When you see a beautiful photograph, it is easy to assume the photographer is standing there admiring the scene. You forget they have probably been out potentially for hours with a heavy camera, just waiting for that perfect image to appear before them.
With the New Year comes that moment of self-reflection: could I step my favourite hobby up a gear? Is it time to treat myself to some new apparel? Where the hell did these love-handles come from? Whatever your motivation is, Rapha is here to get you back in the saddle!
Petromax is a brand most associated with high-pressured lamps, but these people are obsessed with anything that glows and includes fire; more specifically: how to harness the power of the fire to cook a kick ass dinner.
If you are planning on travelling with delicate or expensive equipment, Peli is the brand you should look for.
The Iota Alpha speakers from Neat are a dark horse among the more ‘high-end’ stereos on the market. With their strange looks, almost like a cross between a tumble-drier and a half-finished robot from a 50’s TV show, it’s easy to think that their sonic output will be similarly whacky. However, these little knee-high speakers have got a few surprises inside that shatter these mocking first impressions.
Native Union are very good at creating things you probably don’t need but will almost definitely want; they have the magical ability of turning the mundane products that usually blend into the background into showstopping centrepieces. Having said that, you are, of course, paying for the aesthetic upgrade.
If you feel like you have a handle on life, there’s nothing like trying to use someone else’s shower to remind you that you are basically a monkey whacking a coconut against the floor trying to get in. Some showers have so many dials, knobs and buttons that it looks more like the cockpit of a plane rather than something to wash the filth off.
Fun fact: Melitta Bentz invented the first coffee filter in 1908 - get this woman a statue! This opened a whole new way of preparing the black wake up juice. Today Melitta AromaFresh (now you know why they use that name) allows you to wake up to a cup of coffee made from freshly ground beans or pre-ground coffee; that’s always worth getting up for!
Ok, so the middle of winter isn’t necessarily the time you will be looking for some new sunglasses. However, with wet roads and the low sun, it is just as easy to become dazzled at this time of year as it is in summer, plus everyone looks cool in sunnies and it will detract from the extra chins you gained over Christmas.
The ProTactic BP 350 AW II backpack has been designed to transport professional camera gear around even in the most rugged terrains, with a whole bunch of practical features to protect and organise your valuables.