{"id":6845,"date":"2012-05-13T17:28:23","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T00:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=6845"},"modified":"2012-05-13T17:31:43","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T00:31:43","slug":"whats-in-my-bag-when-im-traveling-and-shooting-street-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/13\/whats-in-my-bag-when-im-traveling-and-shooting-street-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s In My Bag When I&#8217;m Traveling and Shooting Street Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"What's In My Bag (5-7-2012) by Eric Kim., on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ekizz\/7154148472\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7137\/7154148472_06bc763206_z.jpg?resize=480%2C640\" alt=\"What's In My Bag (5-7-2012)\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI am currently in Berlin, and about to head out to Amsterdam tomorrow to teach a street photography workshop with <a href=\"http:\/\/85mm.ch\/\">Thomas Leuthard<\/a>. A week afterwards, I will be teaching a 4-day street photography workshop for the <a href=\"http:\/\/spwk.eu\/\">Stockholm Photography Week<\/a> with Fotografiska (the Swedish Photography Museum).<\/p>\n<p>I always try to travel light- and typically carry just my messenger bag and my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003SA4AUK\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B003SA4AUK\">North Face Recon Backpack<\/a>. Considering I blog while traveling, I carry more stuff in my messenger bag than I&#8217;d like. But to me, it is still relatively light (still trying to find ways to cut down). For those of you streettogs who travel a lot- hopefully my bag shot can help give you some insight on what I just packed for my trip!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004IDH576\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004IDH576\">Timbuk 2 Commute 2.0 Messenger Bag<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004FNRTGG\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004FNRTGG\">Kodak Portra 400 Color Film<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(45 rolls)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000U9S5QC\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B000U9S5QC\">Leica MP<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0with .72 finder (not pictured above)+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0006ZXKOC\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0006ZXKOC\">Leica 35mm Summicron f\/2 ASPH<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Leica M6<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0001AQXJ6\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0001AQXJ6\">Leica SF 20 Flash<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ricoh GR1s<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005JRIJWA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B005JRIJWA\">Olympus EPM-1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005WY3TMA\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B005WY3TMA\">GoPro HD2<\/a> (not shown)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.customslr.com\/products\/glide-strap\">Custom SLR Glidestrap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00746UJBS\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00746UJBS\">New iPad 32GB (wifi)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005CWHZP4\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B005CWHZP4\">13&#8221; Macbook Air<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0041OSQ9S\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0041OSQ9S\">Western Digital Passport (1TB)<\/a> + <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B006Y5UV4U\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B006Y5UV4U\">Western Digital Passport (500GB)<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00505EZZ6\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00505EZZ6\">Western Digital Nomad Hard Case<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bukkake film case from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japancamerahunter.com\/\">Japan Camera Hunter<\/a> (sold out)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0010ELL1W\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=erikimstrpho-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0010ELL1W\">Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Water Bottle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>Check out more cool bag shots at\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.japancamerahunter.com\/\">Japan Camera Hunter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>Any questions about packing to travel for street photography? 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