Another assignment. Another town.
Tomorrow, I will travel again.
Uh…I almost look like a normal photographer like this
A new city to explore. A new editorial assignment. Four days of journalistic coverage. And I don’t hide it…I feel blessed. Because in a time when photography is increasingly confused with AI generated images, and when many photographers still struggle to be fairly paid for their work, I am grateful that I can continue doing what I have always wanted to do: work as a photojournalist. This year has already given me a lot. My work has been published in international magazines, featured in important stories and eight page articles, and I had the honor of seeing my photography on the cover of an international magazine for the first time.
Now I am heading to my fourth assignment of the year. What makes this even more meaningful is that this is no longer just a one time collaboration. It is becoming a real relationship. They already consider me one of their photographers. That is a big confirmation. So this week, as always, I will give everything I have. I am excited. I am ready. And I want to make the best photographs I can.
The cameras are ready in the bag for four days of work:
Canon 5D Mark II + 40mm
This will be my main setup and I expect to do most of the work with it.
Canon Rebel T7 + 55 250mm
For everything that requires a little more reach.
Let me spend some lines about ths choice: I urgently needed a telephoto lens—which is already pretty strange. Because you know how I think. And by now, you know my way of working. The thing is, yes, I need it for the editorial work I’m going to be doing. So I head to Donceles, where, let me tell you, they are real crooks. My initial plan was to buy the 85mm lens, which would have given me a 136mm equivalent focal length on my Rebel. But since, as I said, hey’re crooks who try to sell you a used lens from a system the manufacturer has already discontinued for practically the price of a new one, I decided to go for the zoom alternative instead. They tried to sell me the 70-300mm, which is probably the worst lens Canon has ever produced. Instead, I opted for this lens, which cost me less but is worth more, relying, in fact, on the respect it commands among many photographers, even those making nature/wildlife photography. I am happy of my choice: If you know how to use it, an f/4 lens isn't bad at all. It offers a level of lightness you just can't get with faster lenses.
And, of course, the bag by Think Tank Photo.
But there is one thing that matters more than cameras, lenses and assignments: Enjoy the experience.Stay curious. Stay positive. Look around. The work is important, but so is being there. Another city. Another story. Another opportunity to photograph.
Let's go.
