In a continuation of my series of interviews/questions and answers with leading iPhone photographers, I am pleased to introduce you to Sion Fullana, who currently exhibits his work via Flickr.

I was first introduced to Sion by John Morris, and as I think you will agree, Sion has produced some great photo's with his iPhone.

Q - Sion, where in the world are you based?
A - New York City. I'm originally from Majorca (in Spain), and I have also lived in Barcelona (Spain) and even Havanna (Cuba) for a while.

"Dressed to reflect"

Q - At present you show your work via Flickr, but do you have any plans for a dedicated website to show your work like other iPhoneographers?
Yes, I'm in the process of putting together my personal website (www.sionfullana.com), currently under construction, and I'm thinking of a specific one for the iPhone pics too.

"The tree of the fallen leaves"

Q - Is photography a hobby, or does it form part of your day job?
A - As a journalist and filmmaker, I assume it's an overall process. I have done some articles for Spanish media for which I also took the photos. But let's say that for now I'm not bringing the bacon home with photography yet. I hope I might one day! (Hahaha!).

"Someone took that cab!"

Q - Why did you chose to use the iPhone as your main photo taking tool?
A - After a year or so of seeing most of my friends with iPhones, my boyfriend gave me one as a birthday gift, knowing how special a present it would be for me. In the beginning, I thought it was an easy device to take simple pictures. But after postprocessing some of them, I came to realize of the iPhone's potential for a different type of shot, maybe less perfect, but with a very special "vibe". On the other hand, since you carry it everywhere, I love how it allows you to always be ready for a picture opportunity, and/or to be a bit "sneaky" for certain kind of street photography shots.

"Behind the glass"

Q - How would you describe your style of photography?
A - I think I tend to gravitate towards two genres: on one hand, street photography, with images of the city, its people, the street art, the architecture and all the urban flair. On the other hand, images that try to convey creativity, playing with either reflections, blur, macros or a more painterly style. In any case, my greatest goal with photography is try to raise awareness of the small details and the special moments in daily life that surround us but we tend to overlook in our rushed lifestyle. When people have told me that this is one of my strengths, I feel I'm on the right path.

"Woman on heels"

Q - Who if anyone inspires your photography?
A - Anyone who sees life unbiased through their lens when they take a picture. Photographers who shoot with their heart out there, trying to express something or share something. One of the most interesting things of being on Flickr is finding photo treasures day after day.

"Love will keep them warm"

Q - How many photo's do you think you have taken to-date with your iPhone?
A - At this very moment, I have on my library 1.970 photos taken with iPhone, having started by the end of July 2008, right after my birthday. Average of 400 pictures per month.

Q - What is your most favourite photo or photo's?
A - I have a few pictures that might not be necessarily the most viewed or faved by the Flickr crowd, but I hold very dear.

This picture because it's one of the most beautiful results in capturing the light that I've seen taken with an iPhone. I took this at a concert of Canadian band "The Dears" in Manhattan.

This picture because it reminds me a bit of a Pierre et Gilles style, and I totally got this by accident, going at a deli to get some drinks around midnight.

This picture because I learned with that one that with an iPhone and a good creative day, you can make visual poetry.

A - Although not taken with my iPhone, this picture has become the best I've taken yet and it holds a dear story behind. It was taken on election night, after Obama's victory was announced, on Times Square. This cute couple was there celebrating with a beautiful and passionate kiss, and I happened to be there and ready, and snapped the shot. A few moments later, I realized that this was a special photo and that if I were them, I would have loved to have it. So I asked them if they could pose for a regular portrait picture and got their card promising I would send it. When they got the kiss picture, they wrote me ecstatically saying this was the best present they had ever got and that if they got married one day it would be one of their dearest wedding gifts, a timeless memory taken in such a historic moment. Besides, this picture was featured twice at NBC's New York website right after election, and it brought me the biggest exposure to my photography up to today.

Q - What iphoneography apps do you use on your iPhone if any?
A - FotoTimer or Night Camera sometimes, but specially my favorite: Vint B&W, that allows you to take a photo and if you're happy with the result, convert it into a beautiful black and white photo, with a very interesting texture. The only downside is that pictures taken with this app won't show that they come from an iPhone camera on the EXIF data.

"Sadness of a woman"

Q - Do you post process any of your photos on your iPhone, and if so what apps do you use?
A - No, I've tried some apps like Picoli, and the results are quite disappointing.

"Lunch chat"

Q - If you do not edit on your iPhone, what do you use to edit with, if anything?
A - I've been mainly using Picnik (http://www.picnik.com), that gives you some great choices to work with, very intuitive and with espectacular results. Lately, I used Lightroom a few times, but it all comes down to simplicity for me. That's why I won't even go near Photoshop.

"Pipe man"

Q - How do you upload your photo's to Flickr?
A - With the Flickr Uploadr application for MAC. In the beginning, I tried a few times to do so through the iPhone app Mobile Photos, but unfortunately it only uploads images with small size.

"Dreams of women: love and be loved"

Q - What improvements would you like to see Apple making to the camera features of the iPhone?
A - Besides the very craved 5 megapixel camera? LOL. It would be nice to have a litte more control over basics such as sensitivity or exposure, white balance, or the chance to choose straight from the iPhone if you want to shoot color or black and white.

If you want to see more of Sion's work, then you can check out his Flickr stream here.

I would like to thank Sion for his time answering my questions, and if you are an iPhoneographer who would like to showcase your work on this blog, or if you know an iPhoneographer who should showcase his or her work, then please let me know.

I hope you have enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed producing the three iPhoneographer interviews, and if you are an iPhoneographer, or you know an iPhoneographer that I have not featured, then please get in touch with me.

In the 3rd part of my mini series of interviews/questions & answers with current leading iPhoneographers, I am pleased to to introduce Gabriel Sucho, or Microbians as he is more commonly known as, who publishes "Dreams To Not Forget". By comparison Microbians is fairly new to the iPhoneography seen, but if you check out his website, I think you will agree he has a flare for it.

Gabriel Sucho (Microbians) is from Spain, so you will have to excuse some of his English, but considering English is not his native language, he has done pretty well.

As with the other posts, I have interspersed a selection of Gabriel's (Microbians) photos with his answers.

Q - So Gabriel where in the world are you based?
A - Madrid, Spain
Q - When and why did you create the "Microbians - Dreams To Not Forget" website?
A - MAY 30, 2008
Q - Is photography a hobby, or does it form part of your day job?
A - Yes I do on my free time, but is related to my work I do Art Direction
Q - Why did you chose to use the iPhone as your main photo taking tool?
A - Well, because is very easy to take photoes any time, and people never saw if you are taking a picture or you are making other thing with the phone. For that reason I can take very fresh street photos.
Q - How would you describe your style of photography?
A - I like to capture this little moments nobody see.
Q - Who if anyone inspires your photography?
A - I don't follow to much which photographers do out side, except my flickr contacts.
Q - How many photo's do you think you have taken to-date with your iPhone?
A - I don't know maybe more than 200
Q - What is your most favourite photo or photo's?
A - iLomo - the life is a trip to nowhere (picture below)
Q - What iphoneography apps do you use on your iPhone if any?
A - CameraBag & Photogene
Q - Do you post process any of your photos on your iPhone, and if so what apps do you use?
A - Sometimes I do the thing with CameraBag & Photogene but sometimes also I throw to Photoshop
Q - If you do not edit on your iPhone, what do you use to edit with, if anything?
A - When I don't do the postprocesing on iPhone I do it with Photoshop
Q - Do you upload images to your website directly from your iPhone? if so with what app? or do you ftp them?
A - Yes, normaly I use Tumble (App Store Link) to post from iPhone to Tumblr site.
Q - What improvements would you like to see Apple making to the camera features of the iPhone?
A - I like like it is, but maybe a better jpg compression.
As with the other, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Gabriel (Microbians) for his time with this interview, and if there are any questions I've missed, or you have anything you would like to ask Gabriel, then please post in the comments section below, and I am sure Gabriel will only to happy to answer them.

In the 2nd part of my series of interviews/questions & answers with current leading iPhoneographers, I am pleased to to introduce John Morris from "Taken With An iPhone".

Q - So John where in the world are you based?
A - I am based in Silver Spring, Maryland which is located just inside of the beltway in Washington DC.

Q - When and why did you create the "Taken With An iPhone" website?
A - I had been photoblogging on and off for a couple of years so that when my wife bought an iPhone for me in October 2007 it just seemed the next place to take my blogging. Having said that, my previous phone had a camera but I never thought about blogging its images – must be something about the iPhone.

Q - Is photography a hobby, or does it form part of your day job?
A - Photography is a hobby but I have been lucky enough to sell several images a year for the past few years.

Q - Why did you chose to use the iPhone as your main photo taking tool?
A - I have not a large, but a substantial collection of cameras. I have transitioned from film to digital and from there to the iPhone. I have not abandoned my previous deities but there is something wonderfully spontaneous about the iPhone and the ability to capture something instantly, with little hassle or preparation. I suppose it is this that has captured and tethered my iPhone to my hip.

Q - How would you describe your style of photography?
A - I honestly don't think about my style. I suppose you could classify my work as urban photography. I enjoy cities and the accoutrements that go with them. The things that others find mundane I relish. Typically, though I just point and shoot. I rarely set up shots. I enjoy architecture, man-made objects and nature as it exits within these boundaries.

Q - Who if anyone inspires your photography?
A - I was not formerly trained and so am classified as amateur, but my experience has been built up over 30 years. My inspiration was really an interest nurtured by my father who was a semi-professional photographer. He introduced me…but I have no specific figure or other artist I study and reflect and feel is of particular inspiration. I take pictures because it a completely selfish act. I have been fortunate that I have travelled extensively and that as afforded me the opportunity to engage in other cultures and record what I see. That is the greatest inspiration for me.

Q - How many photo's do you think you have taken to-date with your iPhone?
A - Approximately 4500.

Q - What is your most favorite photo or photo's?
A - This picture of Washington DC Metro. I love all things trains and I was surprised how well this image turned out....
....and this picture of the T-Rex at the Discovery Communications Headquarters in Silver Spring. Not great but I just like this image, and....
....the Discovery Communications Headquarters. One of the first images I created using Pano. I like the contrast between the light and the reflections.
Q - What iPhoneography apps do you use on your iPhone if any?
A - I have three apps that are always on my iPhone - Pano, Camerabag and SteadyCam. While I do try different apps when I see them, none have stood out enough to be added full time.

Q - Do you post process any of your photos on your iPhone, and if so what apps do you use?
A - The only processing I do on my iPhone, if you can call it that, is with Camerabag.

Q - If you do not edit on your iPhone, what do you use to edit with, if anything?
A - I use Photoshop to edit my iPhone images. Mostly this just means resizing before uploading to Flickr. I occasionally do some basic photo editing – contrast, brightness, saturation - but I prefer to post my images as they were taken by my iPhone.

Q - Do you upload images to your website directly from your iPhone? if so with what app? or do you ftp them?
A - I started out emailing my images to Flickr which would automatically post them to my website. As I started to use my iPhone as my main camera the number of images increased and I decided it was easier to download the images to my computer and bulk upload them to Flickr.

Q - What improvements would you like to see Apple making to the camera features of the iPhone?
A - I see my iPhone as a digital version of my plastic Lomo cameras – I don’t expect DSLR results or options. Having said that a couple of extra megapixels and a better lens would be nice.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank John for his time with this interview, and if there are any questions I've missed, or you have anything you would like to ask John, then please post in the comments section below, and I am sure Greg will only to happy to answer them.

In the first of what I hope will be a series of interviews/questions & answers with current leading iPhoneographers, I am pleased to bring you my first interview with Greg Schmigel of "just what i see" fame, the person who I consider to be the original iPhoneographer, and who inspired this blog, showing just what really can be achieved with the iPhone camera, proving that no matter how good or bad a camera is, it is the person behind the camera that makes the picture.

As with other interviews Greg has given, I've decided to interspersed a selection of Greg's photos with his answers.

Q - So Greg where in the world are you based?
A - Currently, I live in Arnold, Maryland which is just north of Annapolis ... and just south of Baltimore. I grew up in the Washington, DC Metro area in a town called Hyattsville.

Q - When and why did you create the "just what i see" website?
A - I launched www.justwhatisee.com about 2 years ago. Originally it started out as a general photoblog Web site, but for more than the past year, it has become 100% iPhone photography. My current site is actually version 2 of Just What I See. I have begun to focus primarily on people on my Web site. The original version had a little bit of everything, and it had gotten a bit cluttered.
Q - Is photography a hobby, or does it form part of your day job?
A - I like to think of photography as therapy more than a hobby. I find peace when I am out walking a city street, shooting what I see. I work as an Online Marketing Coordinator for national nonprofit organizations during the day. And no...I haven't quit my day job yet.
Q - Why did you chose to use the iPhone as your main photo taking tool?
A - After I purchased my iPhone, I was immediately drawn to the camera application. I was impressed by how well the camera could actually perform. I didn't actually intend to let my 'real' cameras collect dust, it just kind of happened that way. Anyone looking to by a 40D rig?
Q - How would you describe your style of photography?
A - Well, my favorite 'genre' of photography is black and white street photography. I don't like to call myself a street photographer, as I don't think I am there yet. But if I had to choose a 'style', I guess I would lump my style into the street photography group. I love to shoot real people, doing real things.
Q - Who if anyone inspires your photography?
A - Everyone's photography inspires me. Whether its a famous street photographer, one of my fellow shooters, a tourist or even the kid down the street with his new shiny digital point-and-shoot camera. I see photography as an art form from which inspiration can be gained on all levels.
Q - How many photo's do you think you have taken to-date with your iPhone?
A - Just a minute...let me check my iPhoto. 4,236 and counting (as of 12/30/08).
Q - What is your most favourite photo or photo's?
A - If you're referring to photos from other people? One of my all time favorite photographs is a shot by Diane Arbus called "Child with Toy Hand Grenade in Central Park" ... there's something about that photograph that gets me. But to be honest, the list goes on and on. If you're referring to my own photos...well, I don't think I have a favorite. I'm still working on creating it.
Q - What iPhoneography apps do you use on your iPhone if any?
A - The only iPhone camera app I have, and seldom use is CameraBag. I downloaded it to check out the Lomo and Holga-like features. They're pretty cool. Check it out if your into that type of photography. I tend to avoid special apps for the iPhone camera because they drain the battery faster than just shooting with the native camera app. And all of us who shoot with an iPhone know that battery life is hard to come by. (Pick up a Mophie Juice Pack...you'll be very pleased with it.)
Q - Do you post process any of your photos on your iPhone, and if so what apps do you use?
A - I do not edit my photos in the iPhone itself. If I process an iPhone photo, I do it in Apple's iPhoto. Most of the time, I simply convert my shots to black and white and post them to my Web site.
Q - Do you upload images to your website directly from your iPhone? if so with what app? or do you ftp them?
A - In the early days of Just What I See, I would upload directly from the street to my Flickr account. But I learned quickly that uploading and even viewing my photos for that matter should wait till the end of the day...for battery sake, that is. But now, to the thanks of places like Starbucks...refueling the iPhone has never been easier. Just remember to bring your wall cable and plug with you. They're too busy making "low-fat triple-shot caramel macchiatos" to notice anyhow.
Q - What improvements would you like to see Apple making to the camera features of the iPhone?
A - There are three areas where I think Apple could improve the camera:

1. More megapixels...at least jump up to 5, that's a given.
2. Add a simply flash to the camera. Most other, more primative camera phones have a flash...come on Apple...time to 'see the light'. And lastly, 
3. Battery...need I say more?

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Greg for his time with this interview, and if there are any questions I've missed, or you have anything you would like to ask Greg, then please post in the comments section below, and I am sure Greg will only to happy to answer them.