The best camera is the one that's with you.

I am not a professional photographer, but I am fortunate enough to work in an industry where I find it necessary to own a (semi) professional camera system. Much like my computers, I am always looking for a way to optimize my kit to have more time to focus on being creative.

My wife and I have been throwing around the idea of moving to Thailand for 4-6 months, which got me thinking about pairing down all of our possessions.

It's so easy to collect things these days. I can look around my house now, and it's filled with so much stuff. But do I need that stuff?

This is the roundabout way to this next section. Thanks for following along, and please hit me at chris@brokenandcoastal.com for your minimalist advice, tips, and tricks.

Earlier this week I asked the question “If you could bring two lenses with you what would you bring. Fast and light. Wet and Dirty. Run and Gun.” I got a lot of really good answers, here are a few of them:

What!!! -> @chrisburkard - 24-105 - all a rounder and a specialty prime 35mm f1.8.
@hamesellerbe - 24-70 f2.8 and 70-200 f2.8
@roo_media - 24-70 and 50mml.
@brian_barnhart - Pancakes that are weather proof
@angelocalilap - 35 1.8 & 85 1.4.
@nutter - 24-70 and 70-200.
@austintuckermedia - 16-35 and 50.