Best Photo of 2019: Smartphone Snapshots

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 9, 2020

Every year, The Brian Lehrer Show asks listeners to submit the best photo sitting on their phone (no babies, no pets). 

This year's winners were chosen by Dave Shelley, the creative producer for United Photo Industries, and British-born documentary photographer Janette Beckman, who chronicles subcultures and shoots for fashion brands. Her work appears in permanent collections at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Museum of the City of New York, among others. 

Winners: 

Run
(Henry Bbosa)

 

Untitled
(Laura Jacobs)

 

Untitled
(Nicole Butterfield)

 

Untitled
(Susan )

 

Ushuaia. The end of the world. Patagonia. March.
(Victoria Harmon )

 

Check out all of this year's submissions here

 

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