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5 Tips For the Traveling Photographer

Whether you’re planning to travel to the Amazon forest or getting lost in the narrow streets of a Mediterranean city, preparation for that journey will play an important role in the story you will tell afterwards. POMPIDOO Team has gathered TOP5 tips to help you get on your fabulous way, supported by lots of useful digital resources.

Top 10 Most Stylish Female Photographers Globally

The POMPIDOO team is here to present you a top list of our favourite fashionista-photographers around the globe – the ladies that touched our hearts not only with picturesque shots, but also with their in-and-out beauty and sense of style. We admire uniqueness and creativity of each of them, hence the sequence of the top list can be disregarded.

Margaret Zhang – a virtuoso of contrasts.

The depth and colourfulness of setting in each capture and the mind-blowing representation of urban beauty are the features that set this lady apart from everyone else. Her sense of style motivates millions of women around the world, so if you are looking for inspiration you came to the right person – @margaret__zhang.

DCGHQ Congratulates POMPIDOO in its Exclusive Interview

The POMPIDOO team is excited to share a recent interview we gave to “Digital Camera Bags HQ” together with behind the scenes images of the bags in process. To really know how a brand evolves and the challenges a start-up company can face, stay focused as we share what it’s like to grow as a start-up, camera bag brand.

A High Five for Five Years!

Five years ago, forward-thinking Irina Kuzmina came up with the idea to create a range of stylish camera bags for men and women. While she was optimistic that she’d spotted a niche in the market, even Irina couldn’t have predicted just how globetrotting POMPIDOO bags would become over the next five years – they’ve now made it to 29 countries and we’re sure they have many more travels ahead of them in the future!

Here, we take the chance to get to know Irina a little better, and find out what makes her and the POMPIDOO team tick.

Tokyo took our hearts and welcomed POMPIDOO stylish camera bags!

If you’re wondering whether Tokyo lives up to its reputation, it does – and then some! Not that we ever doubted that for a second! We’ve had the most amazing week and we’re just dying to share it with all of you!

We’re turning Japanese, we really think so!

It’s true! The POMPIDOO team has been invited to take part in the Latvian Design Days Exhibition in Tokyo, Japan – and we simply couldn’t turn down an exciting invitation like that! Organised by the Latvian Embassy in Japan, in association with Athalie Gallery, this event is not to be missed.

FOLLOWING THE IDEA

When one of the biggest Latvian business newspapers invited us to do an interview and asked a lot of questions about the past, present and future, we suddenly realised that we’re about to turn five years old!

Read the tastiest excerpts from an interview with POMPIDOO Founder Irina Kuzmina.

Milan Mania!

Wow, what a crazy few weeks it’s been! We just got back from Frankfurt and then it was off to Milan for the Lineapelle Trade Fair! We adore visiting Milan, the capital of fashion and all things stylish. The whole city is just a non-stop treat for the eyes!

POMPIDOO ON TOUR – AMBIENTE 2015!

in Frankfurt for making us feel so welcome!

Last weekend, we hit the road again – this time to the charming city of Frankfurt. And, as usual, we had an amazing time! So, first of all, huge thanks to the good people at Ambiente Design Trade Fair.

POMPIDOO FOR “DIENAS BUSINESS” – START-UP CAPITAL Q&A

Irina Kuzmina, the founder of POMPIDOO, was asked to provide her comments on the entrepreneurial environment in Latvia, and to give some tips on how to assess the size of the start-up capital required for a new business.

It’s in the bag!

So, Santa’s been good to you! You’ve got your cool new camera and you couldn’t be happier with it. But, you know, every fab camera deserves a stylish camera bag…

A very merry ‘behind-the-scenes’ Christmas!

At POMPIDOO, we’ve already started getting into the Christmas spirit! The fabulous photos you see gracing the home page of our website were the result of a photo shoot to prepare for the holiday season. But, of course, a lot of work has to go into being this fabulous so we thought we’d share some ‘behind-the-scenes’ photos with you! We hope you enjoy!

TO ‘MAN BAG’ OR NOT TO ‘MAN BAG’

The Internet says – and we all know that we can believe everything we read on the Internet – that the average woman owns seven purses. Seven. Aside from all of the time that goes into buying the perfect purse, you’ve got to factor in the time it takes to choose the ‘right’ purse for that particular occasion, and then, nightmare of nightmares, decide what to put into it.

Outdoor in the city goes art

Recently, the POMPIDOO team was delighted to take part in the “Outdoor in the City Goes Art” open house in Frankfurt.

OFF TO AMSTERDAM. WITH THE AMSTERDAM

In this pre-Christmas time what can be better than enjoying short weekend trips in a great company of close friends, your camera and Amsterdam camera bag?

TripTemptation, a luxury travel website, suggested their Top things to try, see and visit in Amsterdam. Off we go!

POMPIDOO ON TOUR: BALENCIAGA MUSEUM

STYLISH CAMERA BAGS AS FRONT-ROW ESSENTIALS

Stunningly beautiful outfits and hundreds of camera clicks per second – that’s how we know any Fashion Week’s spirit across the globe. This year not only catwalk models presented noteworthy trends. A resonant idea behind the runway suggested a camera bag as a new front-row essential.

Guest Blogger: Best Photography Apps

As today’s smartphones get progressively smarter, the level of sophistication in the built-in cameras is also on the rise. There are a lot of fun apps out there – for example, my friends love apps like SnapChat – an app that allows you to send photos of yourself to your friends – the catch is that the photo is automatically deleted, allowing for a lot more freedom from embarrassment. They also love things like Catify Yourself (it’s exactly what is sounds like) and Fat Booth, an app that alters your picture (namely, gives you multiple double chins) to give you the appearance of, oh, don’t know, a hundred or so extra pounds.

While these apps are all in good fun, there are also apps out there for serious photographers. If you’re a photographer, read on!

LATVIA OR …WHERE POMPIDOO LIVES

Majority of our clients are international that is we receive orders from around the globe: USA, Australia, Europe, Malaysia, to name just a few. And since the label inside the bag proudly states “Produced in Latvia”, we asked ourselves: do happy POMPIDOO owners actually know where Pompidoo lives? :)That’s why we are going to take you on a short virtual tour to the small jewel of Europe – Latvia.

POMPIDOO AND THE RED JACKETS AWARD

Latvia is a comparatively small country, however amount of cool creative ideas is huge! Moreover, appreciation of this creativity goes far beyond Latvian borders and many companies happen to grow their export business in a very nice tempo. That’s why 25 young companies were invited to present their businesses and compete for the title “The Rising Star”, POMPIDOO including.