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AP PHOTOS: The iPhone at 15, through pro photographers’ eyes

Duna watches the sunrise from the window in Buenos Aires, Argentina in this Saturday, June 25, 2022 iPhone photo. "Duna, the cat adopted months ago, loves all the noise and movement of these morning hours in his new home, so stands by the window and enjoys with curiosity this show for two hours until the calm arrives. My cameras were some place in the house, and I took the picture with my iPhone," wrote Pisarenko. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Tanzeel Ahmed, left, and Umar Ahmed, the children of migrant workers from the state of Uttar Pradesh, look out from the window of their rented home in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, in this Tuesday, June14, 2022 iPhone photo. "The photos that are now shot on the latest phones feel like digital art more than photographs. What you see with the naked eye is not what you get on your screen. And that for me is very unsettling," wrote Yasin. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) A zebra stands on a farm near Lake Maggiore, Italy, in this Wednesday, May 11, 2022 iPhone photo. "It is a different tool that definitely has changed what we do. But it's the photographer, not the device, that determines the quality of a photo," wrote Balilty. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) A photo of a wooden bench in Basaksehir forest in Istanbul, Turkey, in this Thursday, June 16, 2022 iPhone photo. "I used my iPhone to take this picture, which is what I do when I see a beautiful view and I am not carrying professional cameras. Truth be told, every time I take a nice picture with my phone, I feel that something is missing and could have been better if I took it with my professional camera," wrote Hamra. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Members of the Mapuche Indigenous community gather while cooking a barbecue during celebrations of the Wetripantu or Mapuche New Year, in Corrayen village, Puyehue district, Chile, in this Tuesday, June 21, 2022 iPhone photo. "The phone allows me to practice street photography, a branch of photography that I like because it allows me to always be attentive to everyday life without a precise news event to cover, and with only the intention of documenting the most banal of life," wrote Abd. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) CORRECTS YEAR TO 2022 - A woman carrying a pair of pink shoes walks near the Sept. 11 memorial in New York in this Monday, June 6, 2022 iPhone photo. "Sometimes I feel that photography has almost lost the magic thing that it had before the means to take a photo and share it with the world was in our pocket," wrote Marti. (AP photo/Enric Marti) A woman illuminates her path with a flashlight as she walks under coconut trees at dusk in Boipeba Island, Brazil, in this Friday, June 10, 2022 iPhone photo . (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) A traffic police officer directs pedestrians during a street closure for a fair in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, in this Sunday, June 19, 2022 photo made with an iPhone 12 Pro converted into black and white. "The only time I don't have my phone on me is when I am asleep, swimming or reading a book. Once, someone asked me how I separate life and my work (photography); when I thought hard about it, I realized that there was no separation because I photographed life," wrote Maye-E. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) A mother and daughter look out into the clouds at the summit near Dzukou valley, along the Nagaland-Manipur state border, India, in this Monday, June 13, 2022 iPhone photo. "It was a tranquil moment at the end of a rainy and slippery climb. Both were transfixed, absorbed in the solitude of the clouds. I knew that in a moment more people would be joining them, so I quickly lifted my phone and took this frame," wrote Arthur. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur) Shoppers are reflected in an aquarium with fish for sale in a commercial district of Manila, Philippines, in this Thursday, June 16, 2022 iPhone photo. "I have used the phone to shoot breaking news so I can email them straight to the desk to be used as early photos for a story. I won't replace it for professional work, but I'm confident that if something pops up in front of me, I can dig out the phone in my pocket and shoot pictures with good enough quality" wrote Favila. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) My daughter Luna in black and white at home in Caracas, Venezuela, in this June 18, 2022 iPhone photo. "I do love taking pictures of my daughter and my pets with the phone and filters. Also, I take pictures with it when something grabs my attention and my cameras are packed in my bag. It helps me to remember the spot. It is an easy, light and fast tool," wrote Cubillos. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) People make their way through a crowded street in Jakarta, Indonesia, in this Saturday, Feb 5, 2022 iPhone photo. "People are so used to see others taking photos with their gadgets that they just ignore me. This gives me a whole new perspective to explore and easily get me to the nooks and crannies of a city of 10 million people — a place where a "real camera" would feel awkward to operate," wrote Alangkara. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Men and women practice yoga on a breakwater by the Mediterranean Sea in Barcelona, Spain in this Tuesday, June 21, 2022 iPhone photo. "For me, the use of the phone camera is just an alternative to my conventional camera, so I only use it on rare occasions and basically to photograph or capture on video family scenes or scenes with friends, with the simple idea of documenting banal moments," wrote Morenatti. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) A child splashes in a puddle to beat the summer heat in Doraville, Ga. in this Wednesday, June, 15, 2022 iPhone photo. "Sometimes being a photographer with a larger camera can be intimidating to the person being photographed. Using a phone makes it easier for me to get intimate moments that might not happen," wrote Anderson. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Residential buildings and a hotel overlook the Nile river, seen behind a wire mesh in Cairo, Egypt, in this Friday, June 17, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "The iPhone's camera has become more of a sketch pad and personal space of thoughts, ideas, and inspiration. It's a place I can think of process for an upcoming story and keep this ongoing stream of thoughts visually with no judgement," wrote El-Mofty. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A ferry boat is framed in the doors of a passenger ferry pier, as it motors up the Hudson River on a foggy afternoon in the New York City area in this Wednesday, June 22, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "I still carry a professional high resolution camera most places but the ease of the iPhone to snap and share via text message means my family and friends get see what I see at almost the moment I see it," wrote Ake. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) A girl plays with a balloon as people gather to watch a light and music display at a city fountain in Bucharest, Romania, in this Friday, June 17, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "This is a good example of an image that I couldn't have taken on my camera. Most people in Romania get nervous if they realize a photojournalist is taking their picture even in the most mundane situations. The smartphone seems to be a magical stress relief device," wrote Ghirda. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) Flowers, Sony cameras, and a cup of coffee sit outside the memorial service of a Ukrainian soldier killed during a battle with Russian soldiers in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this Saturday, June 18, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "Sometimes I use the phone camera when I want to send an image immediately by message or Whatsapp — a way to communicate something to someone through an image and no words," wrote Pisarenko. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Tanzeel Ahmed, left, and Umar Ahmed, the children of migrant workers from the state of Uttar Pradesh, look out from the window of their rented home in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, in this Tuesday, June14, 2022 iPhone photo. "The photos that are now shot on the latest phones feel like digital art more than photographs. What you see with the naked eye is not what you get on your screen. And that for me is very unsettling," wrote Yasin. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) A zebra stands on a farm near Lake Maggiore, Italy, in this Wednesday, May 11, 2022 iPhone photo. "It is a different tool that definitely has changed what we do. But it's the photographer, not the device, that determines the quality of a photo," wrote Balilty. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) A photo of a wooden bench in Basaksehir forest in Istanbul, Turkey, in this Thursday, June 16, 2022 iPhone photo. "I used my iPhone to take this picture, which is what I do when I see a beautiful view and I am not carrying professional cameras. Truth be told, every time I take a nice picture with my phone, I feel that something is missing and could have been better if I took it with my professional camera," wrote Hamra. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Members of the Mapuche Indigenous community gather while cooking a barbecue during celebrations of the Wetripantu or Mapuche New Year, in Corrayen village, Puyehue district, Chile, in this Tuesday, June 21, 2022 iPhone photo. "The phone allows me to practice street photography, a branch of photography that I like because it allows me to always be attentive to everyday life without a precise news event to cover, and with only the intention of documenting the most banal of life," wrote Abd. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) CORRECTS YEAR TO 2022 - A woman carrying a pair of pink shoes walks near the Sept. 11 memorial in New York in this Monday, June 6, 2022 iPhone photo. "Sometimes I feel that photography has almost lost the magic thing that it had before the means to take a photo and share it with the world was in our pocket," wrote Marti. (AP photo/Enric Marti) A woman illuminates her path with a flashlight as she walks under coconut trees at dusk in Boipeba Island, Brazil, in this Friday, June 10, 2022 iPhone photo . (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) A traffic police officer directs pedestrians during a street closure for a fair in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, in this Sunday, June 19, 2022 photo made with an iPhone 12 Pro converted into black and white. "The only time I don't have my phone on me is when I am asleep, swimming or reading a book. Once, someone asked me how I separate life and my work (photography); when I thought hard about it, I realized that there was no separation because I photographed life," wrote Maye-E. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) A mother and daughter look out into the clouds at the summit near Dzukou valley, along the Nagaland-Manipur state border, India, in this Monday, June 13, 2022 iPhone photo. "It was a tranquil moment at the end of a rainy and slippery climb. Both were transfixed, absorbed in the solitude of the clouds. I knew that in a moment more people would be joining them, so I quickly lifted my phone and took this frame," wrote Arthur. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur) Shoppers are reflected in an aquarium with fish for sale in a commercial district of Manila, Philippines, in this Thursday, June 16, 2022 iPhone photo. "I have used the phone to shoot breaking news so I can email them straight to the desk to be used as early photos for a story. I won't replace it for professional work, but I'm confident that if something pops up in front of me, I can dig out the phone in my pocket and shoot pictures with good enough quality" wrote Favila. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) My daughter Luna in black and white at home in Caracas, Venezuela, in this June 18, 2022 iPhone photo. "I do love taking pictures of my daughter and my pets with the phone and filters. Also, I take pictures with it when something grabs my attention and my cameras are packed in my bag. It helps me to remember the spot. It is an easy, light and fast tool," wrote Cubillos. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) People make their way through a crowded street in Jakarta, Indonesia, in this Saturday, Feb 5, 2022 iPhone photo. "People are so used to see others taking photos with their gadgets that they just ignore me. This gives me a whole new perspective to explore and easily get me to the nooks and crannies of a city of 10 million people — a place where a "real camera" would feel awkward to operate," wrote Alangkara. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Men and women practice yoga on a breakwater by the Mediterranean Sea in Barcelona, Spain in this Tuesday, June 21, 2022 iPhone photo. "For me, the use of the phone camera is just an alternative to my conventional camera, so I only use it on rare occasions and basically to photograph or capture on video family scenes or scenes with friends, with the simple idea of documenting banal moments," wrote Morenatti. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) A child splashes in a puddle to beat the summer heat in Doraville, Ga. in this Wednesday, June, 15, 2022 iPhone photo. "Sometimes being a photographer with a larger camera can be intimidating to the person being photographed. Using a phone makes it easier for me to get intimate moments that might not happen," wrote Anderson. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Residential buildings and a hotel overlook the Nile river, seen behind a wire mesh in Cairo, Egypt, in this Friday, June 17, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "The iPhone's camera has become more of a sketch pad and personal space of thoughts, ideas, and inspiration. It's a place I can think of process for an upcoming story and keep this ongoing stream of thoughts visually with no judgement," wrote El-Mofty. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A ferry boat is framed in the doors of a passenger ferry pier, as it motors up the Hudson River on a foggy afternoon in the New York City area in this Wednesday, June 22, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "I still carry a professional high resolution camera most places but the ease of the iPhone to snap and share via text message means my family and friends get see what I see at almost the moment I see it," wrote Ake. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) A girl plays with a balloon as people gather to watch a light and music display at a city fountain in Bucharest, Romania, in this Friday, June 17, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "This is a good example of an image that I couldn't have taken on my camera. Most people in Romania get nervous if they realize a photojournalist is taking their picture even in the most mundane situations. The smartphone seems to be a magical stress relief device," wrote Ghirda. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) Flowers, Sony cameras, and a cup of coffee sit outside the memorial service of a Ukrainian soldier killed during a battle with Russian soldiers in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this Saturday, June 18, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "Sometimes I use the phone camera when I want to send an image immediately by message or Whatsapp — a way to communicate something to someone through an image and no words," wrote Pisarenko. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Duna watches the sunrise from the window in Buenos Aires, Argentina in this Saturday, June 25, 2022 iPhone photo. "Duna, the cat adopted months ago, loves all the noise and movement of these morning hours in his new home, so stands by the window and enjoys with curiosity this show for two hours until the calm arrives. My cameras were some place in the house, and I took the picture with my iPhone," wrote Pisarenko. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Tanzeel Ahmed, left, and Umar Ahmed, the children of migrant workers from the state of Uttar Pradesh, look out from the window of their rented home in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, in this Tuesday, June14, 2022 iPhone photo. "The photos that are now shot on the latest phones feel like digital art more than photographs. What you see with the naked eye is not what you get on your screen. And that for me is very unsettling," wrote Yasin. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) A zebra stands on a farm near Lake Maggiore, Italy, in this Wednesday, May 11, 2022 iPhone photo. "It is a different tool that definitely has changed what we do. But it's the photographer, not the device, that determines the quality of a photo," wrote Balilty. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) A photo of a wooden bench in Basaksehir forest in Istanbul, Turkey, in this Thursday, June 16, 2022 iPhone photo. "I used my iPhone to take this picture, which is what I do when I see a beautiful view and I am not carrying professional cameras. Truth be told, every time I take a nice picture with my phone, I feel that something is missing and could have been better if I took it with my professional camera," wrote Hamra. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Members of the Mapuche Indigenous community gather while cooking a barbecue during celebrations of the Wetripantu or Mapuche New Year, in Corrayen village, Puyehue district, Chile, in this Tuesday, June 21, 2022 iPhone photo. "The phone allows me to practice street photography, a branch of photography that I like because it allows me to always be attentive to everyday life without a precise news event to cover, and with only the intention of documenting the most banal of life," wrote Abd. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) CORRECTS YEAR TO 2022 - A woman carrying a pair of pink shoes walks near the Sept. 11 memorial in New York in this Monday, June 6, 2022 iPhone photo. "Sometimes I feel that photography has almost lost the magic thing that it had before the means to take a photo and share it with the world was in our pocket," wrote Marti. (AP photo/Enric Marti) A woman illuminates her path with a flashlight as she walks under coconut trees at dusk in Boipeba Island, Brazil, in this Friday, June 10, 2022 iPhone photo . (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) A traffic police officer directs pedestrians during a street closure for a fair in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, in this Sunday, June 19, 2022 photo made with an iPhone 12 Pro converted into black and white. "The only time I don't have my phone on me is when I am asleep, swimming or reading a book. Once, someone asked me how I separate life and my work (photography); when I thought hard about it, I realized that there was no separation because I photographed life," wrote Maye-E. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) A mother and daughter look out into the clouds at the summit near Dzukou valley, along the Nagaland-Manipur state border, India, in this Monday, June 13, 2022 iPhone photo. "It was a tranquil moment at the end of a rainy and slippery climb. Both were transfixed, absorbed in the solitude of the clouds. I knew that in a moment more people would be joining them, so I quickly lifted my phone and took this frame," wrote Arthur. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur) Shoppers are reflected in an aquarium with fish for sale in a commercial district of Manila, Philippines, in this Thursday, June 16, 2022 iPhone photo. "I have used the phone to shoot breaking news so I can email them straight to the desk to be used as early photos for a story. I won't replace it for professional work, but I'm confident that if something pops up in front of me, I can dig out the phone in my pocket and shoot pictures with good enough quality" wrote Favila. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) My daughter Luna in black and white at home in Caracas, Venezuela, in this June 18, 2022 iPhone photo. "I do love taking pictures of my daughter and my pets with the phone and filters. Also, I take pictures with it when something grabs my attention and my cameras are packed in my bag. It helps me to remember the spot. It is an easy, light and fast tool," wrote Cubillos. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) People make their way through a crowded street in Jakarta, Indonesia, in this Saturday, Feb 5, 2022 iPhone photo. "People are so used to see others taking photos with their gadgets that they just ignore me. This gives me a whole new perspective to explore and easily get me to the nooks and crannies of a city of 10 million people — a place where a "real camera" would feel awkward to operate," wrote Alangkara. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Men and women practice yoga on a breakwater by the Mediterranean Sea in Barcelona, Spain in this Tuesday, June 21, 2022 iPhone photo. "For me, the use of the phone camera is just an alternative to my conventional camera, so I only use it on rare occasions and basically to photograph or capture on video family scenes or scenes with friends, with the simple idea of documenting banal moments," wrote Morenatti. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) A child splashes in a puddle to beat the summer heat in Doraville, Ga. in this Wednesday, June, 15, 2022 iPhone photo. "Sometimes being a photographer with a larger camera can be intimidating to the person being photographed. Using a phone makes it easier for me to get intimate moments that might not happen," wrote Anderson. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Residential buildings and a hotel overlook the Nile river, seen behind a wire mesh in Cairo, Egypt, in this Friday, June 17, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "The iPhone's camera has become more of a sketch pad and personal space of thoughts, ideas, and inspiration. It's a place I can think of process for an upcoming story and keep this ongoing stream of thoughts visually with no judgement," wrote El-Mofty. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A ferry boat is framed in the doors of a passenger ferry pier, as it motors up the Hudson River on a foggy afternoon in the New York City area in this Wednesday, June 22, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "I still carry a professional high resolution camera most places but the ease of the iPhone to snap and share via text message means my family and friends get see what I see at almost the moment I see it," wrote Ake. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) A girl plays with a balloon as people gather to watch a light and music display at a city fountain in Bucharest, Romania, in this Friday, June 17, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "This is a good example of an image that I couldn't have taken on my camera. Most people in Romania get nervous if they realize a photojournalist is taking their picture even in the most mundane situations. The smartphone seems to be a magical stress relief device," wrote Ghirda. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) Flowers, Sony cameras, and a cup of coffee sit outside the memorial service of a Ukrainian soldier killed during a battle with Russian soldiers in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this Saturday, June 18, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "Sometimes I use the phone camera when I want to send an image immediately by message or Whatsapp — a way to communicate something to someone through an image and no words," wrote Pisarenko. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Duna watches the sunrise from the window in Buenos Aires, Argentina in this Saturday, June 25, 2022 iPhone photo. "Duna, the cat adopted months ago, loves all the noise and movement of these morning hours in his new home, so stands by the window and enjoys with curiosity this show for two hours until the calm arrives. My cameras were some place in the house, and I took the picture with my iPhone," wrote Pisarenko. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Tanzeel Ahmed, left, and Umar Ahmed, the children of migrant workers from the state of Uttar Pradesh, look out from the window of their rented home in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, in this Tuesday, June14, 2022 iPhone photo. "The photos that are now shot on the latest phones feel like digital art more than photographs. What you see with the naked eye is not what you get on your screen. And that for me is very unsettling," wrote Yasin. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin) A zebra stands on a farm near Lake Maggiore, Italy, in this Wednesday, May 11, 2022 iPhone photo. "It is a different tool that definitely has changed what we do. But it's the photographer, not the device, that determines the quality of a photo," wrote Balilty. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) A photo of a wooden bench in Basaksehir forest in Istanbul, Turkey, in this Thursday, June 16, 2022 iPhone photo. "I used my iPhone to take this picture, which is what I do when I see a beautiful view and I am not carrying professional cameras. Truth be told, every time I take a nice picture with my phone, I feel that something is missing and could have been better if I took it with my professional camera," wrote Hamra. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Members of the Mapuche Indigenous community gather while cooking a barbecue during celebrations of the Wetripantu or Mapuche New Year, in Corrayen village, Puyehue district, Chile, in this Tuesday, June 21, 2022 iPhone photo. "The phone allows me to practice street photography, a branch of photography that I like because it allows me to always be attentive to everyday life without a precise news event to cover, and with only the intention of documenting the most banal of life," wrote Abd. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) A woman carrying a pair of pink shoes walks near the Sept. 11 memorial in New York in this Monday, June 6, 2020 iPhone photo. "Sometimes I feel that photography has almost lost the magic thing that it had before the means to take a photo and share it with the world was in our pocket," wrote Marti. (AP photo/Enric Marti) A woman illuminates her path with a flashlight as she walks under coconut trees at dusk in Boipeba Island, Brazil, in this Friday, June 10, 2022 iPhone photo . (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) A traffic police officer directs pedestrians during a street closure for a fair in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, in this Sunday, June 19, 2022 photo made with an iPhone 12 Pro converted into black and white. "The only time I don't have my phone on me is when I am asleep, swimming or reading a book. Once, someone asked me how I separate life and my work (photography); when I thought hard about it, I realized that there was no separation because I photographed life," wrote Maye-E. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) A mother and daughter look out into the clouds at the summit near Dzukou valley, along the Nagaland-Manipur state border, India, in this Monday, June 13, 2022 iPhone photo. "It was a tranquil moment at the end of a rainy and slippery climb. Both were transfixed, absorbed in the solitude of the clouds. I knew that in a moment more people would be joining them, so I quickly lifted my phone and took this frame," wrote Arthur. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur) Shoppers are reflected in an aquarium with fish for sale in a commercial district of Manila, Philippines, in this Thursday, June 16, 2022 iPhone photo. "I have used the phone to shoot breaking news so I can email them straight to the desk to be used as early photos for a story. I won't replace it for professional work, but I'm confident that if something pops up in front of me, I can dig out the phone in my pocket and shoot pictures with good enough quality" wrote Favila. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) My daughter Luna in black and white at home in Caracas, Venezuela, in this June 18, 2022 iPhone photo. "I do love taking pictures of my daughter and my pets with the phone and filters. Also, I take pictures with it when something grabs my attention and my cameras are packed in my bag. It helps me to remember the spot. It is an easy, light and fast tool," wrote Cubillos. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) People make their way through a crowded street in Jakarta, Indonesia, in this Saturday, Feb 5, 2022 iPhone photo. "People are so used to see others taking photos with their gadgets that they just ignore me. This gives me a whole new perspective to explore and easily get me to the nooks and crannies of a city of 10 million people — a place where a "real camera" would feel awkward to operate," wrote Alangkara. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Men and women practice yoga on a breakwater by the Mediterranean Sea in Barcelona, Spain in this Tuesday, June 21, 2022 iPhone photo. "For me, the use of the phone camera is just an alternative to my conventional camera, so I only use it on rare occasions and basically to photograph or capture on video family scenes or scenes with friends, with the simple idea of documenting banal moments," wrote Morenatti. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) A child splashes in a puddle to beat the summer heat in Doraville, Ga. in this Wednesday, June, 15, 2022 iPhone photo. "Sometimes being a photographer with a larger camera can be intimidating to the person being photographed. Using a phone makes it easier for me to get intimate moments that might not happen," wrote Anderson. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Residential buildings and a hotel overlook the Nile river, seen behind a wire mesh in Cairo, Egypt, in this Friday, June 17, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "The iPhone's camera has become more of a sketch pad and personal space of thoughts, ideas, and inspiration. It's a place I can think of process for an upcoming story and keep this ongoing stream of thoughts visually with no judgement," wrote El-Mofty. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) A ferry boat is framed in the doors of a passenger ferry pier, as it motors up the Hudson River on a foggy afternoon in the New York City area in this Wednesday, June 22, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "I still carry a professional high resolution camera most places but the ease of the iPhone to snap and share via text message means my family and friends get see what I see at almost the moment I see it," wrote Ake. (AP Photo/J. David Ake) A girl plays with a balloon as people gather to watch a light and music display at a city fountain in Bucharest, Romania, in this Friday, June 17, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "This is a good example of an image that I couldn't have taken on my camera. Most people in Romania get nervous if they realize a photojournalist is taking their picture even in the most mundane situations. The smartphone seems to be a magical stress relief device," wrote Ghirda. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) Flowers, Sony cameras, and a cup of coffee sit outside the memorial service of a Ukrainian soldier killed during a battle with Russian soldiers in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this Saturday, June 18, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "Sometimes I use the phone camera when I want to send an image immediately by message or Whatsapp — a way to communicate something to someone through an image and no words," wrote Pisarenko. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
AP PHOTOS: The iPhone at 15, through pro photographers’ eyes