Instructions apply to devices running iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 and later.

launch the Photos app and locate the photo you want to email.

Tap theShareicon (an arrow pointing out of a box).

The Photos app on iPad

To share several photos, tap each one you want to attach to the email message.

A blue check mark appears next to the photos you select.

On iPhone, scroll through your photos and tap the ones to attach.

An iPad photos with the Share button highlighted

Tap theMailicon to open a new email message containing the photos.

punch in your email message and send it.

(You might have to tap the right arrow first.)

Share menu on an iPad with the blue check mark next to a selected photo highlighted

On iPhone, select theCameraicon below the email draft and move on to Step 2.

Tapping this icon activates a window with your photos in it.

Tap the one you want to send and thenxwhen you’re done with your selection.

Share menu on an iPad with the Mail button highlighted

you’ve got the option to select multiple images by tapping them to insert them in your email.

If you are satisfied with the image, selectUse Phototo add it to the email.

After you’ve attached the photos, send the email as usual.

An email on an iPad with the Insert Photo or Video menu option highlighted

Tap thethree dotsat the top of the screen.

Tap theSplit Viewicon to send the Mail app to one side of the screen.

Tap thePhotosapp icon to open Photos on the other side of the screen.

The Take Photo or Video option from the iPad keyboard in the Mail app.

Locate the photos you want to attach in the Photos app.

TapSelectand tap each image you want to include in an email.

SelectMailto open a new email with the images included.

The Use Photo option when launching the camera in the iPad Mail app.

Finish your email and send it.

On a computer, you could drag and drop images or place them inline.

In the mobile app, select thepaperclipicon to attach images inline.

Mail app showing the three dots menu

Most email services have a file size limit for attachments.

The simplest way to circumvent those limits is toshare your large photos through Google Drive.

Split View option selected in the Mail window

iPad Photos app with Select highlighted

The iPad Share button highlighted on the Photos app

iPad split view showing the Share menu

New mail screen open over split view of iPad