An iPhone with interchangeable lenses?

Photographers always say the best camera is the one you have with you at the moment you need it.

As smartphones have evolved, they have become the go-to camera for millions of people. As it is now, the iPhone carries a powerful little camera. For many people, it has replaced the point-and-shoot as their always-there pocket camera.

But a new patent in Apple's quiver seems to suggest the company's not done disrupting the camera industry. Apple might have its sights set on DSLRs and mirror-less cameras. This new patent suggests that Apple is looking into creating an iPhone with interchangeable lenses.

These figures, taken from a recently filed patent, show a phone with a removable back that allows the swapping out of lenses. Is this the future of iPhotography?