Abstract: An improved camera carrier is provided for convenient and secure belt-mounted carrying of a camera. The camera carrier includes a belt-mounted frame having a support plate for receiving and supporting a carrier plate which is adapted in turn for attachment to a camera. A flexible tether line is connected between the carrier plate and a spring reel on the frame. The tether line accommodates camera movement between a stored position rested securely on the support plate for easy carrying and an operational position withdrawn from the support plate for normal photographic use.