My Favorite Cellphone Photos of 2018

Picture #01: (Above) Evening moonrise over Half Dome and Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California

For the last number of years, I put together a retrospective of my Favorite Photos of the Year. Click here to see My Favorite Photos of 2018 — images taken with what I call my ‘real’ camera. Those are my “professional” photos that could become prints or used by clients in magazines or other publishing venues. Starting a few years ago, I decided to start making a second annual collection, namely My Favorite Cellphone Photos of the Year. The big difference is that I consider these images to be more personal, just for fun shots, or what I got if I didn’t have my ‘real’ cameras with me. But as is often said, “The best camera is the one you have with you.” At one time I outright rejected phone-cameras as not being a legitimate ‘real’ camera. However, I’ve since come to learn and enjoy showing that you can indeed do some wonderful photography with a cellphone.

Picture #02: Photo Globe on Drakes Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California

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Picture #03: Afternoon light along the coastal cliffs of Samuel H. Boardman State Park, Oregon

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Picture #04: The famous Tree Tunnel in a mix of fog and sunlight, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California

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Picture #05: Mountain biker riding on trail through Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California

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Picture #06: Camouflage — Baby squirrel hiding in underbrush, Briones Regional Park, California

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Picture #07: View toward Cannon Beach from Ecola State Park. Oregon

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Picture #08: Oak Tree in winter – Black and White Silhouette

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Picture #09: Mount Diablo rises above a winter haze from Briones Regional Park, California

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Picture #10: Boats in marina below the Yaquina Bay Bridge at sunset, Newport, Oregon

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Picture #11: Sunset over Mott Peak and the the ‘Mickey Mouse’ tree along the Briones Crest, Briones Regional Park, California

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Picture #12: It’s pronounced: Frah-GEE-Lay.

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…and now for a few of my favorite pet Photos. 🙂

Picture #13: Brandon and Milo

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Picture #14: Dakota; She’s the weird one.

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Picture #15: Milo and Dakota

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Picture #16: This female feline’s brain; Q: What’s going on in there? A: Planning Trouble.

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Picture #17: Milo thinking: Didn’t you see the “Do Not Disturb” sign?

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Picture #18: Heck The Snek around the Neck

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Picture #19: Ball python as High Fashion statement

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Picture #20: When your pet is also the leash:

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If you made it this far, Wow – Thank you so much for looking at all of these images. If you’d care to leave a comment below, I’d love to know which one(s) caught your eye or you enjoyed the most.

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Gary Crabbe is an award-winning commercial and editorial outdoor travel photographer and author based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, California. He has seven published books on California to his credit, including “Photographing California; v1-North”, which won the prestigious 2013 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Medal award as Best Regional title. His client and publication credits include the National Geographic Society, the New York Times, Forbes Magazine, TIME, The North Face, Subaru, L.L. Bean, Victoria’s Secret, Sunset Magazine, The Nature Conservancy, and many more. Gary is also a photography instructor and consultant, offering both public and private photo workshops. He also works occasionally a professional freelance Photo Editor.