If you’re the kind of traveller who finds themselves scrambling up muddy ridgelines before sunrise, navigating souks at dusk, or sitting cross-legged in a village where the electricity flickers on for just a few hours each day, your camera kit needs to keep up.

That means rethinking everything from your choice of camera body to how you’re going to charge your batteries in a remote location. Here’s everything you need to know about building a photography setup that’s as adventure ready as you are, so you can focus on capturing those memories.

The Ethical Explorer

Before we get into the gear specifics, here’s a case for buying used. Purchasing a pre-owned camera body through a reputable platform like MPB keeps high-quality hardware in circulation and actively reduces the demand for newly manufactured electronics, which are one of the most resource-intensive products on the planet.

At a time when e-waste is