Phantomas
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I will be traveling to Uzbekistan in June with a purpose of working on a personal photo project. Something that worries me slightly is reading all the reports of treatment of (foreign) journalists in the country. They are being deported by scores, have to smuggle out the material (photo, video, interviews, etc) through fixers, and so on.
Now, I'm not a journalist, but I will be shooting some communities in Uzbekistan around Bukhara and Samarkand. I will also roll into the country with a big fat DSLR, a few lenses, laptop - something that can be classified as a working journo attire.
I think I can orientate myself pretty OK once I'm in the country. What concerns me is wether or not I will have any hustle with a bag full of photo gear at the customs, in and out.
Anyone with some experience traveling to Uzbekistan (Tashkent by plain)? Any tips on the airport customs?
Now, I'm not a journalist, but I will be shooting some communities in Uzbekistan around Bukhara and Samarkand. I will also roll into the country with a big fat DSLR, a few lenses, laptop - something that can be classified as a working journo attire.
I think I can orientate myself pretty OK once I'm in the country. What concerns me is wether or not I will have any hustle with a bag full of photo gear at the customs, in and out.
Anyone with some experience traveling to Uzbekistan (Tashkent by plain)? Any tips on the airport customs?