Gear for International Travel Photography

Gear for International Travel Photography

Here’s all the travel photography and video gear I brought on a recent 8-day solo trip to Slovenia.

Hope this was helpful or at least interesting for you guys. Drop me a comment below or shoot me an email if you have any questions.

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INFO
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– Email: brian@brianwlackey.com

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MY CAMERA GEAR
📸 Photo Camera: https://amzn.to/37qVTXb
🤳🏻 Daily Carry Camera: https://amzn.to/3kpJ2hz
🎥 Video Camera: https://amzn.to/3iCnueA
📋 Quick Release Camera Clip: https://peak-design.pxf.io/WqyMYG
✈️ Favorite Travel Zoom Lens: https://amzn.to/2WSfNDZ
🔭 Favorite Super Telephoto Zoom Lens: https://amzn.to/2M2aaSO
🌅 24mm Prime Lens: https://amzn.to/3h3dd8y
👨🏻 35mm Prime Lens: https://amzn.to/3q5CTaN
🌇 55mm Prime Lens: https://amzn.to/38mN9kS
🎒 Camera Bag: https://peak-design.pxf.io/baOM7P
⛷ GoPro: https://amzn.to/3LtqPJO
3️⃣ Best Travel Tripod: https://peak-design.pxf.io/vNPJ2O
🎤 Vlogging Microphone: https://amzn.to/3s76iQ0
🧷 Wireless Microphone: https://amzn.to/39NKaWZ
🎙 Studio Microphone: https://amzn.to/2NrP6TE
💡 Studio Light: https://amzn.to/2SBIvLE
⬜️ Softbox: https://amzn.to/3iT6hhh

HIKING/BACKPACKING GEAR
🎒 Backpack: https://tinyurl.com/w5mdppk
⛺️ Tent: https://amzn.to/3obcaG1
🛌 Quilt: https://tinyurl.com/yxsgf7sr
💤 Sleeping Pad: https://amzn.to/2JIPSg4
👖 Hiking Pants: https://amzn.to/3ML9wU4
-🥾Trail Running Shoes: https://amzn.to/3nbBHxM
🥢 Trekking Poles: https://amzn.to/2Lig3KM
🔥 Stove: https://amzn.to/3ANEK8A
🥘 Cook Pot: https://tinyurl.com/4yvbvzh7
🛰 Emergency Satellite Beacon: https://amzn.to/2X7nibq
💩 Poop Shovel: https://amzn.to/2KNFJPR
☔️ Hiking Umbrella: https://amzn.to/3od52ZM

ROAD TRIP GEAR
🌧 Car Awning: https://amzn.to/3C2TiRv
🍎 Car Fridge: https://amzn.to/2ODwFhR
🔋 Massive Battery: https://amzn.to/3erNZ4s
💦 3.5 Gallon Water Brick: https://amzn.to/30y8fZM
🚰 Electric Water Faucet/Pump: https://tinyurl.com/29cfwam9
☀️ Folding Solar Panel: https://amzn.to/30uY5sX
🗝 Portable Car Safe: https://amzn.to/30wn6UI
⚡️ Folding Electric Kettle: https://amzn.to/3byWIjq
🔥 Compact Camp Stove: https://amzn.to/41VxseT
🪑 Best Camping Chair: https://amzn.to/3v6mFi1
📦 Roof Box: https://amzn.to/3ci8r55

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The above are affiliate links, which means I’ll get a small commission if you order anything. No extra cost to you though, and I appreciate the support.

12 Comments

  1. @SebastianBennett on October 29, 2024 at 9:04 pm

    Sent you a message on twitter asking about your thoughts on a lens

  2. @aaronwalker4 on October 29, 2024 at 9:09 pm

    Thanks super helpful just back from 3 weeks in Norway had to capture a broad range of genres from landscape, lifestyle to portraits and street. Challenging to pack for stills and video especially which lenses that I might need. Had 2 Fuji X 2 & 4 plus DJI mavic 2S, similar lens choices but couldn’t leave the 50/35/24 MM primes behind !

  3. @thegreatestlight1 on October 29, 2024 at 9:12 pm

    If you filmed in slog3, did you use a lut?

  4. @MeAMuse on October 29, 2024 at 9:20 pm

    My travel kit is very similar, but I do go for a 16-35 F2.8 (because you never know when you want to do astro). My other 2 lenses are the Sigma 24-70 F2.8 and the Sony GM 100-400. I for years travelled with just a superzoom and loved it, but these days I think we have the resolution to crop a 24-70 to be around the same IQ as a superzoom (same reason I don’t care about losing the 70-100mm range from my kit). I also do often take a 35mm F1.8 prime also (usually just for around a city in an evening). I usually don’t always take everything with me though. I know I become more creative if I limit my options… but it depends on where I am going each day.

  5. @queeddity5450 on October 29, 2024 at 9:27 pm

    Helpful but can’t do anything because cost. huhu. Thanks for sharing! 🙁

  6. @amosphelps3674 on October 29, 2024 at 9:29 pm

    ? ρяσмσѕм

  7. @PinkPulpito on October 29, 2024 at 9:31 pm

    Do you mostly sell the photos as prints ? Or how do you go about making money from traveling to remote places ?

  8. @hikesome on October 29, 2024 at 9:32 pm

    Thank you very much for the accurate overview beautifully done. I always forget something when I am filming hikes, most of the time, my mic or some adapter, hehe. Have a great rest of the week and stay safe out there. Best wishes, Mario

  9. @KevinFedde on October 29, 2024 at 9:33 pm

    Nice that you got an A7siii, its so ridiculously good!

  10. @ddsdss256 on October 29, 2024 at 9:44 pm

    Rant alert: Thanks for sharing, but I’m not willing to make trade-offs for travel, as many of the best opportunities for great, unique images are found when travelling. I also don’t want to be limited by FL or IQ. Therefore, my go-to travel (and everyday) kit is based on the MFT Lumix G9. My small sling pack can accommodate the G9 with a battery grip and five lenses (all pro-grade/fast) covering 16-800mm EFL (including 2x macro), filters (C-PL, and three NDs, plus step-ups), many batteries, cleaning supplies, seldom-used flash/softbox, and even any Oly TG-5 camera for underwater use. All of that weighs around 5kg/11 lb. so I can take it virtually anywhere, including technical climbing and some snowsports (I’m not "getting air" while wearing a pack!), free from the burden/pain of bulkier, heavier gear. I can produce large, museum-quality prints plus 6.5 stops of IS means I only need my Manfrotto BeFree GT X-Pro carbon tri-pod for the occasional long exposure (I can hand-hold my big Leica at 800mm down to at least 1/8s and it has a minimum focusing distance of 1.4m/4.27′–that’s 0.5x fully zoomed). All of the above and more (including a Lumix FZ1000) fit into my LowePro ProTactic AW450ii pack (which fits into overhead bins for air travel). Of course, everyone’s "needs" differ, and I’m neither a videographer nor a fan of drones (great footage but annoying and potentially dangerous to humans/wildlife/air traffic), but for those rare video moments MFT famously excels at that and even my stills-oriented G9 can do 4K 60p 4:2:2 10-bit internal (whatever that means) and a lot of other things I don’t use. There’s nothing wrong with so-called "FF" but with current tech (PP/NR), even a 1" sensor camera can produce stellar results. In all but rare cases, anything larger is overkill.

  11. @andresalgadomarques on October 29, 2024 at 9:45 pm

    Beautiful photos!

  12. @tonoburguete4302 on October 29, 2024 at 9:48 pm

    Love the kit and the video! Just watched the new Peak Design 30l Travel Backpack video announcement before this one, maybe is what you are looking for. Regards from Spain, much love!

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