My coworker has an absolutely huge passion for photography, he’s the type of guy who couldn’t wait for the workday to be over just to head out with his cameras and drones and take pictures (and his pictures are not less than breathtaking) and has been for years.
Sadly, a little over a year ago on his way to work a drunk driver swerved into his lane, and crashed into his car head-on.
He broke both of his hands and wrists (probably due to the airbags) and undergone several surgeries and he hasn’t been able to hold a camera since. He has been in physiotherapy since but he isn’t a young bloke (roughly 55 - 57) and recovery takes a good while.
A full frame camera is simply too heavy for him to hold, and his hands are shaking aggressively.
Seems like a solution would have to be a combination of taking the load off his hands and stabilization for the shakiness.
I would love to hear suggestions and advice from the wise people here.
Edit: I forgot to mention he mostly films wild life, he can lay down and hide in a bush for literally hours waiting for a certain animal.
If he’s in the UK, he might be interested in checking out the Disabled Photographers’ Society. It’s a charity run by disabled photographers to help make photography accessible for disabled people.
If he’s from elsewhere, unfortunately they aren’t able to accept members outside of the UK, but their website might be a useful starting point to get some ideas of what kind of adaptations are out there. Link below specifically to the page on adaptations. Might be worth seeing if there’s any similar charities or groups in your own country/area too.
https://www.the-dps.co.uk/adaptations-2/