It's in his profile https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=PaulHoule -> https://gen5.info/fox/ -> User's Manual for the Fox-Photographer

Same. A furry photographer?

In context, I interpreted it as a furry costume.

Based on the second paragraph, I’d assume a person in a fox fursuit with a camera. I can only imagine how hot that costume would be.

You could text Paul. He is but a Google search away to see the shtick.