The Camera Life

Don’t get me wrong. A tripod is an essential tool in many photographers' kits and bags. A tripod is necessary for absolute stability when composing a shot requiring longer exposures than you can ha...

In our recent The Camera Life Podcast episode (episode 46), Justin and Greg from team Lucky Straps chatted with nightscape and astrophotographer Richard Tatti. Watch the episode on Youtube, listen ...

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...

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...

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. ...

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...

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...

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...

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...