A loved one is obsessed with iPhone photography and you need to buy them a gift. Or maybe you’re the one hoping to drop a hint. Either way, these picks should make any photographer snap happy, whatever the occasion.
SnapGrip Super Zoom Kit ($338/£250)
Even the swanky new iPhone 17 Pro zoom only gets you so far. This kit’s telephoto lens gives you properly long reach, while the grip ensures your pride and joy never takes a tumble.
Read our ShiftCam SnapGrip review
Fujifilm instax mini Link 3 ($116.95/£114.99)
Physical snaps provide a personal touch in a way sharing online never can. This pocketable printer lets you share credit card-sized prints wherever you happen to be.
Read our Instax Mini Link 3 review
Ulanzi MA38 MagLock Phone Stand T163 ($59.94/about £46)
Is this one a tripod, a mount or a grip? Yes. Despite its diminutive size, the MA38 can take on several forms, making it an essential addition to any iPhone photographer’s bag.
Read our Ulanzi MA38 review
Atumtek Selfie Stick Tripod ($24.99/£24.99)
When your idea of digital snaps involves your iPhone being more than an arm’s length away, this retractable selfie stick – with remote and tripod – gets the angles you need.
DJI Osmo Mobile 6 ($109/£89)
Modern iPhones have quality stabilisation tech for shooting video, but this gimbal takes things further, eradicating wobble and auto-tracking subjects to keep them perfectly framed.
Read our DJI Osmo Mobile 5 review
Duclus 40cm/16in Light Box ($89.99/£59.99)
For those very ‘indoor’ photography moments – eBay listings; cataloguing collectables – this light box is a mini photo studio that conveniently collapses into a flat-pack bag.
Moonside MagLight ($88/£67)
Running out of power is annoying. Running out of light? Worse. This gadget packs hours of power and has programmable lighting options, ranging from ‘subtle’ to ‘1990s rave’.
Read our Moonside MagLight review
Anker MagGo Power Bank ($89.99/£58.99)
Prefer more battery and less disco? This MagSafe power bank delivers and can double as a stand during those rare moments when you’re not taking photos with your iPhone.
IVISII G2 Pocket RGB Video Light ($69.99/£78.99)
When all you need is extra light, this compact, sturdy number provides hours of adjustable hues on a single charge, and you get a handy tripod stand too.
Otterbox 2-in-1 Crossbody Strap ($54.99/£29.99)
It’s not ideal when you’re lining up a shot and your iPhone plummets off a cliff or is whisked away by a thief. This crossbody strap protects against both eventualities.
Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield (from $144.99/£119)
Our final pick is an SSD. Exciting? Not really. Essential? Absolutely. For anyone remotely serious about iPhone photography, having somewhere to store offline backups is vital.
Read our Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield review
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