Abstract: A photographer's vest with built-in seating and weight bearing structures includes a vest body having front and back panels. The front panel supports a plurality of pockets, including a cargo pocket, utility pocket, lens pocket and side pocket. Adjustable side connectors allow for adjustment of the space between the front and back panels, allowing for use by photographers of different sizes. A shoulder weight-supporting assembly includes neoprene padding under an elastic strap, both of which tend to absorb the shock resulting from movement of the weight carried in the pockets of the vest. A seat is movable between a storage position and an in-use position. In the storage position, the seat is carried against the back panel of the body. In the in-use position, the seat support assembly maintains a connection between the front edge of the seat and the upper portion of the back panel.