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

March 5, 2021 by John Aldred 2 Comments

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 for KPIX 5 News was shooting a story on the rise of robberies in San Francisco’s Twin Peaks neighbourhood since certain roads were closed off due to the pandemic. These roads had previously led to tourist attractions, but with local thieves’ main targets no longer visiting that area, they’ve restored to robbing the people that live there instead.

Ford was interviewing nearby homeowners about the robbers when a “white luxury sedan” vehicle pulled up outside one of the homes, three men stepped out, with a fourth remaining in the vehicle, and robbed Ford at gunpoint, proclaiming “we’re taking the camera”.

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One man shot, other hurt when thieves tried to steal their photo gear

February 9, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments

Only a day after two photographers got robbed while stuck in traffic, another incident happened in California. While two men were doing a photoshoot in a San Diego park, six people tried to steal their gear. When the duo fought back, the thieves shot one man and hurt the other.

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Photographers, beware of this online scam when selling your gear

January 26, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 5 Comments

Along with online shopping getting more popular than ever, it seems that online scammers are also getting more widespread. Photographer Scott Kelby nearly had his $1,450 Canon EOS-R stolen due to an online scam. So, he shared his story as a cautionary tale to help you avoid these kinds of frauds.

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What to do when you have $17,000 worth of camera gear stolen

November 23, 2020 by John Aldred 5 Comments

It’s every photographer and filmmaker’s worst nightmare. You pop your bag full of gear down on the ground, turn around for a moment, turn back and it’s gone. Just missing. Well, that’s exactly what happened to YouTuber and filmmaker Chris Hau. On Friday the 13th, of all days.

While out on a shoot, he had his bag stolen from right behind him containing his Sony A7S III, 16-35mm f/2.8 GM, 24-70mm f/2.8 GM, 24mm f/1.4 GM and Zeiss 50mm f/1.4 lenses along with a bunch of other accessories with a total value of a little over $17,000.

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Videographer captures the theft of his own camera gear on-camera

July 8, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 29 Comments

It happens that gear theft gets caught on security cameras. But a very weird footage was captured at an anti-racism rally in Toronto this Sunday. A thief was caught on camera while stealing a backpack full of camera gear – and it was all filmed by the gear’s very owner.

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NatGeo photographer’s hard drives with rare animal photos stolen at airport in Bali

December 30, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment

National Geographic Photographer and speaker Joel Sartore recently had his luggage stolen at an airport in Bali. He’d spent three weeks photographing some of the world’s rarest animals, And sadly, among other things, his stolen bag contained hard drives with all photos from the trip.

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Watch: A thief “lifting” a camera while photographer is shooting a wedding

December 29, 2019 by Udi Tirosh 14 Comments

Here is a video pushing my faith in humanity just a bit int he wrong direction. Greek photography site, PTTL, shared a story and a video showing a person borrowing a Sony camera and a lens from the photographer’s bag.

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Thieves smash photographer’s car window and steal over $9,000 worth of gear

December 2, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 19 Comments

On Saturday, thieves smashed a photographer’s car window and stole all the gear that was inside. The theft left Manchester-based photographer Kenny Clayton not only without ~$9,000 worth of gear but also without all the photos he has done in the last five years.

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Photographer stole $15,000 worth of gear from his fellow photographers’ NYC studio

November 1, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 12 Comments

A few months ago, photographer Seth Miranda and a few other photographers had their gear stolen – by a fellow photographer. Seth and his colleagues had between $12,000 and $15,000 worth of gear stolen from their NYC studio. Seth went public about the case a few days ago, sharing the story with his Instagram followers now that the suspect has reportedly admitted to the crime.

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Over $100,000 worth of camera gear stolen from an L.A. studio

October 16, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 4 Comments

This past weekend, two thieves broke into an L.A. studio. They were filmed by the security camera, and it shows that they only spent six minutes inside. Still, they managed to steal over $100,000 worth of camera gear.

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