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EPISODE · Jan 30, 2025

Episode 31 - How Badly Can You Treat Your Gear?!

from Wildlife Photography · host Rob Read

Wildlife photography can involve harsh environments, extreme conditions, and lots of stuff that isn’t exactly friendly towards sensitive optical and electronic equipment. In this episode, Rob and Josh talk about how far they push camera gear, some of the equipment they have damaged over the years, and how they see their tools of the trade. Join the two friends as they chat about the subject in their usual candid style.About the Hosts: Rob Read has spent many years as a photography competition organiser; firstly as a founding director of, and primary organiser of Bird Photographer of the Year for the first five years of the competition, and more recently as founder, owner, and organiser of WildArt Photographer of the Year. Josh Galicki has been entering competitions for many years and has had significant success in many, including Bird Photographer of the Year. He is now part of the judging team for WildArt Photographer of the Year.Connect with the Podcast Instagram Account and Facebook Page using the following links:https://www.instagram.com/wildphotopodcast/https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570623586727Get in touch with us directly by sending an email to [email protected] out more about your host’s and view their work on their Instagram profiles:Rob - https://www.instagram.com/robreadphotos/Josh - https://www.instagram.com/galicki_photography/The WildArt Photographer of the Year competition website can be found here - https://www.wildartpoty.com/

Wildlife photography can involve harsh environments, extreme conditions, and lots of stuff that isn’t exactly friendly towards sensitive optical and electronic equipment. In this episode, Rob and Josh talk about how far they push camera gear, some of the equipment they have damaged over the years, and how they see their tools of the trade. Join the two friends as they chat about the subject in their usual candid style. About the Hosts: Rob Read has spent many years as a photography competition organiser; firstly as a founding director of, and primary organiser of Bird Photographer of the Year for the first five years of the competition, and more recently as founder, owner, and organiser of WildArt Photographer of the Year. Josh Galicki has been entering competitions for many years and has had significant success in many, including Bird Photographer of the Year. He is now part of the judging team for WildArt Photographer of the Year. Connect with the Podcast Instagram Account and Facebook Page using the following links: https://www.instagram.com/wildphotopodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61570623586727 Get in touch with us directly by sending an email to [email protected] Find out more about your host’s and view their work on their Instagram profiles: Rob - https://www.instagram.com/robreadphotos/ Josh - https://www.instagram.com/galicki_photography/ The WildArt Photographer of the Year competition website can be found here - https://www.wildartpoty.com/

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