A Montana wedding photographer is offering a reward for the return of her camera equipment after all of it, which included just-shot wedding photos, was stolen from her truck in Vancouver last week.
Shanna Swanson traveled to Woodland to shoot a wedding July 8. While in the area, she stayed at the Sonesta ES Suites Portland-Vancouver, 8005 N.E. Parkway Drive, near the Vancouver Mall.
Sometime overnight July 9, someone broke into her white 2012 Chevrolet Silverado and stole her camera equipment, including the storage cards holding the photos of the wedding she shot.
Swanson is based in Montana and has been working as a photographer for about 10 years, she said. Without those photos, she said, there’s no pay for the work.
“The wedding photos are the most important part of everything that was stolen,” Swanson said. “It’s just bad all around.”
She contacted the police and is offering a reward for the return of the equipment.
What’s most important are the camera memory cards, all CF- and SD-style cards. There were 12 in all, she said, and most have her name and phone number written on them.
“All of the photo gear is replaceable, but the photos on those cards are once in a lifetime and mean the most to me,” she said.
Also taken were a Canon EOS 5D Mark III digital camera body and three Canon lenses: a 24-105 mm zoom lens, 16-35 mm wide-angle lens and 100 mm macro lens.
The thieves also took a black, Canon-branded bag with silver buckles and photography gear, including cords, batteries and lenses.
She asked anyone who might spot the gear or cards to contact the Vancouver Police Department, or her at 406-600-7085, or through www.shannamaephotography.com.
