Today is World Environment Day So we thought we’d take a moment and share with you what we are currently doing as a company and will do in the future to help protect this beautiful planet of ours. For the last year, all of our Kensington and Oxford leather camera straps have been shipping in […]
We make camera straps and camera bags. So who really cares what we shoot with? We’re a company. Not a photographer. Well, yes and no. Hawkesmill was founded by photographers, for photographers. Every one here has put in the time as professional photographers. We’ve made our living from shooting and doing nothing else. Why we […]
Harrods has recently undergone a major renovation, with the addition of a new technology department, located on the 5th floor. We are pleased to announce that Harrods has now become the latest store to stock all of our products. Harrods has long been one of the leading department stores in the world. And we are […]
Last year we launched our new, revised line of luxury camera messenger bags. We kept many of the features that our customers told us they loved about the bags. But added a few bits here and removed a few bits there. The revised bag was lighter, backpack convertible and even more robust than our previous […]
Revised Camera Messenger Bags This month we officially launch our new, revised camera messenger bags. We launched our initial range of camera messenger bags in 2016 to rave reviews. With many of the world’s leading photography websites hailing them as the finest camera messenger bags available today. However, in true Hawkesmill style, we didn’t rest […]
Designing stylish camera bags Why choose to design stylish camera bags?There are a lot of things to think about when designing a camera bag. For instance: the weight, how easy it is to get in and out of the bag, how waterproof it is, deciding what camera and lens combinations the bag is designed for, […]
Time to test the goods We recently wrote about how we developed our initial range of camera messenger bags. In that post we talked about traveling through Europe in order to put our sample bag through its paces. This would bring to light certain issues that we needed to address before production. It would also […]
Ideal Leica camera bag When we designed our small range of camera bags we had one brand in mind, Leica. The renowned, almost cultish camera brand that has captivated photographers for more than a century and a half. Founded in Wetzlar, Germany in 1849 as “Optical Institute”, there is perhaps no other camera brand on […]
Creating our camera messenger bags The following was written to document the complete and total creation of our camera messenger bags. At Hawkesmill we try to be as transparent as possible. And this is one way that we can help not only our customers learn more about who we are and how we began, but […]
We all want the best from everything we buy. But what goes into creating the world’s best? Whether it be: the world’s best camera bag, or the world’s best watch, it takes a lot of time, effort and patience. In this article we’d like to walk you through some of the steps we have taken […]