Ever so often, it’s good to be reminded that photography isn’t all about who has the best gear. You need look no further than Daidō Moriyama and his basic compact cameras to know that it’s the photographer and not the camera that makes the real difference. So when I came across a post entitled “Most photographers don’t need better gear, they need better taste,” in the r/photography Reddit, my instinct was to agree.
Granted, this isn’t a particularly profound take, it’s something that’s been said time and again over the years, but while it most definitely is sound advice – looking at some of the comments – I do think we have a tendency to look upon gear acquisition in a negative light.
