«The freelance photojournalist is a somewhat mythical man, who in the imagination of many sees between planes the sun rise in Tokyo and set in Paris, hangs out with beautiful, longline women, and has lunch with heads of state and famous singers. Of course, he cannot be in a position to turn down a job for lack of the right machines or lenses.
But what can be produced with inadequate equipment? I went to India with three 35 mm cameras and three lenses – a 50, a 35 and a 135 – plus a light meter and films. That was it. The loss that came to me from not having a long telephoto and, more importantly, a medium-format camera with related lenses, I am still calculating. I had proudly decided that that equipment would be enough for me, and years had to pass before I realized I was wrong…»
Calogero Cascio