How to Travel Smart With Your Camera Gear: Lessons From Tony & Chelsea Northrup

How to Travel Smart With Your Camera Gear: Lessons From Tony & Chelsea Northrup

Every time I book a flight to shoot somewhere new, I spend about three days obsessing over what to pack and maybe thirty minutes actually planning the shots. I’ve shown up to airports with a bag that triggered secondary screening, forgotten which parking garage level my car was on, and once nearly missed a connection because I didn’t account for the security line eating twenty minutes of my buffer time. These are not glamorous problems, but they are real ones that cost you time, money, and the mental energy you actually need for shooting.

How a Pro Photographer Packs Camera Gear for a Flight (And What It Taught Me About My Own Kit)

How a Pro Photographer Packs Camera Gear for a Flight (And What It Taught Me About My Own Kit)

Every time I book a flight for a shoot, I spend about two hours the night before playing Tetris with my gear. Something always gets left behind, something always feels risky in checked luggage, and I never feel confident I’ve made the right calls. For a long time I assumed that was just the tax of traveling light. Then I watched how Nigel Danson approaches it, and I realized I was making the process harder than it needs to be.