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Cameras should offer built-in theft protections—sign this petition if you agree

Gear theft is a photographer’s worst nightmare. And once your gear is taken, there’s little way to protect it from use or track it down. Getty San Francisco-based photographer Louis Chan was robbed at gunpoint late last month after being followed home from a shoot at the Golden Gate Bridge. He told his full story… Continue reading Cameras should offer built-in theft protections—sign this petition if you agree

Camera Makers Have Ignored Security, Putting Photographers at Risk

It goes without saying that anything that is valuable is eminently stealable. If there’s a market for consumer goods, then there’s a market for stolen consumer goods. Cars have locks, laptops have passwords, credit cards have PINs, houses have alarms, and phones have fingerprint readers. Why then do cameras, and particularly high-end cameras, have nothing?… Continue reading Camera Makers Have Ignored Security, Putting Photographers at Risk

San Francisco Chronicle Photographer Robbed at Gunpoint in Oakland

A photographer who works for the San Francisco Chronicle was robbed at gunpoint on Friday while on assignment in West Oakland. The incident follows a fatal shooting of a security guard who was protecting a local news crew, also in Oakland. As reported by the Chronicle, the robbery took place on the 1400 block of… Continue reading San Francisco Chronicle Photographer Robbed at Gunpoint in Oakland

News Crew’s Security Guard Killed in Attempted Robbery of Equipment

A Bay Area news crew was out filming a story about a robbery in Oakland when a man attacked the crew and attempted to steal their equipment. The team’s security guard intervened but was shot multiple times and later died of his injuries. The guard, Kevin Nishita, was a retired police officer at the Oakland… Continue reading News Crew’s Security Guard Killed in Attempted Robbery of Equipment