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Gear Carry on African Safaris

Gear Carry on African Safaris

Our friends Therese Iknoian and Michael Hodgson from HITravelTales recently took our Retrospective shoulder bags with them to Kenya and came back with some stellar photos and a great write-up on their trip.  Check out some of their tips on what to bring, and how to carry it all, if an African safari is on your bucketlist radar for 2022:   How to carry gear to and on an African safari By Therese Iknoian / HITravelTales.com Your bucket list African photo safari is getting closer. You’ve gotten your immunizations and ordered your cargo pants. Now, the question is, how do...

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Roderik Van Nispen Welder Series Photography Interview Photo

5 Minutes with Roderik van Nispen

We asked in our super secret Facebook group (join here) last week if anyone wanted to dive into a new series of '5 Minutes with' and Rotterdam based photographer, Roderik Van Nispen, came back to us super quickly!   Introducing Roderik Van Nispen. 1. Who are you, what do you do and how long have you been doing it?   Roderik van Nispen, Photographer, since the beginning of the century. I photograph a lot of marathons and triathlons world wide, and the rest of the time I mostly photograph portraits and documentary photography. 2. When you started out in the field you’re in, how...

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5 Minutes with Jamie Schwaberow

5 Minutes with Jamie Schwaberow

Jamie is the director over at NCAA Photos, we had a chat with Jamie about who he is and what he does, here's that 5 minutes with Jamie Schwaberow. Who are you, what do you do and how long have you been doing it? I’m Jamie Schwaberow, the Director of NCAA Photos. I’ve been running NCAA Photos, the official photography partner of the NCAA, since 2001. Our founder, Rich Clarkson, created NCAA Photos in 1994. When you started out in the field you’re in, how did you get your first “break” / was there a defining moment you just knew...

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In Conversation With Mark Edward Harris

In Conversation With Mark Edward Harris

I set out to spend 20 minutes on Zoom with Mark while he was out in Japan  covering the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, this Zoom call turned into an epic for which I'm very thankful, so I'd suggest you hit play, below, and settle in for some fun conversation about all things Tokyo Sports Photography. We also chatted about Mark's adventures in Japan, as well as music, guitars, travel with Covid restrictions and a lot more... We went for around an hour and it's a great conversation with a fantastic photographer in Mark Edward Harris.  We've also popped a couple of the images...

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