External Hard Drives

Seagate Backup Plus Portable 5TB Review — Tested Across Portland Weddings and Landscape Shoots By Nate Calloway — 18 years as a working photographer covering weddings, portraits, corporate events, and commercial landscape work across the Pacific Northwest — Portland, Oregon The Short Answer The Seagate Backup Plus Portable 5TB is an indispensable secondary drive for…

LaCie Rugged SSD Pro Review — A Second Shooter’s Solid Companion for Pacific Northwest Shoots By Nate Calloway — 18 years as a working photographer covering weddings, portraits, corporate events, and commercial landscape work across the Pacific Northwest — Portland, Oregon The Short Answer The LaCie Rugged SSD Pro is an incredibly reliable backup drive…

Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD Review — Tested on Canon R System Shooters Across the Pacific Northwest By Nate Calloway — 18 years as a working photographer covering weddings, portraits, corporate events, and commercial landscape work across the Pacific Northwest — Portland, Oregon The Short Answer The Samsung T7 Shield is not a camera body…

Western Digital My Passport SSD Review — Updated for 2026 Working Photographer Standards By Nate Calloway — 18 years as a working photographer covering weddings, portraits, corporate events, and commercial landscape work across the Pacific Northwest — Portland, Oregon The Short Answer The Western Digital My Passport SSD is a ruggedized external drive that serves…

G-Tech ArmorATD Portable Hard Drive Review — Tested Across 45 Commercial Shoots in the Pacific Northwest By Nate Calloway — 18 years as a working photographer covering weddings, portraits, corporate events, and commercial landscape work across the Pacific Northwest — Portland, Oregon The Short Answer The G-Tech ArmorATD is an incredibly robust portable hard drive…

Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD Review — Tested Across Pacific Northwest Paid Shoots By Nate Calloway — 18 years as a working photographer covering weddings, portraits, corporate events, and commercial landscape work across the Pacific Northwest — Portland, Oregon The Short Answer The Samsung T7 Shield is an exceptionally rugged drive that survived every rainstorm…

G-Technology ArmorATD Portable Hard Drive Review — Field Tested in the Columbia River Gorge By Nate Calloway — 18 years as a working photographer covering weddings, portraits, corporate events, and commercial landscape work across the Pacific Northwest — Portland, Oregon The Short Answer The G-Technology ArmorATD is my go-to rugged backup solution for protecting raw…

Western Digital My Passport SSD Review — Tested Under Real Client Pressure By Nate Calloway — 18 years as a working photographer covering weddings, portraits, corporate events, and commercial landscape work across the Pacific Northwest — Portland, Oregon The Short Answer The Western Digital My Passport SSD is a solid all-rounder for backup needs on…

Samsung T7 Shield Portable SSD Review — Tested Under Real Client Pressure By Nate Calloway — 18 years as a working photographer covering weddings, portraits, corporate events, and commercial landscape work across the Pacific Northwest — Portland, Oregon The Short Answer The Samsung T7 Shield is my go-to external drive for offloading images from both…

LaCie Rugged SSD Pro Review — Tested Across 14 Weddings and Commercial Shoots in the Pacific Northwest By Nate Calloway — 18 years as a working photographer covering weddings, portraits, corporate events, and commercial landscape work across the Pacific Northwest — Portland, Oregon The Short Answer The LaCie Rugged SSD Pro is an essential piece…