With all the requests I get about gear, here's the definitive collection of all the hardware and software I use.
I'm not super obsessed with gear, but I do make sure that the things I use are the best for me. Things that allow me to be the most efficient creative I can be.
For a video version where I cover some of these pieces, check out my YouTube video here.
Hopefully this list helps inspire your gear choices!
Camera gear
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Sony A7R IV
My main camera for images.
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Sony A7S III
Video and general purpose camera.
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Sony A7C
Walk around and light-carry camera.
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Sony RX100 VII
My trusty compact camera I never leave home without.
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16-35mm f2.8 G Master
My favourite lens. Versatile and sharp as hell.
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85mm f1.4 G Master
Second favourite lens. I love the 85mm focal length for many styles of photography.
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24mm f1.4 G Master
An extremely versatile lens I use for portraits and video mostly.
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20mm f1.8 G
A great little vlogging lens. Decent for astro too.
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55mm f1.8 Zeiss
A tiny normal lens always worth bringing around.
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100-400mm f4.5-5.6 G Master
My choice over the 70-200.
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Sony 2X Teleconverter
For that extra reach, ya know?
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Mavic 2 Pro
The best all-rounder drone on the market.
Camera accessories
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Rode VideoMic NTG
The best on-camera shotgun I've ever used. Period.
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Rode VideoMic Go
A great little wireless setup for lav stuff.
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Rode VideoMicro
When I want better audio but don't want to be so conspicuous.
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Peak Design Travel Tripod - CF
The best tripod I've ever used. Hands down.
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B+W XS-Pro Variable ND Filters
The sharpest, brightest, clearest variable ND's on the market with no colour cast. Used for video.
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Breakthrough Photography X4 ND Filters
The sharpest, clearest, no colour cast ND's available. Used for stills.
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Polar Pro Cinema Series Filters
Sunglasses for the Mavic.
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Sony CF Express Type A - 160GB
Super fast cards for the A7S III. I have two of them, one for each slot.
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Sandisk Extreme Pro MicroSD
The only SD card type and brand I trust.
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Pelican 915 SD Card Case
Keeps all my SD's safe in a crushproof, waterproof case.
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Lenskirt
A random doodad for shooting through glass with no reflection.
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Sony CF Express A card reader
CF Express type A reading.
Carry
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Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L
My favourite multi-purpose, every day camera bag.
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Peak Design Everyday Sling 6L
A small sling for when I need to travel light.
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Peak Design Leash
I love how small thin this strap is.
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Peak Design Cuff
Most used when shooting Street photography.
Studio tech
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Macbook Pro 13" 2020 M1
Small, portable, powerful. I do my main tasks here.
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Dell 32" 4K Monitor - U3219Q
A gorgeous, gigantic 4K display. Extremely colour accurate too.
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Vivo monitor stand
Because nice displays deserve nice stands.
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Audioengine A2+
Excellent sound quality in a small desk-friendly size.
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Logitech MX Master 3 Advanced
A decent ergonomic mouse. A little heavy though.
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Apple Magic Keyboard, Black
Because, black.
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Sony WH-1000XM4
Easily the best noise cancelling headphones on the market.
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Razer Blade Studio Edition
My PC device. For heavy edits like video, and gaming.
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Xiaomi Mi 34" Curved Gaming Monitor
Lots of space for video edits and ultrawide gaming.
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Razer Blackshark V2 Pro
Wireless headphones with surround sound.
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Razer Blackwiddow V3 Pro
With Razer green switches for that lovely clicky sound and feel.
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Razer Deathadder v2 Pro
A fantastic gaming mouse I love.
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G-Technology G-RAID Thunderbolt 3, 20TB
The fastest performing RAID on the market for Macs. SSD-like performance in a RAID.
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Sandisk Extreme SSD
Super small hot-storage I can travel with. I have one for every year.
Software
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Adobe Lightroom
Used for photo organisation and 99.9% of my post processing.
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Adobe Photoshop
Although I've used PS for well over a decade, now I only ever use it for object removal and touchups.
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Adobe Indesign
What I use to write and design my books.
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Final Cut Pro X
My video post production software of choice.
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Sketch
Used for UI design and mockups.
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Notion
I store my entire life here.
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Todoist
My favourite cross-platform to-do app.
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Ulysses
My favourite app for writing in.
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Fantastical
The best calendar app for Mac/iOS.
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Airmail
My favourite email app. Great design, unified inboxes.
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Google Drive
I keep a complete backup of every image and every video I've ever taken.
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Musicbed
Where I get royalty-free music from.
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Campaign Monitor
Beautiful email marketing.
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Slack
Probably the best communication app out there.
