Photography in Challenging Environments by Grant Rayner

Date: 29 September 2022, Thursday

Time: 7pm - 8.30pm

In this 90-minute sharing session, Grant Rayner will teach you how to get high quality results with photography in challenging environments.

What do we mean by challenging environments? Locations with active threats, high levels of corruption and poor (or non-existent) infrastructure. These are the types of locations where you can get yourself into serious trouble if you aren't careful or haven’t properly prepared.

He will cover the following topics:

1. How to prepare and what gear to pack

2. How to avoid unwanted attention when taking photos

3. Different photography techniques you can use to capture high quality photos in difficult conditions

During the session, he will share stories, photos and lessons learned the hard way from trips to Syria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Lebanon and others.

About Grant Rayner

Grant Rayner is an amateur photographer, based in Singapore for the past 20 years. As a security and crisis management consultant, he works across the Asia and Middle East regions supporting clients in challenging situations and environments. He has supported clients in a host of different situations, including the aftermaths of the Asian Tsunami in 2004, the Nepal Earthquake in 2015 and terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka in 2019. He also assisted an International NGO to exfiltrate their employees and families from Afghanistan in 2021.

Grant chooses the Leica M10-P as his ‘tool of choice’ for photography in challenging environments. The camera is a workhorse. It’s discreet and can take a few knocks. Grant also frequently carries a film camera, and has used the Leica M6, M7 and CL.

Grant has written several books and numerous articles on travel security, and provides workshops to teach people how to stay safe while travelling in challenging environments.

Event Venue

Leica Store Marina Bay Sands, 2 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore, Singapore