Smartphone Accessories for Amazing Summer Photos

Taking a look at some of the best smartphone accessories you can bring on your travels. From phone cases to mobile lenses, there is something for everyone in this roundup.

The best photo gear to have on a trip

You can take exceptional mobile photos this Summer with the right gear and planning!

A waterproof case for your phone
A mini tripod or tripod mount
External lenses and mobile lens accessories
A good camera bag and/or backpack
External backups
Extra charges or phone case chargers

Continue reading below to see more of the recommended smartphone accessories for amazing summer photos.

Manfrotto Mini Tripod

Mini tripod by Manfrotto. Mini tripods are perfect for travelers who want to create for quick tabletop compositions.

Price: £37.95

Sony QX30

With this lens, your Smartphone transforms into 30x optical zoom camera. NFC/Wi-Fi allows simple, one-touch connection to smartphones, shoot and enjoy images thru the smartphone’s large LCD screen

Price: $389.99

Narrative Clip

The tiny device snaps a photo every 30 seconds with its 5-megapixel camera. It has 8GB of built-in memory and is small and light enough to clip onto your shirt.

Price: Available through resellers

Kogeto

It’s a fast and fun way to shoot fully-interactive 360º video which you can then share instantly with your friends online.

Price: Varying

Hitcase Snap

Hitcase Snap is your everyday adventure companion. It provides premium shock protection for your iPhone, is mountable, and has our quick change lens system.

Price: $29.99

Olloclip Active Lens

With Ultra-Wide and Telephoto lenses included, the Active Lens lets you shoot further and wider than ever before.

Price: $99.99

Me-Shot Deluxe 2.0

Lift your content from cliche to chic and turn your Instagram feed into something unique. Reach above the crowds, or turn Me-Shot on yourself and friends to capture that moment.

Price: €12.99

Life-Phorm All-in-One Positioning Device

Life-Phorm is an all-in-one positioning device for tablet computers, smart phones and cameras. It changes shape, grabs on to nearly anything and allows you to be hands free anywhere.

Price: $39.89

Nova Off-camera Wireless Flash

The Nova wireless flash for iPhone is a Bluetooth controlled LED flash unit, which lets users create better photos than the iPhone flash on its own.

Price: Currently Unavailable

Manfrotto KLYP

The Klyp by Manfrotto (for iPhone 4/4s) is a continuous, soft, daylight-balanced LED panel which combines with a case that has a 1/4-inch thread adapter that will mount on most tripods.

Price: $24.99

Steadicam Smoothee

Smoothee allows you to capture incredible video and still images without the shakes normally associated with hand-held video shot on the go, right out of the box, the very first time.

Price: Multiple Resellers

Snap! works directly with the native iPhone Camera App, no cables, no pairing, no batteries or additional apps are needed. Turn on your iPhone and slide up the camera shortcut on the screen and you are good to shoot. No more awkward posture and no Bluetooth-pairing. Snapping a shot is that easy with this iPhone X camera case.

Price: $43.99

ExoLens Wide Angle & Telephoto Lens

ExoLens offers three lenses so far: a wide-angle, a telephoto, and a macro. Each of the ExoLens-brand lenses will feature ZEISS optics and will be made with black anodized aluminum with white labeling.

iPhone 6 Price: $9.77

Samsung Galaxy S6/S6 Edge Price: $46.29