The Kit — 10 pieces
What rides in the bag
Not much, and all of it earns its weight. The gear I'm actually shooting with right now — it changes, but I keep this current. The buy links go to Amazon for the US and India.
Sony Alpha α7R IV
My first full-frame mirrorless and the body behind almost everything here. The 61MP back-illuminated sensor holds detail I can crop deep into, and a single button drops it to a 26MP APS-C crop when I need the reach.
Sony FE 24–105mm F4 G
Hilariously expensive and worth it — my most-used lens by far. A constant ƒ/4, sharp corner to corner, and a range wide enough that I never swap glass in bad weather.
Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2× Ultra Macro
The lens behind every macro frame on this site. True 2:1 magnification at ƒ/2.8 with APO glass that keeps colour fringing to almost nothing. Manual focus only — slow, deliberate, and worth it.
Sigma 14–24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art
The wide end I reach for when a scene is too big for the 24–105. Rectilinear and razor-sharp into the corners at ƒ/2.8 — built for sweeping landscapes and, after dark, a clean field of stars.
DJI Mini 5 Pro — Fly More Combo
The view from above, under 250 grams so it travels almost anywhere. The Fly More Combo's spare batteries are the difference between one pass and waiting for the light to come back around.
DJI Osmo Action 6
For the angles a tripod can't reach — chest-height on a trek, low over moving water, rolling timelapse from the dashboard. Waterproof, stabilised, and small enough to forget it's there.
Benro Slim Carbon Fiber Tripod
Light enough to carry up a pass, stable enough for multi-second exposures. An 8.8 lb load rating and a quick half-turn twist lock that sets up in seconds — the difference between a sharp frame and a smeared one.
NiSi 77mm Circular ND Kit
Three stops, six-with-a-polariser, and ten — everything I need to drag the shutter in daylight. The 6-stop with its rotating CPL is the one that stays on for waterfalls and bright coast.
Peak Design Camera Strap
Wears as a sling, shoulder or neck strap, and the anchor links snap off in a second when the camera goes on the tripod. Rated to 200 lb and comfortable on a long day out.
OnePlus 12R
Map, podcast player and second camera in one. Quick to a sharp frame and a huge battery for long days out — the camera you have on you beats the one left in the bag.
The edit
On the desk
Two pieces of software do almost everything once the cards come home — one for stills, one for the films.
RAW & Catalogue
Adobe Lightroom
Where every frame lands first. Culling, the develop module, and a catalogue that keeps years of shoots searchable. Most of my look happens here before anything else is touched.
Adobe · Subscription ↗
Colour & Edit
DaVinci Resolve
For the video side — cutting the travel films and grading them properly. The colour page is studio-grade, and the free version does almost everything I need.
Blackmagic · Free ↗“It's not the camera that makes a good picture, but the eye and the mind of the photographer.”
— Richard Avedon
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