About Sam Chadwick


Photographing Hong Kong. Image courtesy of Steve Porte

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It was one of Canon’s very first digital cameras which became Sam’s main means of documenting a 5-day ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro in 2002. Ever since, Sam’s passion for travel photography has taken him to over 60 countries, creating a remarkable collection of images of the people, cultures and environments in which we live. In 2007, Sam reached the semi-finals of the Shell Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

Although travel photography remains Sam’s focus, he continues to advance his abilities in other disciplines. Sam’s eye for photojournalism has led to his images appearing on Reuters and he is a patron of the International Center of Photography.

In 2010, Sam moved from New York City to Hong Kong, his new base for a series of expeditions across Asia. Sam habees now an associate organizer of the Hong Kong Photography Club.

Contributed by MonkDogz Urban Art Gallery, New York

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I am often asked what equipment I have, in particular what I take on photographic expeditions, so here is a run-down.

Camera Bodies & Lenses

Canon 5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm 1.8 Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm 2.8L
Canon EF 70-200mm 2.8L IS II
Canon EF 16-35mm 2.8L II
Canon 1.4x Extender

Outdoor Lighting

Canon 580 EX II
Canon 420 EX
Adorama Reflector
Lastolite 30″ Tripgrip 2-stop diffuser
OCE3 Off Camera Shoe Cord
Flash sync cable

Indoor Lighting

Elinchrom 400BX Strobes
EZcube Light Box

Key Accessories

Tamrac Expedition Backpack
Manfrotto 190MF4 Tripod
Bogen 486RC2 Ballhead
RS80N3 Cable Release
Polaris 6710 Light Meter
Black Diamond Headlamp
Visible Dust Arctic Butterfly 724
Hoya UV Filters
Hoya NDx4 filter
Tiffen Polarizer
Rapid Black R-strap
Ultra-Tough Pack Mates
Lens Cloths
Sandisk Extreme III Compact Flash Memory Cards
10ft USB Extension cable
175W Car adapter
Pedco window clamp
Rode Videomic
Gary Fong Diffuser

Computer Hardware

Lexar Multicard Reader
Iomega 160GB Ego Hard-drive
Iomega 500GB Ego Hard-drive
IBM Thinkpad X60

Computer Software

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
Adobe Photoshop CS5
Photomatix Pro
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Macromedia Flash
Slideshow Pro
Neat Image
Recover My Files