If you missed the explosive report by KGO-TV reporter Dan Noyes on the theft epidemic in San Francisco, I want to both share his stories and offer some common-sense solutions to a problem that’s gotten way out of hand.
As you know, there has sadly been a raft of camera thefts in San Francisco of late, putting a spotlight on places you might want to think twice about hauling expensive camera gear with you the next time you visit.
A wedding photographer was assaulted in downtown San Francisco during a photoshoot with a newlywed couple. Two men jumped out of a car and attempted to steal his camera in front of the couple.
Photojournalist Margarito Martínez Esquivel was murdered on Monday outside of his home as he left for work. He is the second photojournalist who focused on corruption and drug violence who has been killed in the last two weeks.
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.
A photographer hiking a popular trail in Los Angeles was shot and killed by a suspected sniper, and now his family is asking the public for help in finding the gunman and delivering justice to the victim.
A seemingly ordinary photo of Kim Kardashian posing next to an ancient golden Egyptian coffin has helped solve an international mystery involving looted antiquities.
Burglars have been targeting film industry businesses in Atlanta in recent days, leading several companies to band together in order to combat the growing problem.
Dear camera manufacturers,
The photography community and content creators would like to voice an urgent need for camera gear to be equipped with anti-theft protective systems.
A San Francisco-based photographer was recently followed home after shooting at the Golden Gate Bridge and then robbed of his camera equipment at gunpoint in his driveway. The terrifying incident was caught on home security cameras.
A Houston-based wedding photographer has suffered a huge setback to his career after thieves broke into his car and stole over $20,000 worth of camera equipment.
A man was shot in a San Diego park this weekend after a group approached and attempted to steal the camera equipment being used.
This may be the modern-day equivalent of a stagecoach robbery: a pair of photographers were just brazenly robbed while they were sitting in traffic in San Francisco. Robbers smashed their rear window and stole a bag filled with $7,000 in gear, and it was all caught on camera.
Photographers with expensive gear often insure it against accidents and theft. This 1-minute video shows something else it can protect you from: asinine "pranks" when you're simply minding your own business.
As a travel photographer, I'm often asked if I've ever been robbed or had any negative experiences in far-flung corners of the world, Previously I didn't have much to talk about, but after a recent trip to Colombia, that changed…
A Washington woman was arrested after authorities say she posed online as a newborn photographer and drugged a mother in order to steal her baby.
A California man was testing the new camera he received on Christmas Day when a robber snatched the camera, jumped into his car. The victim tried to hold onto the car in an attempt to get the camera back and suffered a major head injury in the incident.
A photographer had her house hit by burglars last month while she and her family were out being sworn in as a US citizen. She lost all her camera gear, computers, and essentially everything that had value in her home.
Three teens have been arrested in Phoenix for allegedly shooting a photographer 9 times earlier this month after asking him to take their photo, and it was the photos the victim took that led police straight to the suspects.
Do you ever wake up in the morning and just know that there’s something amiss? On Saturday, June 22nd, I woke up with a knot in my stomach as I realized I had left my camera outside in my truck. I wasn’t positive I’d locked the doors.