My Favorite Cellphone Snaps From 2015

Picture #01: A cold glass of IPA beer sitting in the sunlight at the Hop Grenade, Concord, California.

At the end of last year I put together my annual Best of 2015 photographic collection. Those shots were from my “real” camera, i.e. my Nikon D800, and my “Just for fun Point-n-Shoot” ultra-awesome Sony Rx100mIII. What was missing from that set were any photos taken with my cellphone. I suppose this is due in large part because as a professional, I simply haven’t considered my cellphone a ‘real’ camera. Rather, it’s a device that will take pictures when I don’t happen to have a real camera, or when I just want to quickly throw something up on Facebook or Instagram. Still, I thought I’d go ahead and share a few of my favorite cellphone snaps taken in 2015. I hope you enjoy them.

(These were shot using a Samsung Galaxy S4, and processed using the Snapseed app. (I’ve since upgraded the the Galaxy S6 this last December.)

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Picture #02: Sunset over the East Bay Hills from Briones Regional Park, California

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Picture #03: Sunrise over Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California

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Picture #04: Relaxing moment during a hike at Hetch Hetchy, Yosemite National Park, California

Picture #05: Lanai at Kialua-Kona, Big Island, Hawaii

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Picture #06: There’s a bug on our window, Kona, Big Island, Hawaii

Picture #07: Sunset from 36,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean

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Picture #08: Mom and baby cow in Briones Regional Park, California

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Picture #09: Juvenile Rattlesnake on the edge of a trail, Briones Regional Park, California

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Picture #10: Rolling hills over Briones Valley, Briones Regional Park, California

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Picture #11: Clouds and palm tree

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Picture #12: Vineyard in the Carneros Region, Napa Valley Wine Country, Napa County, California

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Picture #13: View from the Waipi’o Valley Lookout, Big Island of Hawai’i, Hawaii

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Picture #14: Mount Diablo seen from Briones Regional Park, California

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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.