The Camera Life

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. W...

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...

  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...

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....

If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been less motivated to get out and about with your camera over the winter months. Seasonal funk affects many visual creatives, as the cold, windy, and we...

In our latest Lucky Straps blog, we’ll discover the seven steps to better camera gear care. It always amazes me to see photographers who’ve clearly spent thousands of dollars, not looking after the...