iPhone Photography Gear I use

One of the main reasons I turned to iPhone photography was because I love to travel light. That means I got rid of all of the cameras (1 DSLR + 1 point and shoot), heavy lenses (2), multiple batteries (up to 6 for DSLR and point and shoot), ND filters (3), big gorillapod (1) and heavy (because sturdy) tripod (1). With iPhone photography, all of the gear (except for the one travel tripod) fits into the pockets of my jacket.

iPhone tripod mounts and iPhone tripods

The iPhone does not come with a built in tripod mount. That would be difficult given the thin profile of the iPhone. So you have to buy yourself a tripod mount. I'm a fan of the Joby iPhone tripod mounts, especially since they release the new Griptight One mount! As for the tripods, I heavily use the (also new) Gorillapod magnetic which now comes with a ballhead (makes things so much easier!). And finally, I use the AmazonBasics Travel tripod. It's light and folds so it fits in all of my backpacks.

iPhone Lenses & Cases

One reason I ditched my DSLR was that I didn't want to carry bulky lenses around. But I did miss the option to use especially a wide angle lens for landscape photography. In 2014, I discovered a kickstarter campaign from a company called Moment, who wanted to build a small, affordable, wide angle lens for iPhone. I ordered it. Today, they're selling a macro, fisheye, wide angle and tele lens as well as protective cases (that come with a wrist strap mount!) and other excellent gear for iPhone photographers. 

Power Banks

I don't know about you, but I never get through a day with a single battery charge on my iPhone. When I'm shooting, especially in bright sunlight with the screen brightness at max, the iPhone battery drains quite quickly. So I always carry a power bank. My recent and new favourite is the Anker PowerCore II Slim (note the word "slim" - it's barely thicker than my iPhone 7 plus) for everyday use and the 26800 mAh beast for traveling.

Cables

I hate cables; especially if they're long and I need to avoid cable clutter. So I looked for solution using short but sturdy cables that would allow me to charge devices from Apple, my Kindle and the two power banks I use with a minimal number of cables. 

Backing up my iPhone photos in the field

I probably should put those two a little higher in the list. Before you think about tripods, lenses, power banks and so on, do invest some time and money to think of a backup strategy for your iPhone photos when you're on the road. Though many hotels have Wifi, I learned that it's not always fast enough to upload your photos to iCloud or via VPN to your NAS at home. So I use those two small and portable USB sticks to backup my iPhone photos on the go - each day!