Where It All Went Wrong — Lessons from the Field in Losing $8,000 Worth of Gear

 

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It was gone within a split second. All of Alex's photo gear in a hard rolling case disappeared into the streets of Seoul, most likely to never be seen (it hasn't turned up since). You're often planning relentlessly to get the bigger details right. But sometimes all it takes is for an innocuous and unexpected oversight to derail everything. After losing the gear, Eugene and Alex still had to do their interview with Korean popstar and newly-signed Roc Nation rapper, Jay Park. While that went well, there was still the lingering afterthought of how to not only account for the gear but make it to the airport on time to catch their flight that night. As much as it hurts to see almost $8,000 USD worth of gear vanish into thin air, there's nothing much you can really do but reflect back and think, what am I going to take away from this. The biggest learning so far? Get insurance for your gear.

Narrated by Eugene Kan & Alex Maeland
Audio by Elphick Wo
Illustration by Eugene Kan
Photos by Alex Maeland

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