Yes. The effect is called lens flare, and you can create it deliberately with both phones and dedicated cameras.

A common way to get it is to compose so a bright light source—often the sun—is just outside the frame or very near the edge. Stray light entering the lens can produce flare. Other bright lights, such as streetlights, can do the same.

With an interchangeable-lens camera, removing the lens hood can increase the chance of flare, since the hood is designed to block off-axis light that causes it. Different lenses produce different flare patterns, so experimentation matters.

Important safety note: avoid pointing your camera directly at the sun. Try keeping the sun just out of frame instead.

If you want more or less flare, adjust your framing slightly and test different lenses or light angles until you get a look you like.