15 Photos That Show the Power of the iPhone’s Camera

The iPhone camera has changed the way we look at and record our world. Professional photographers, such as Damon Winter at the New York Times, rely on the always-within-hand’s-reach iPhone to take some of the most amazing photos. Optrix offers an array of iPhone cases and lenses designed to take the iPhone camera to new heights, literally and figuratively. Optrix recently ran a competition for best iPhone photos in five categories: action, selfie, artistic, macro and underwater. The following slides show the winners and honorable mentions, as well as Optrix’s take. (You can find more Optrix iPhone photos on Instagram here.)

Judge’s Take: “When you envision artistic images, golf through a fisheye lens is probably not the first subject to come to mind. That didn’t stop @wesbrooks from capturing this great view from the inside of a bucket of golf balls.”

Casing: XD5 Phone: iPhone 5 Lens: Fisheye

Judge’s Take: “This was shot by one of our staffers’ young sons the first time he used an Optrix case. We loved the idea that a non- photographer could get this stunning an image with just an iPhone.”

Casing: XD4 Phone: iPhone 4 Lens: Macro

Judge’s Take: “Great light, colors and a child at play make this photo interesting. There is something that makes the photo feel suspended in time.”

Casing: Optrix Phone: iPhone 4 Lens: 165° Lens