My Gear

My Gear Journey

The right gear doesn’t just capture images—it shapes how you see. A wide-angle lens forces you to think about foreground relationships and context, while a fixed 50mm prime pushes you to move, to find new perspectives with your feet rather than your zoom ring. Sometimes the most creative breakthroughs come from limitations: shooting with a single focal length for a month, or working with just available light. These constraints don’t restrict creativity—they channel it, forcing you to solve problems differently and discover compositions you might otherwise miss.

Creative Constraints and Possibilities

The right gear doesn’t just capture images, it shapes how you see. A wide-angle lens forces you to think about foreground relationships and context, while a fixed 50mm prime pushes you to move, to find new perspectives with your feet rather than your zoom ring. Sometimes the most creative breakthroughs come from limitations: shooting with a single focal length for a month, or working with just available light. These constraints don’t restrict creativity, they channel it, forcing you to solve problems differently and discover compositions you might otherwise miss.

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My Main Kit: Perfect Hiking Combo

Although I own a lot of gear, I like to break it down to the essentials, especially when I start hiking