Photography while you’re travelling is a balancing act. You want to bring high quality photos back to capture your memories and share with friends but you also don’t want to be lugging 20 pounds of gear all over the world. You need to balance being “in the moment” rather than looking at everything through the camera’s viewfinder. So of course, trade-offs have to be made based on your priorities. Here’s the list of travel photography gear that we use at Zen Travellers and why we chose each item. Ultimately, this is what we think some of the best photography equipment for travel is.