What photography gear do I use when traveling?

Although gear is not the most important part of a photo, it can be insightful to see what a photographer uses. It’s not about the camera or lens, but often a small and silly piece of kit helps your photo a long way. These are the pieces of kit I use regularly.

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Camera and lenses

Macro photography with Nikon D850 and 60mm lens

Nikon d850: A full frame camera body that gives me enough flexibility in resolution and ISO for all situations.
Nikon 50mm 1.8: The cheapest of my kit, but also the most used one. Perfect for portraits.
Sigma 10-20mm 5.6: One I rarely use, but it’s great in smaller rooms.
Nikon 16-35: Perfect for those wide-angles.
Nikon 28 – 300mm 3.5 (replaced): The most versatile one.
Nikon 60mm macro: If I post a photo of a bug or plant, it’s usually made with this one.
Tamron 70-200mm 1.8: A brilliant and light-sensitive telephoto lens.

Smartphone gear

Smartphone photography with STIB-MIVB in Brussels

Huawei P20 Pro: I always have this one with me. It has such a powerful sensor!
Huawei Mate 20 Pro: A new smartphone that I am super excited about!
MPOW 3 in 1 lenses: I only use the macro lens of this set, but it’s a brilliant one!
Zhiyun Smooth Q: As soon as I find the time I’ll pick up vlogging. And this piece of kit is essential for it.

Read the Huawei P20 pro review or download a couple of my RAW samples.

Camera-accessories

Long Exposure landscape near Mont Saint Michel with ND-filters

Sony XQD: Faster than SD-cards, which I need for my professional photography.
- 2 times 64 GB
- 4 times 32 GB
Kalahari card wallet: Cause I like organizing even the smallest pieces of gear.
Caruba SD-card holder: Same as the Kalahari wallet, but for my SD-cards.
Hoya Circular polarisation filter: A polarisation filter helps for reflections and on bright sunny days.
Haida Variable ND filter: ND-filters are for those long exposure shots.
Matin convertor rings: This allows me to screw the filters on all my lenses.
Manfrotto travel tripod: I don’t often use a tripod, but this light one helps me when I need to.

Lighting gear

Portrait of Hamza with a Nikon D850 and SB-700 Speedlight

FalconEyes mini reflector: I don’t use this actually. I don’t know why I got it.
FalconEyes reflector: Now this one is useful. It helps you light portraits indoor and outdoor.
Nikon SB-700 Speedlight: Sometimes you need to flash, in which case you better use a proper flash.
Mennon Gray Cards: Sometimes you need some help setting your white balance.

Video-gear

Zhiyun Crane 2: It’s heavy, but it stabilizes your camera very well.
Rode video mic pro+: Even expensive DSLRs don’t have proper microphones, but this one is great and affordable!
GoPro Hero 5 session: A birthday present I got and will play with a lot!