A complete travel photography gear guide

We’re often asked about the gear we take on our travels. In response, we have written a detailed and complete travel photography gear guide

I have been involved in film or photography throughout the course of my career: initially as a camera operator, video editor and AV engineer, later as a teacher in digital media, and now as a travel writer.

I’ve published photography in a range of magazines, newspapers, books and websites including BBC Travel, Lonely Planet, The Telegraph and The Independent among others. I even provided the photography for a recipe book once.

I’ve also sold stock images for several years on Shutterstock and iStock by Getty Images, and my photography plays a prominent role throughout our travel blog and social channels, particularly Instagram.

I continue to learn and improve my work and expect to do so indefinitely. I’ve learned most by watching and reading about how other photographers work – professional or amateur. The more I’ve learned, the more I’ve refined the gear I use.

As with many things, it often comes down to personal preference; what works for one person may not suit the next, but it always helps to see what peers are using. As such, I’ve put together a complete travel photography gear guide to share the details of what I use.

Travel photography gear guide

There’s still a lot of gear I’d love to add, but photography is an expensive pursuit so I use what I can afford and look forward to the day when my budget can stretch to accommodate my next toy!

Camera body

Fujifilm X-T30

I recently made the leap from my longstanding affiliation with Nikon SLRs to a considerably lighter Fujifilm mirrorless camera. Known as the “Little Giant”, X-T30 is ridiculously light and compact, yet remains well-built and robust. It has a 26MP sensor, tilting touchscreen LCD, superb electronic viewfinder (EVF) and direct controls that make it straightforward to operate.

When you’re spending this sort of money there’s not too much difference in quality among the main brands. What’s important is what feels right for you. You want to be able to adjust your camera, access presets and swap lenses without thinking too much about it and fumbling to drive them home. For me, I find the Fujifilm interface particularly fluid, but everyone is different.

Fujifilm X-T4

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