>>4119265new pricing on all my gear is probably around $40k
but a decent chunk of that was through manufacturer employee pricing, and street value now is probably like 25k for everything
i live very frugally (house paid off, minimal bills), and photo just happens to be both my biggest hobby and side hustle
status items (fancy cars, clothing, jewelry) always come off as wasteful or born out of insecurity, and i low-key love looking like a normie but secretly having money
one of the richest people i've ever met irl, i literally thought was like a homeless guy trying to scam me at an old job