My Favorite Camera Gear & Brands

Every brand listed here is one I personally use and have chosen due to their exceptional quality and my positive experiences with them over the years. However, in the interest of full disclosure, please note that all the links provided are affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you for any purchase made through these links. Your support directly aids in the creation of my art and is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

My Everyday Carries

Film Photography

A vintage black Leica M6 camera with a 50mm Summicron lens positioned on a dark surface.

Digital Photography and Video

A Fujifilm X-T3 mirrorless digital camera without a lens, showing the sensor inside the camera body, set against a black background.

Accessories

Camping and photography gear including a tripod, cameras, lenses, batteries, insulated mugs, shoes, a rolled-up sleeping bag, backpacks, bottled water, and other outdoor equipment arranged on a dark surface.

Photography Gear & Printing

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Hiking Gear

Travel

More Cool Stuff

A large, colorful Victorian-style house painted blue with white trim, surrounded by a white picket fence, situated in a neighborhood with trees showing fall foliage.
A brightly lit amusement park swing ride at night with children swinging outward, illuminated by colorful lights.
A vintage green or teal convertible car parked in front of a modern building with a curved glass facade with stars on it, during sunset.
Please, Don't Leave Me - Signed First Edition by Kelsey Smith (Softcover)
$24.95

A Blurb Staff Pick, exhibited in New York galleries and featured in Lomography Magazine.

Please, Don’t Leave Me is a documentary photo book about Macon, Georgia, the town I grew up in. I spent three years photographing it on 35mm and medium format film: the houses, the old cars parked in driveways, the power lines, the way the light hits everything at the end of the day. I wanted to hold onto these places before they change.

It’s 50 photographs, with five poems I wrote along the way. If you grew up somewhere that keeps changing on you, I think this one will feel familiar. It also makes a good gift for anyone who loves film.

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8×10 in. (20×25 cm)
ISBN: 9798211148772
Shot on 35mm and 120 film
60 pages, 50 photos, and 5 poems
Signed first edition

The first run was 50 signed and numbered copies. People kept asking for it, so I kept the softcover in print. New softcovers are still signed by me, just not numbered. If you want a numbered copy, the hardcover is still a limited, numbered edition, and it won’t be around forever.

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I keep a small stack of signed copies on hand, and those ship right away. Once they’re gone, it takes a while to get more printed, signed, and packed, so if you want one soon, grab it while it’s here.