Your photos have inspired me so much when I was taking pictures on my Japan trip in summer! I've been interested in photography for a while and I've been practicing with my dad's old camera but for my next trip (hopefully soon, with less virus risk for everyone) I wanted to get a better camera. Could you recommend one? I'm still more of a beginner but I'm serious about this and I want something that I can use for a long while. Also I'm a uni student therefore I have a budget of maybe 800$.

hope your trip turns out after the lockdown.

i own both cameras so im basing it off experience with them and are closest to your budget.

you can get a fuji xt20 + 15-45mm (equiv. to a 24-75) lens for 799.00 on amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NCVN74T/?ref=exp_jetjaguar_dp_vv_d. has the same image sensor as my current digital xt2 (older model, but still very good camera) images i’ve taken with it below.

and theres the canon g5xm2 which i bought as an every day walk around camera day/night time camera. it’s prob one of the best cameras ive acquired as of last year. if you’re willing to throw in the extra $50, you can get a really good 24-120mm 1.8-2.8F pocket camera. images below (this camera has a little more noise than the xt20.) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TMRQ72F/?ref=exp_jetjaguar_dp_vv_d