Tag: flight

  • A gun to protect your photo luggage

    photo credit: Tanozzo This is the surprising advice given by Bruce Schneier about how you could protect your photo luggage when traveling: Pack a starter gun in your luggage. This is definitely considered as a weapon by the TSA and other flight authorities (but it is not dangerous and you don’t need a license to…

  • More about photo travel

    photo credit: garryknight It seems that I was not the only one to be worried about traveling as a photographer. I found this interesting article from Photofocus (Traveling? Better Get a UPS Account). Things keep changing but I noticed three interesting advices or comments: If you are flying from outside the USA to the US,…

  • Pantsbomber consequences on photo travel

    Now, you all know that a recent Amsterdam-Detroit flight was very near to being blown out of the sky by a Nigerian named Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. This individual apparently tried to blow some penthrite by washing it in some acid. There were many reactions to this event, but overall -as could be expected- security measures…