Photos: The iPhone at 15, through pro photographers' eyes

This week marks 15 years since the iPhone first went on sale and ushered in a new era: the age of the smartphone. The modern smartphone has changed photography. To capture a snapshot of that change, we asked more than a dozen Associated Press photographers across the world who use iPhones _ some of the most talented journalists in the business _ to capture an image on their phone and submit it. Here is what they came up with.

Yirmaiyan Arthur, Kohima, India | A mother and daughter look out into the clouds at the summit near Dzukou valley, along the Nagaland-Manipur state border, India, in this Monday, June 13, 2022 iPhone photo. "It was a tranquil moment at the end of a rainy and slippery climb. Both were transfixed, absorbed in the solitude of the clouds. I knew that in a moment more people would be joining them, so I quickly lifted my phone and took this frame," wrote Arthur.

Brynn Anderson, Atlanta | A child splashes in a puddle to beat the summer heat in Doraville, Ga. in this Wednesday, June, 15, 2022 iPhone photo. "Sometimes being a photographer with a larger camera can be intimidating to the person being photographed. Using a phone makes it easier for me to get intimate moments that might not happen," wrote Anderson.

Oded Balilty, Tel Aviv, Israel | A zebra stands on a farm near Lake Maggiore, Italy, in this Wednesday, May 11, 2022 iPhone photo. "It is a different tool that definitely has changed what we do. But it's the photographer, not the device, that determines the quality of a photo," wrote Balilty.

Wong Maye-E, New York | A traffic police officer directs pedestrians during a street closure for a fair in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, in this Sunday, June 19, 2022 photo made with an iPhone 12 Pro converted into black and white. "The only time I don't have my phone on me is when I am asleep, swimming or reading a book. Once, someone asked me how I separate life and my work (photography); when I thought hard about it, I realized that there was no separation because I photographed life," wrote Maye-E.

Nariman El-Mofty, Cairo | Residential buildings and a hotel overlook the Nile river, seen behind a wire mesh in Cairo, Egypt, in this Friday, June 17, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "The iPhone's camera has become more of a sketch pad and personal space of thoughts, ideas, and inspiration. It's a place I can think of process for an upcoming story and keep this ongoing stream of thoughts visually with no judgement," wrote El-Mofty.

Aaron Favila, Manila, Philippines | Shoppers are reflected in an aquarium with fish for sale in a commercial district of Manila, Philippines, in this Thursday, June 16, 2022 iPhone photo. "I have used the phone to shoot breaking news so I can email them straight to the desk to be used as early photos for a story. I won't replace it for professional work, but I'm confident that if something pops up in front of me, I can dig out the phone in my pocket and shoot pictures with good enough quality" wrote Favila.

Vadim Ghirda, Bucharest, Romania | A girl plays with a balloon as people gather to watch a light and music display at a city fountain in Bucharest, Romania, in this Friday, June 17, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "This is a good example of an image that I couldn't have taken on my camera. Most people in Romania get nervous if they realize a photojournalist is taking their picture even in the most mundane situations. The smartphone seems to be a magical stress relief device," wrote Ghirda.

Vadim Ghirda, Bucharest, Romania | People make their way through a crowded street in Jakarta, Indonesia, in this Saturday, Feb 5, 2022 iPhone photo. "People are so used to see others taking photos with their gadgets that they just ignore me. This gives me a whole new perspective to explore and easily get me to the nooks and crannies of a city of 10 million people — a place where a "real camera" would feel awkward to operate," wrote Alangkara.

Dar Yasin, New Delhi | Tanzeel Ahmed, left, and Umar Ahmed, the children of migrant workers from the state of Uttar Pradesh, look out from the window of their rented home in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, in this Tuesday, June14, 2022 iPhone photo. "The photos that are now shot on the latest phones feel like digital art more than photographs. What you see with the naked eye is not what you get on your screen. And that for me is very unsettling," wrote Yasin.

Ariana Cubillos, Caracas, Venezuela | My daughter Luna in black and white at home in Caracas, Venezuela, in this June 18, 2022 iPhone photo. "I do love taking pictures of my daughter and my pets with the phone and filters. Also, I take pictures with it when something grabs my attention and my cameras are packed in my bag. It helps me to remember the spot. It is an easy, light and fast tool," wrote Cubillos.

Emilio Morenatti, Barcelona, Spain | Men and women practice yoga on a breakwater by the Mediterranean Sea in Barcelona, Spain in this Tuesday, June 21, 2022 iPhone photo. "For me, the use of the phone camera is just an alternative to my conventional camera, so I only use it on rare occasions and basically to photograph or capture on video family scenes or scenes with friends, with the simple idea of documenting banal moments," wrote Morenatti.

Natacha Pisarenko, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Flowers, Sony cameras, and a cup of coffee sit outside the memorial service of a Ukrainian soldier killed during a battle with Russian soldiers in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this Saturday, June 18, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "Sometimes I use the phone camera when I want to send an image immediately by message or Whatsapp — a way to communicate something to someone through an image and no words," wrote Pisarenko.

Rodrigo Abd, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Members of the Mapuche Indigenous community gather while cooking a barbecue during celebrations of the Wetripantu or Mapuche New Year, in Corrayen village, Puyehue district, Chile, in this Tuesday, June 21, 2022 iPhone photo. "The phone allows me to practice street photography, a branch of photography that I like because it allows me to always be attentive to everyday life without a precise news event to cover, and with only the intention of documenting the most banal of life," wrote Abd.

J. David Ake, Director of Photography, New York | A ferry boat is framed in the doors of a passenger ferry pier, as it motors up the Hudson River on a foggy afternoon in the New York City area in this Wednesday, June 22, 2022 photo taken with an iPhone. "I still carry a professional high resolution camera most places but the ease of the iPhone to snap and share via text message means my family and friends get see what I see at almost the moment I see it," wrote Ake.