The Camera on Your Back: A Practical and Philosophical Guide
What We Carried
- Sony A7C II + 20mm f/1.8 prime
- 85mm f/1.8 portrait lens
- Peak Design clip system
- 2× batteries + compact charger
- Memory cards × 4 (redundancy)
- Microfibre cloth
- Small Joby GorillaPod
"The camera fogged over and the light went. That twenty-minute window taught me more about patience than anything I've read about photography."
— Alex R., Lofoten Islands
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Mountain photography
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The Camera on Your Back — WKND Adventures
Description
A practical and philosophical guide to carrying a camera in the mountains — what to bring, what it costs you, and whether the trade-off is worth it.