In your bag No: 563, Shaun Tompkins
Todays bag…has no bag. It is a camera, plain and simple and Shaun is here to tell us just how he uses it. Come and have a look.

My name is Shaun Tompkins and I’m a street photographer from Melbourne Australia, but about to re-locate to Europe in July where I hope to do more documentary and freelance work.

I’m 24 and have been taking photos for about 3 years, started dslr stupidly when my dad had 1x OM1 (needed repair) and another OM2 which was beyond repair. After a year of my 550D I upgraded to 5D w/ zeiss 2/25. Lovely combo. I started shooting on the OM-1 and bought a contax t2, which I sold to my friend.

But I wanted more control. I wanted to choose the exact moment. I didn’t want auto focus or photoshop, I didn’t want a bulking paparazzi looking camera. I didn’t want plastic. I didn’t want foam padding. I didn’t want automatic.

I send you a photo not of a bag, but what I usually carry on me every single day. My early serial Leica m6 w/ zeiss distagon-C 2.8/35, barton 1972 braided leather strap, brass shutter release, (I’ve nicknamed the camera blackraven) and usually portra400 and a cleaning cloth from some sunglasses I bought.

It is the perfect camera for what I want to do. I urge anyone thinking of taking the Leica-leep to do so, it feels like butter (shot 5 rolls my first day). My website is www.shauntompkins.com I have a recent street series called ‘municipal madness‘ I’ve shot on my first 5 weeks with the Leica!!

and shauntompkins.tumblr.com :)

To all the European readers out there, if you want to shoot, develop film, have a couch i can sleep on or just hangout and drink beers contact me !!

regards,
Shaun Tompkins

Thanks for sharing your camera and your thoughts with us Shaun. Good luck with your re-location, I am sure that there will be tons of shooting to so.
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