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Although I was very pleased with my Nokia 2110 and had it for quite a while, my first Nokia phone I really fell in love with was the Nokia 8210. It was 2000, the year I joined Nokia and the 8210 was the smallest and lightest Nokia on the market. This was the phone which always caught people’s attention when I pulled it from my handbag.  I just loved the size and the colors of the phone. I was working  in various enhancement teams and one day someone handed me a bunch of removable Xpress-covers for the Nokia 8210. I was so entranced by them I used a different color each day (my favorites were brown and green).

My second Nokia favourite phone is the Nokia 7610 – launched it 2004 it was Nokia’s first megapixel phone. It was the phone which got me interested in photography and opened me to the new imaging era – I wanted to take photos of everything as my previous photography was limited to special occasions and holidays. With the 7610 and one megapixel camera I discovered the possibility to capture photos on everyday occasions, like when walking in the forest with my dogs. I was amazed at the quality of the photos and the possibility of having a camera always with me. I was also an addictive user of Nokia Lifeblog. Photography is still one of my passions though I don’t take it too seriously (I have more of a random approach to taking photos). The ones I don’t like get deleted right away but the majority of the photos become wonderful memories.

The Nokia N95 is my third favorite and the first device where I had the internet in my pocket. Over weekends in remote locations it was nice to find the answers right away. It was nice to have the local bus and train schedules without carrying a timetable in my bag. But the 5-megapixel camera and good quality video were still my primary reasons to have this device.

Why didn’t I choose the Nokia N97? Simply, because that’s my primarily phone at the moment. I felt choosing the best Nokia ever needed to have a bit more retrospective. But after spending time with a touch screen device, I have trouble remembering that not all devices and other gadgets are touch screen!   After using a touch screen phone there is no turning back.

GLOBAL -

Click through on each thumbnail to see more from each photographer, we’ve included links to the full size shot on each one’s individual Flickr channel.

Stone Bridge

Venice (Italy)

Kuytu

As this pic’s caption itself says, this is of the many thousands of bridges in Venice. But just by going for a different type of shot, the ordinary becomes extraordinary. The lighting has a dreamy quality that works perfectly.

Av. Conde da Boa Vista

Recife (Brazil)

Tato

If you’ve never shot in black and white, take a look at this pic. Everyday situations take on a moody grittiness that would be lost in colour, and this gives faces an expressiveness that tells a story in itself.

Little Kiss

Cabo Frio (Brazil)

Larissa Grace

A simple shot brought to life by some clever creativity. Taking a black and white shot at night means the N95’s flash creates fantastic contrast, and the flower’s stem being level with the edge of the frame is a nice composition touch.

Clouds N95

Unknown

Ange 29

Don’t take shots straight into the sun, right? Well, we’re glad our man Ange 29 didn’t listen to conventional wisdom, because the reflected light off the objects in the foreground counterbalances the near-lavender sky beautifully.

Now and then, here and there

Bangladesh

Ifty (XP)

The textures of the damp mould rising up the wall, the framing of the curtain and wire and the diagonals created by the steps are all great compositional elements, but it’s the bicycle that brings it all together.
A superbly simple photo.

The Red Door

Kilkenny (Ireland)

Johndugganfoto

This kind of scene presents itself more often than you might think, and a camera phone is just what you need to take advantage. The slightly washed out greys of the tree, steps and wall just makes the bright red door stand out more.

Track

Lanzerote (Canaries)

Piricolikis

You can almost feel the cool damp of the sand here. The contrast of the very personal image of a footprint on the empty tract of shore behind is as effective as it is simple. Great detail in the sand, too.

Sugarcane landscape

Ituverava (Brazil)

Eugeni_dodonov

The N95 seems designed to show Brazil in its best light – this is the third of four in this week’s selection. The colours are superb here, and the detail in the foreground adds definition to the stunning clouds in the sky.

Allos Lake

Provence (France)

Octanou

How do you make an ordinary landscape photo tell a story? Like this. Sticking a tripod and camera in shot is a simple trick, but transforms what was a pleasant but ultimately ordinary pic into one that makes you stop and look twice.

Permuta

Recife (Brazil)

Cristiano f. b.

An exercise in contrasts: between nature and machine, buildings and rubble, bright dusty light and dark shadowy undergrowth. Some shots are more about technical skill than photographic eye. Not this one – a great opportunistic shot.

JAKARTA, Indonesia

Nokia is working with local agencies and the department of agriculture in Indonesia to get up to the minute information and distribute it through the service. Kids too are benefiting, through the education aspect of the service which enables them to learn English. They also get to have fun with comics and such like showing up on their devices.

So think of a life changing service where you live. What would it look like, what would it need to do?

How Nokia Life Tools benefits locals in Indonesia

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