Doug in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. Photo: Casey Murdoch
Well, let’s see. My most recent project is Think Tank Photo, a company we founded with two products designers (Doug Murdoch and Mike Sturm) and two photojournalists (Deanne Fitzmaurice and Kurt Rogers), and we recently added Lily Fisher as a senior designer. Prior to that, I worked for Lowepro for eleven years, and then during that time I was a design consultant specializing in backpacks, luggage, shoulder bags, and protective cases for companies like JanSport, Agilent, Marker, and others. But certainly Think Tank is most creative and rewarding, in the sense we are doing exactly what we want to do, and in the process serving photographers by creating new products for them.
Well I’m dating myself here but I’ve been a news shooter long enough to have one of the first photographers to own a Jim Domke original. Made in his garage in Philadelphia. Back in the day he ran a little ad in NPPA News photographer Magazine and I think I paid 40 bucks for the thing. At the time it was the only bag that was designed for photojournalist. Now I have Think Tank and it’s the only bag I use, same story. I love it because its based taking pictures on the fly which is what I do not just protecting my gear. It never screams camera gear which is a huge plus working in Washington, D.C. My back and gear are really happy. I’m looking forward to getting a “shape shifter” for the upcoming Inauguration as I’ll be out on the National Mall with the common man and I’ll need a way to get my photos back which as you know means working while carrying a laptop. Thanks for all the hard work you guys have put in and for listening to shooters on what we need.
I love your bags, carry them every day, computer bag and the little roll away, my next bag will be the back pack…Every time I get into my bags I’m surprised by how feature rich it is. All I can say is wow!! I’m very short 4’ 5” and it’s hard to find bags that are the right scale for my size, no problem with think tank you have three sizes of almost everything. Thanks for all your hard work, you have a loyal customer for life.