A popular camera store in the UK was targeted this week by burglars who made off with over $200,000 in Leica cameras and lenses. Ffordes in the North of Scotland says that it was broken into in the early hours on Wednesday morning.
It appears that the criminals specifically targeted Leica equipment. “The police suggest […]. petapixel.com
In case photography isn't expensive enough, professionals in the San Francisco area are hiring security for their shoots thanks to the city's camera theft epidemic. [Read More]
As you know, there has sadly been a raft of camera thefts in San Francisco of late, putting a spotlight on places you might want to think twice about hauling expensive camera gear with you the next time you visit. [Read More]
This may be the modern-day equivalent of a stagecoach robbery: a pair of photographers were just brazenly robbed while they were sitting in traffic in San Francisco. Robbers smashed their rear window and stole a bag filled with $7,000 in gear, and it was all caught on camera.
If you’re feeling down and need a smile, check out this 1-minute video of a fox stealing a phone from a human and running away with it. The video was shared yesterday by Mikayla Raines, founder of SaveAFox Rescue, a Minnesota-based non-profit that’s decided to saving foxes from sickness, injury, abandonment, and fur farms. Raines […]
“American Chopper” star Paul Teutul has lost a copyright infringement lawsuit and is being ordered by a judge to pay the photographer over a quarter of a million dollars for using photos without permission.
A California man was testing the new camera he received on Christmas Day when a robber snatched the camera, jumped into his car. The victim tried to hold onto the car in an attempt to get the camera back and suffered a major head injury in the incident. NBC4 Palm Springs reports that 29-year-old Robbie […]