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My Essential Photography Kit
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items Find all the essential photography kit we use on our travels to get professional level shots. From the cameras and drones to essential accessories - it can all be found here!
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My Cameras and Lenses
What's in my camera bag?
Tripods
My Cameras and Lenses
My daily go to equipment for travel photography. What camera and lenses I personally use and also all the important gear every photographer needs when on location!
I use this Canon EOS R Camera every time I go out to shoot travel photography.
Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera
My favourite wide angle lens from Canon. It's a 15-35mm Premium lens and perfect for taking travel photos. It's super fast at F2.8 with great image stabilisation for shooting handheld!
Canon RF15-35mm F2.8 L wide angle lens
Canon RF 24-105mm lens is an important lens to have, giving me a versatile focal length range for travel photography. Not super wide, but wide enough for most shots, also not too long that its a burden to carry. Generally a staple in most travel phot...
Canon RF 24-105mm Body f/4 L is USM Lens - Black
For longer reach, I use the canon RF 100-500mm. I use this lens for wildlife shots and sports action shots such as surfing and I generally like to use this lens for picking out closer details in distant landscapes or subjects such as large stormy wav...
Canon RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L Telephoto Lens
A GoPro is a travel photographer must have. They are so verstile and shoot great wide angle footage upto 5.3k nowadays! They are also pretty much indestructible!
GoPro HERO13 Black (HB-Series Lenses + Powerful Battery)
The DJI Air is the perfect drone for the that travel in my opinion. I chose to use this drone because of it's great image quality but smaller size than the mavic drones, making it much easier to pack into my camera bag with all my other gear.
DJI Air 3 Drone Fly More Combo with RC 2
What's in my camera bag?
Here you can find all the bits of gear I carry in my camera bag whenever I go out on location. From camera cleaning accessories to filters and memory cards.
The Wolverine magnetic filters from Kase, are my preferred filters. They are super high quality, fast and easy to use because they are magnetic. I also really like the protective leather case the kit comes in.
Kase Wolverine 72mm ND CPL Filters Kit
Micro-fiber lens cloth is an essential carry for any photographer. Helpful for cleaning water spray off my lens during shoots such as waterfalls or seascapes. Just make sure the cloth is always kept clean and sand free!
Microfiber Cleaning Cloth, 6 Pack for Glasses
A dust blower for your lens is essential for keeping it clean and not scratching the glass when wiping it. A must have for any professional photographer.
Rubber Rocket Air Blower Duster Cleaner for Camera
These lens wipes are great for cleaning your camera and lens. I always carry a few packets with me in my camera bag at all times. If I ever need to clean my lens and the blower just doesn't cut it… these are what you want! They also do a great job of...
Zeiss Lens Wipes, White, 220 Count…
A memory card case is crucial for protecting the most important thing - your image files! I would make sure it's a good quality one which is both water proof and shock proof.
Water-Resistant Anti-Shock SD Card Holder
An essential piece of kit for photographers is a GPS. This compact satellite communicator makes sure If I get lost in the wilderness during my travels, I can get back home or contact emergency services if in danger.
inReach® Mini 2
spare batteries for your camera are essential on shoots. Always keep spare fully charged. (note to self haha)
Canon LP-E6NH Lithium-Ion Battery (7.2V, 2130mAh)
Tripods
This is a beast of a tripod but made of carbon fiber it's a lot lighter than you'd think. I have had mine for years and it's still going strong. I've put this through its paces in salty sea water and it's easy to clean and maintain, I highly recommen...
FLM CP38-L4 II 10X Carbon Fiber Series II Tripod
A gorilla pod is a fantastic tripod for travel photography. I have wrapped mine to hand rails on staircases etc to get unique urban night shots that require slower shutter speeds. Small and compact, easy to travel with at all times.
GorillaPod Travel Tripod with Ballhead
My chosen pan head. This brand is really high quality and I have had this head for over 5 years without any problems at all. It suits my preferred style of shooting and is robust but quick to set up and adjust. It makes stitching panos a piece of p*s...
Acratech Panoramic Head with Arca-Type Quick Release (Lever Clamp)