Sydney Kabatoff holding her newborn baby Jude.
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December 19, 2021 - 8:31 AM
A West Kelowna photographer who recently became a mother had her camera stolen the evening she brought her newborn home from the hospital.
Sydney Kabatoff brought her baby home for the first time on Dec. 5. They live on Sonoma Pine Drive which is close to the Canadian Tire.
At around 10 p.m., her camera bag arrived from the hospital in a separate vehicle driven by her partner. He placed it on top of his truck while cargo was being loaded onto a wagon, and it was forgotten in the dark of the night and left outside. It was gone in the morning.
“It’s so hard because I was so excited about taking photos of my little one as he grows and capturing every special moment,” she said.
“I won’t be able to record the particular details – a phone will not capture all of my little one’s peach fuzz, dry skin, cute little fingernails or toenails in as much detail.”
Sydney Kabatoff's Canon T7i was stolen the day she arrived home with her newborn.
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Asked if it might have been lost, Kabatoff said “100% it was stolen.“
The camera bag contained her Canon T7i and four lenses, which cost her between $3,000 and $4,000, she said. She said she’s relatively low income and cannot afford to replace it.
The bag also contained a special necklace commemorating her late mother and memory cards with sentimental photos on them.
Kabatoff began photography as a hobby six years ago and has been doing it professionally for four years. One of her specialities is newborn photos. Prior to March 2020, some clients hired her to be at the hospital to capture a birthday.
She was excited to be able to apply her passion and skills towards pictures of her own baby.
“It sucks that I can’t capture his first Christmas.”
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Kabatoff is appealing to public in hopes that whoever took it will show some holiday spirit and return it.
On the bright side, the new mother is grateful that her best friend was able to capture quality photos of her delivery on Dec. 3, especially because Interior Health only relaxed the rules that same day to allow more people in the hospital room.
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