by Hope Cruz "For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity. In order to give a 'meaning' to the world, one has to feel involved in what one frames through the viewfinder." — Henri Cartier-Bresson, The Decisive Moment (1952) It isn’t every day that someone spends three months planning a single photograph. For Think Tank Photo’s newest Product Specialist, Dave Rollans, that level of preparation is simply part of the process. If you’ve recently called or emailed Think Tank with a question about gear, there’s a good chance you’ve already spoken with him.  Dave...

by Hope Cruz In 2010, after days of working in the aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake, he caught sight of it in an instant, the lifeless body of a toddler in a red dress being lifted into the air as a dog mauled her body in the streets of Port-au-Prince. It was the kind of moment that hits all at once, disorienting before the mind can make sense of it. He didn’t take the photo. Sitting in the back seat of the car, he gasped, his reaction coming before thought, sharp enough that the reporter in the front seat turned and...

Photo by Jacob Guy by Hope Cruz “The greatest images come when you stop chasing them and simply allow the moment to happen.” – Paul Nicklen Bella Zandoná is used to cold water. Antarctica is different. For a brief moment, everything feels exactly right. Bella looks out across the vast Antarctic landscape, ice and deep blue water stretching in every direction. The bright pink accents of her dry suit stand out against the deep blues and whites around her. Then she rolls backward off the zodiac and into the water, her Canon R6 sealed inside a Marelux underwater housing, Marelux...

by Matthew Busch Hi Think Tank community! If you've ever stood at an airport gate wondering how you're going to fit thousands of dollars of gear into an overhead bin, we already have something in common. My name is Matthew Busch, and I'm a documentary photographer turned cinematographer with over a decade of experience traveling the world to tell stories about people and places. My work has taken me from the American Midwest to Europe and India, covering subjects ranging from mental health and immigration to politics and environmental issues.  My projects have appeared in publications including TIME, The New...