I don't agree that in a few years everyone will be doing cellphone photography exhibits. A few cellphone photo exhibits are interesting because they are unique, but the quality of the photos is inferior to the quality of photos that can be taken with a good digital camera that I don't think photographers will want to spend time making such images when they are no longer as new and unique as they are today. Also, the fact that cellphone cameras are convenient is not an adequate reason for why they should be used in place of better, but bulkier, cameras.
What is interesting about Patrice Elmi's photographs is that they appear as if they were taken from a good camera, not a cellphone camera. The colors are all very vibrant, the light is good, and the images are sharp. I was surprised to read that Elmi did not photoshop or digitally manipulate the images. However, to me what is most impressive about these photos is not the images themselves but that they were taken with a cellphone camera.
The prints are only 6 inches square. At a time when large photographs are becoming more and more popular, why would many photographers want to limit themselves to small prints?
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