Photographer Has Camera Bag With $10K of Gear Stolen Overnight

A wedding and graduation photographer woke up to discover that his camera bag, which contained more than $10,000 worth of gear and thousands of images, had been stolen. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-04-29 15:05

Late Photographer’s Camera Gear Stolen from Family Home

Camera gear belonging to a renowned wilderness photographer, who passed away in 1996, was stolen from his family's home.

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2025-01-03 16:22

Find your camera if it gets stolen: PolarPro announced the new Defender Body cap with secret AirTag compartment!

PolarPro announced the new Defender Body cap you can buy now at BHphoto (Click here) and at Amazon (should be listed soon). It has a secret storage for Airtag or SD card or CFexpress card. I would have ZERO doubts that it would be best to store your own Apple Airtag (here on discount at… sonyalpharumors.com »

2024-02-14 22:45

$6K worth of stolen camera gear was recovered thanks to Apple AirTags

Unfortunately, stolen camera gear stories don't always include a happy ending. However, thanks to well-placed Apple AirTags and good fortune, Australian Graham Tait was reunited with all roughly $10,000 worth of stolen property, including his camera. dpreview.com »

2022-05-09 19:30

I Found All of My Stolen Camera Gear in the Nearest Pawn Shop

Do you ever wake up in the morning and just know that there’s something amiss? On Saturday, June 22nd, I woke up with a knot in my stomach as I realized I had left my camera outside in my truck. I wasn’t positive I’d locked the doors. I walked downstairs chanting my mantra “I’m sure […] petapixel.com »

2019-07-24 19:03

How I Had Over $5,000 in Camera Gear Stolen Through Fat Llama

I use Fat Llama to loan out some of my photography gear when not in use, and I’ve been very happy with the extra beer money. Well… up until last week, that is, as my camera kit was stolen! Let’s rewind a bit and go through exactly what happened, how I was dealt with by […] petapixel.com »

2019-03-20 20:08

Watch a Guy Get Busted After Selling Stolen Camera Gear

Want to see how camera equipment goes from being stolen from a car to being sold on the Internet? Here’s an 8-minute investigative report that exposed one particular stolen electronics fencing operation. petapixel.com »

2018-11-23 20:33

Photographer Finds His Stolen Camera Lens on eBay — It Sells for $65,100

Photographer Daniel Zvereff lost his precious custom-modified Canon 50mm f/0. 95 “dream lens” last month, and this week he came across that very lens for sale through an eBay auction. He then watched as the auction ended yesterday with a ridiculous winning bid of $65,100. petapixel.com »

2018-04-06 20:37

My Camera Got Stolen From My Car… and Insurance Didn’t Cover It

Dear photography community, I am writing this blog post to warn you from an experience I had in getting my camera stolen from a car, and then finding that my insurance refused to cover it. We live in a modern age with crazy technology — our cameras are proof of that. And so is the […] petapixel.com »

2016-08-17 19:14