January 8, 2010

The rise of the camera-phone

Since cameras were added to mobile phones, they have rapidly became a standard feature as well as a big part of our media and daily life

Rise of the camera-phone: A copy of the Mona Lisa photographed — A copy of the Mona Lisa photographed by people using mobile phones in downtown Tokyo Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi/guardian.co.uk

Rise of the camera-phone: A man uses a cell phone to photograph a burnt-out bus in Sao Paulo — A man uses a cell phone to photograph a burnt-out bus following an attack in Sao Paulo, July 13, 2006 Photograph: Caetano Barreira/guardian.co.uk

Rise of the camera-phone: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on board the Northwest Airlines plane — Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian who attempted to carry out a terrorist attack on a flight to Detroit, is captured on a camera-phone Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Rise of the camera-phone: A tourist takes a photo of a beluga whale — A tourist takes a photo of a beluga whale with her mobile phone at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama, Japan Photograph: Kimimasa Mayama/guardian.co.uk

Rise of the camera-phone: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama — President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama smile as they walk into the Biden Home States Ball and have hundreds of cameras and cellphones directed at them during an inauguration ball on January 20, 2009 Photograph: Robert Nickelsberg/guardian.co.uk

Rise of the camera-phone: Adam Stacey — Adam Stacey's self portrait during the London terrorist attacks on7th July 2005, as he escaped from a train into a smoke filled tunnel. Photograph: Adam Stacey/guardian.co.uk

Rise of the camera-phone: Burqa-clad Afghan women at an election gathering wait for President Karzai — Afghan women take pictures with their mobile phones at an election gathering wait for the Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kandahar on August 16, 2009 Photograph: Banars Khan/guardian.co.uk

Rise of the camera-phone: New Yorkers capture an explosion at Lexington Avenue and 41st St — New Yorkers capture steam erupting from the site of an explosion at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 41st Street in July 2007 Photograph: Chip East/guardian.co.uk

Rise of the camera-phone: Actor Nicolas Cage greets fans — Actor Nicolas Cage greets fans during a promotional event for the film National Treasure: Book of Secrets Photograph: Michael Caronna / Reuters/guardian.co.uk

Rise of the camera-phone: Live 8 Edinburgh — The crowd at Edinburgh's Live 8 concert, July 2005 Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Rise of the camera-phone: A woman captures the Summer Palace in Beijing — A woman captures the Summer Palace in Beijing Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Rise of the camera-phone: Paul McCartney on the front row at daughter Stella's autum/winter 2009 show — Paul McCartney snaps away from his front row seat at daughter Stella's autum/winter 2009 show during Paris Fashion Week Photograph: guardian.co.uk

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