camera theft

Watch: Film crew robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco; $35,000 worth of gear stolen

Mar 28, 2022 Dunja Đuđić

A Canadian film crew was recently robbed at a gunpoint in San Francisco’s Twin Peaks parking lot. Two men attacked them from a car, and…



Where NOT to bring your camera in San Francisco

Feb 21, 2022 Jefferson Graham

As you know, there has sadly been a raft of camera thefts in San Francisco of late, putting a spotlight on places you might want…



Photographer assaulted while photographing a wedding couple in San Francisco

Jan 31, 2022 Dunja Đuđić

A wedding photographer recently got assaulted in the middle of doing his job. While photographing a wedding couple in San Francisco, the photographer got assaulted…



Thieves target Atlanta film industry businesses stealing over $3,000,000 in gear

Nov 19, 2021 John Aldred

It seems that Atlanta is the big movie business target for thieves at the moment, with a number of companies banding together to try to…



Photographer followed home and robbed of his gear at gun point

Oct 27, 2021 Alex Baker

This video posted recently by Chelsea and Tony Northrup is a bit of a wake-up call for all of us and tells the story of…



Teenage robbers shoot a photographer after she refuses to give them her camera

Sep 29, 2021 Dunja Đuđić

A San Francisco photographer was taking when two young men approached her and demanded that she gave them her camera. She refused and attempted to…



Follow these steps to prevent camera theft

Jun 7, 2021 Jefferson Graham

As you know, my gear was stolen in broad daylight as the camera was rolling two weeks ago in a public San Francisco park. Another photographer got…



I was robbed in San Francisco while the cameras rolled

Jun 4, 2021 Jefferson Graham

Call this a Stand-up Robbery. But at least there was no gunplay. This week I was in San Francisco, one of the most beautiful cities…



I found my own stolen lens selling online and there’s nothing I can do

May 19, 2021 Nathan Cowlishaw

  One night two years ago, someone stole $10,000 of my camera equipment. Just recently, I found one of my more iconic lenses — a…



Reporter robbed of camera at gunpoint while filming a piece about robberies

Mar 5, 2021 John Aldred

 It’s the kind of cruel irony you see in a scene from a movie or a TV show or something. Don Ford, a reporter…