I'll say right away that it doesn't matter which brand of camera you use for street photography - and you certainly don’t need to spend lots of money. Choose something small, light, discreet and which feels good in your hand. Don’t be seduced by megapixels or loads of facilities you’ll never use - keep it simple!

Personally, I use mostly Leica gear for street & documentary photography - but I also enjoy using Fujifilm and Ricoh cameras. I prefer a small, light and discreet camera which makes me look more like a tourist than a professional photographer. I prefer the rangefinder style of camera and generally use the Leica M11, Leica Q3 or Ricoh GRIII.

In terms of lenses, I usually shoot with primes which fall within the focal range 28mm to 50mm (full-frame equivalent, or 18mm to 35mm in crop sensor terms). I think it's a good discipline to get to know one lens really well so that you'll start to see what that lens sees and you will instinctively know how it describes the world.

If you only use one lens, the 35mm is perfect and is probably the ‘sweet spot’ - thought by many to be the best lens for street photography.

I always travel light and usually leave home with just one camera, one lens, a few batteries and a spare memory card - and that's it. My gear will be in a small messenger or sling bag. I’m a compulsive note taker so will always have a notebook and pen; I’ll have some Zeiss lens wipes, a few business cards and not much else!