tasayu Tasnaphun

This photo is beautiful because of the colors that were used/created. The bright yellow against the calm teal makes this photo something I would want to post up on my wall!

95. Toalston

This is a fun composition. The dog’s expression and the seriousness of the lighting, the high contrast, and the sharp quality of the photo could allow anyone to feel like the dog is looking into the soul.

96. Torsten Geyer

The graphic quality to this picture is what drew me in. The high saturation and high contrast makes this picture strong.

97. Valerie Ardini

The metal against the vintage orange makes the metal pop out. The fine quality to the metal is contrasted well with the 2D wallpaper.

98. Van Yuen

The array of colors is what caught my eye. Anything in a series or in a collection always brings people into the picture. What beautiful colors!

99. Van Yuen

100. Yusheng

Something about this photo tells a story. Perhaps the lady is waiting for someone or she is on the way somewhere but stopped to rest? But the mystery occurs in the way she is dressed and the question is, “Where is she going?”