How I got to love this Ukrainian Babushka.
I just stumbled upon an article again talking about the question which things changed one's photography the most, and I cannot help it but part of my answer would be gear. So this is the gear part of my answer. We always hear the same phrase everywhere that gear doesn't matter and doesn't make you a better photographer, but I strongly disagree. However, it's not about technical specs and features, it's about finding the tools that inspire you to use them. My first "real" camera was an old...
Check your broken ebay items twice...
My favorite budget film cameras over the years