This is everything I carry as a full time travel photographer — camera, lenses, bags, and accessories — with the reasoning behind each choice. Travelling full time really makes you think hard about the gear that you carry. The journey to a perfect travel photography kit is never a smooth one, and I’m not sure anyone would say they’ve arrived at that particular destination - here is latest set up.

Four months into a year of travel around Asia, I traded in my big expensive zoom lens at a considerable loss. Not because it wasn’t good — it’s a fantastic lens. Because it was too cumbersome to carry whilst backpacking. Instead, I’ve used the lovely little Sony 40mm F2.5G 99% of the time. Here’s why it’s changed the way I travel with a camera.