Sebastian Oakley
For nearly two decades Sebastian's work has been published internationally. Originally specializing in Equestrianism, his visuals have been used by the leading names in the equestrian industry such as The Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), The Jockey Club, Horse & Hound, and many more for various advertising campaigns, books, and pre/post-event highlights.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, holds a Foundation Degree in Equitation Science, and holds a Master of Arts in Publishing. He is a member of Nikon NPS and has been a Nikon user since his film days using a Nikon F5. He saw the digital transition with Nikon's D series cameras and is still, to this day, the youngest member to be elected into BEWA, the British Equestrian Writers' Association.
He is familiar with and shows great interest in 35mm, medium, and large-format photography, using products by Leica, Phase One, Hasselblad, Alpa, and Sinar. Sebastian has also used many cinema cameras from Sony, RED, ARRI, and everything in between. He now spends his spare time using his trusted Leica M-E or Leica M2, shooting Street/Documentary photography as he sees it, usually in Black and White.
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Buying Guide These are the best Leica alternatives to take your street or reportage photography to the next level

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buying guide The best night vision goggles, binoculars, and monoculars can be perfect for surveillance, security, and nocturnal wildlife

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News This two and a half hour Leica repair might be the best thing camera nerds watch all week

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News Leica's latest M10 and M11 firmware supports one seriously exclusive 66mm lens

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Buying guide The best cinema cameras offer top-quality video capture and grading options and the ports and connections needed by pros

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Buying guide Leica cameras don’t come cheap - but they earn their price tag, offering an experience and image quality that few rivals can match.

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Opinon The Ricoh GR IV might be the closest thing street photography has to a cult camera

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Opinon I hadn't owned an action camera since 2014 – I can't believe how advanced they've become

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Opinon The Leica 35mm Summilux-M f/1.4 might be the closest thing to a perfect Leica M lens

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Opinion Why the Fujifilm GFX100RF might be the ultimate medium format camera

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Buying Guide These wireless follow focus units let you ditch manual focus pulling for 21st century technology

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buying guide Looking for the best Leica M lens? These are all the Leica-made rangefinder lenses for Leica cameras

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News Leica strengthens the SOFORT 2's smartphone connection with its latest firmware update

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Opinion The Leica M11 might be gone, but it changed Leica forever

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buying guide The best thermal imaging binoculars let you spot wildlife and people in darkness or camouflaged using their heat signature

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Buying guide The best 8K and 6K cameras are becoming the next big thing in video for filmmakers who are finding 4K is no longer enough

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Buying guide Protect the provenance of your photography with the best C2PA-enabled cameras

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News The Leica Summicron-M 66 f/2 revives one of the rarest M lenses ever made

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Buying Guide The best monoculars give you the same magnification as binoculars but in a smaller, simpler package

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News The Bushnell Forge has a successor – meet the new flagship R7 binoculars
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