My gear:
-Canon EOS 350D
My first real camera... I love it...
-Canon EF 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
The standard Canon lens. It serves well.
-Canon EF 85-300mm f/4-5.6 USM III
A inexpensive, but good telephoto lens.
-Exakta 28-105mm f/2.8-3.8
It serves good for all purposes.
-Edixa Flash
Cheap flash. I use it very rarely.
-Lowepro bag
Great, small and very helpfull.
What I did:
-National Geographic 2005. month award - best nature photo
-Two exibithions and one group exibithion
-Co-worker for a local newspaper