A lot of people like their equipment.. who doesn't, but here is an old gallery I found a few years ago which I think is very inspirational (use of colour etc.). All the photos were taken not with a 50 megapixel £8000 SLR with white lenses, but a lowly Canon G2 compact.
http://medlem.spray.se/digitalphoto/index.htm
http://medlem.spray.se/digitalphoto/index.htm