I'm an amateur photographer based in the UK, using:

Hardware - whatever I have to hand, but primarily

Canon Powershot S50 (lens stuck)

Canon 50D (dropped, cracked PCB)

Nokia C3-01 (screen backlight failed)

Canon 350D (x2) - apparently these are unbreakable

Canon iXUS 950is - zoom motor failed

Canon iXUS 132

Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9505

Samsung Galaxy Gear - camera connector failed

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge SM-G935F - incredible.

Assorted lenses/filters/stuff

Software:

Linux

GIMP

NetPBM

pfstools

Hugin

Bibble 5 (now Corel AfterShot Pro v3)

FastStone Image Viewer

EXIFPilot

Assorted stuff I've written