The Best Phone Tripods for Travel in 2026 (and Which Kind You Need)

I'm Laurence, a professional travel photographer since 2010. Jess and I write this site from our own travels.I’ve been taking photos since 1993 and have worked as a professional travel photographer since 2010. Most of the time I’m shooting with a “real” camera, but when Jess and I want a photo of the two of us, or a family photo with everyone in it, I usually reach for my phone and the little phone mount that lives inside my Peak Design Travel Tripod. If you just want the answer: for photos of two people at eye level, get a tall phone tripod with a clamp and a remote, like the JOBY TelePod TP09 Grip. If you mostly want to prop your phone on tables and walls, a tabletop tripod like the Vanguard Vesta TT is smaller and cheaper. And if you already travel with a camera tripod, a phone clamp means you don’t need a second tripod at all. The easiest way to get this wrong is to buy on price, or on how small it folds, and then find it can’t take the photo you bought it for. A 5 inch tabletop tripod is no help in a field with no wall to stand it on, and a 5 foot selfie-stick tripod is quite a lot to carry to dinner. Start with the photo you want and the right type of tripod follows from it. ...