The Camera Life

Nev Clarke - The Camera Life Podcast (Episode 45)
In our latest episode of The Camera Life (Episode 45 - 16 January 2025), Nev Clarke returns to share his recent highs and lows as a part-time photographer.
Nev strives to balance his love of phot...

Mark Bloot’hoofd - The Camera Life Podcast (Episode 43)
In our recent The Camera Life Podcast episode, Justin and Greg from team Lucky Straps chatted with volume photographer, Mark Bloot'hoofd.
As a volume photographer, Mark works with a diverse commu...

Levin Barrett - Award Winning Astro Photographer - The Camera Life Podcast (Episode 42)
In our recent episode of The Camera Life Podcast, Levin Barrett of Rare View Photography joined us to discuss his evolution as an acclaimed and awarded landscape, seascape, and astrophotographer.
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Chasing The Light - The Camera Life Podcast (Episode 41)
In our recent episode of The Camera Life Podcast, we were joined by internationally recognised photographer and awards judge Emily Black. Emily shared with us her fascinating and inspirational jour...

Capturing Real Moments With Film - The Camera Life Podcast (Episode 39)
In a recent episode of The Camera Life Podcast (ep39), Justin, Jim, and Greg were joined by Joel Alston, known as Barefoot and Bearded Photography. Joel is a Sydney/Newcastle-based photographer wh...

What Are Your 2025 Photography Goals?
First and foremost, on behalf of Justin, Jim, Yelana, and myself, wishing you all a Happy New Year for 2025. We sincerely hope that you find the inspiration, passion, and joy to get out and capture...

Attending The Greatest Photography Festival in the World (Probably) BFOP 2024
The images in this article were captured by Justin Castles using the Canon R5ii and R1 with the RF 50mm F1.2 lens
Over the weekend of 11 to 13 October, Justin (Lucky Straps founder) and I (Lucky St...

Rainy Outdoor Photo Adventure with the Leica Q3
This is one of the videos from my 30 Day Challenge where I filmed myself making images straight out of camera and then posted the images and video on that same day.
On this day (day 13) I went c...

Fall Brings A World Of Colour
While it may be spring here in Australia, it’s autumn in the northern hemisphere - fall, as our American friends call it. As an Aussie kid, it has always baffled me why they call it fall in the US....