<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1720806278/uf1wh9k5fopns4yyyjes.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /> OC Riptide Photography intern, Joey Gray, had nearly $11,000 worth of camera equipment stolen out of his car July 5, 2024. As the OC Riptide, we want to make a call to the OC Riptide Family and see if we can't help offset the costs of replacing all of his equipment.  You may be familiar with Joey as we featured his story a while back, detailing how he as he played in the Little League World Series and even hit a <a href="https://ocriptide.com/from-lamade-to-the-lens-how-photographer-joey-gray-went-from-hitting-homers-at-williamsport-to-taking-photos-for-the-oc-riptide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit" target="_blank">Grand Slam</a>. After his equipment was stolen, he has struggled to complete his internship having to borrow equipment in order to photograph the the remainder of the Riptide 2024 summer season. Joey has file a theft report with law enforcement (24-022431) and we all are hoping the equipment is located and those that did this are prosecuted to the maximum extent of the law. In the meantime, we would like to help out Joey in replacing his lost equipment and are asking for your help. The Items stolen and their value include: <ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Canon R6 Camera - $2,000</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Canon 70-200mm f2.8 zoom lens - $2,100</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Canon100-500mm f4.5 zoom lens - $2,700</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Canon 17-40mm wide angle lens - $800</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Canon lens adapter EF to EOS R - $130</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">MacBook Pro (2019) - $2,700</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Apple Card Reader - $37</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">SanDisk 1TB portable storage drive - $130</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">SD Cards (2 - 128 GB & 2 -2 64 GB) - $75</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Wandrd Photography Backpack (21 liter) - $300</li></ul>If you have the means and can help out, please do. We know Joey will be grateful and we appreciate the OC Riptide Family for being able to rally around this young man and help replace what was stolen.

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " fr-original-style style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name, Thank you so much for helping Joey replace his stolen camera equipment. Orange County Riptide riptidebaseballoc@gmail.com

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<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1720806278/uf1wh9k5fopns4yyyjes.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> OC Riptide Photography intern, Joey Gray, had nearly $11,000 worth of camera equipment stolen out of his car July 5, 2024. As the OC Riptide, we want to make a call to the OC Riptide Family and see if we can't help offset the costs of replacing all of his equipment.  You may be familiar with Joey as we featured his story a while back, detailing how he as he played in the Little League World Series and even hit a <a href="https://ocriptide.com/from-lamade-to-the-lens-how-photographer-joey-gray-went-from-hitting-homers-at-williamsport-to-taking-photos-for-the-oc-riptide/" target="_blank">Grand Slam</a>. After his equipment was stolen, he has struggled to complete his internship having to borrow equipment in order to photograph the the remainder of the Riptide 2024 summer season. Joey has file a theft report with law enforcement (24-022431) and we all are hoping the equipment is located and those that did this are prosecuted to the maximum extent of the law. In the meantime, we would like to help out Joey in replacing his lost equipment and are asking for your help. The Items stolen and their value include: <ul><li>Canon R6 Camera - $2,000</li><li>Canon 70-200mm f2.8 zoom lens - $2,100</li><li>Canon100-500mm f4.5 zoom lens - $2,700</li><li>Canon 17-40mm wide angle lens - $800</li><li>Canon lens adapter EF to EOS R - $130</li><li>MacBook Pro (2019) - $2,700</li><li>Apple Card Reader - $37</li><li>SanDisk 1TB portable storage drive - $130</li><li>SD Cards (2 - 128 GB &amp; 2 -2 64 GB) - $75</li><li>Wandrd Photography Backpack (21 liter) - $300</li></ul>If you have the means and can help out, please do. We know Joey will be grateful and we appreciate the OC Riptide Family for being able to rally around this young man and help replace what was stolen.

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