#gear culture

Are YouTubers and influencers ruining photography by making gear the entire focus?

Has gear culture ruined photography for everyone except the financiers and collectors?

Is the real divide in safety gear between people who use it daily and people who just buy it for the Instagram aesthetic?

Does backcountry touring make you a real winter athlete, or is it just a way for rich people to flex their gear?

Are expensive cinema cameras just status symbols for people who don't actually tell stories?