A professional photographer who was required by United Airlines to check his camera bag got to his destination to find all of his equipment broken after it had apparently been dropped and opened. [Read More]
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A professional photographer who was required by United Airlines to check his camera bag got to his destination to find all of his equipment broken after it had apparently been dropped and opened. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-05-23 17:49
A wildlife photographer lost $11,000 worth of camera equipment and very nearly his life after falling into a river while shooting wildlife photos. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-04-17 15:24
A "hyper-vigilant" photographer was robbed of $16,000 worth of camera gear right under his nose.
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A photographer asked his wife to guess the cost of his camera gear in a viral TikTok video -- and she was left hilariously "shaken to the core" by what she learned. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-10-30 21:56
A photographer and filmmaker who had $24,000 worth of camera equipment stolen from his car has slammed San Francisco police for doing nothing about the fencing operation his gear was taken to. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-09-26 18:49
A photographer who set up nine cameras to capture the SpaceX Starship launch had six of them destroyed by chunks of concrete thrown from the launch pad. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-04-28 21:51
A Houston-based wedding photographer has suffered a huge setback to his career after thieves broke into his car and stole over $20,000 worth of camera equipment. Photographer Gaurav Hariyani had just finished up a wedding photo shoot last Monday when he parked at a Costco and walked into a Buffalo Wild Wings to grab some […] petapixel.com »
2021-10-18 17:59
A Slovak photographer is appealing for help to get back on his feet after a devastating apartment fire wiped out his studio, camera equipment, and 25 years’ worth of photography. Slovakia-based photographer Martin Machaj has shared a series of photographs showing the charred remains of gear, workplace, and living space this week after a short […] petapixel.com »
2021-08-11 19:40
We all go through phases in our photographic lives where we believe that new gear will help us create better images. I need just one more lens then I will be able to create better pictures. I need this new camera because the extra megapixels will make be better. thephoblographer.com »
2020-09-15 01:00
One of the many traps photographers can fall into when seeking to grow in their craft is “gear acquisition syndrome” (GAS) or “gear lust”. Wedding photographer Taylor Jackson made this entertaining 7-minute video explaining why gear addition isn’t the path toward success in photography. petapixel.com »
2020-08-17 21:05
2020 Astronomy Photographer of the Year Shortlist The Royal Observatory (Greenwich) has announced the shortlisted photos for its Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020 competition. This year marks the 12th year of the competition, which is sponsored by Insight Investment and is held in association with BBC Sky at Night Magazine. dpreview.com »
2020-07-20 17:36
Underwater photographer Steven Benjamin is under one of the world’s most strict COVID lockdowns in Cape Town, South Africa, but he hasn’t let that stop him from capturing world-class wildlife photography. petapixel.com »
2020-05-18 22:54
Earlier this year, a group of well-known professional photographers was robbed… by another photographer. Approximately $12-$15K worth of gear was taken from their studio by a peer almost three months ago, and they were only able to recover the gear earlier this week, though they still don’t feel they’ve received anything resembling justice. Seth Miranda, […] petapixel.com »
2019-11-01 19:08
Earlier this year, a group of well-known professional photographers was robbed… by another photographer. Approximately $12-$15K worth of gear was taken from their studio by a peer almost three months ago, and they were only able to recover the gear earlier this week, though they still don’t feel they’ve received anything resembling justice. Seth Miranda, […] petapixel.com »
2019-11-01 19:08
As photographers, we've likely said, or have heard someone telling a new photographer, or perhaps even an experienced photographer that 'gear doesn't matter. ' Those four little words that are so quickly spoken can be some of the worst advice that you or any other photographer can give, or receive because ultimately gear does matter in photography, just like the type of equipment for many different activities matters. thephoblographer.com »
2019-07-17 13:00
Think of landscape photography as street photography in nature. The animals are not giving permission but we photograph them anyways and the walk is good for you. If you're like most street photographers, you don't like to carry a ton of gear to make the photo. thephoblographer.com »
2018-08-08 01:00
Award-winning photographer Michelle Frankfurter is taking to social media to share a horror story involving her precious camera equipment. She says American Airlines lost her cameras equipment worth $13,000. petapixel.com »
2018-06-20 17:49
I'm an amateur photo-hobbyist living in Tokyo, Japan. I picked up photography around 3 years ago, thinking I could jump into a new realm of world that I've never understood before. Prior to picking up a camera, I was a normal college undergrad who puts studying first before most of my hobbies; however, photography taught me that I should cherish the people and the moments around me and try to remember them especially as a foreigner living in a wonderful place like Japan. thephoblographer.com »
2017-10-20 07:00
A professional photographer who was required by United Airlines to check his camera bag got to his destination to find all of his equipment broken after it had apparently been dropped and opened. [Read More]