The ancient mysteries of Peru
Mitch Meseke [ mess-key ] is an American freelance illustrator and storyboard artist, currently based in Black Mountain N.C. Meseke’s work spans from commercial to fine art, as well as writing, recording music, and photography. It’s great to have you for this interview, Mitch! Can you start by telling us…
Fuji X Passion Photography Magazine – April 2024
Hello everyone!The April issue has arrived. This edition features four fantastic and talented photographers and highlights their beautiful imagery, from portraits to landscapes. As always, each piece of work, each photograph, was made with a Fuji X camera.Contributors | SummaryPhotography expresses who we areby Matteo DeganiFinding connection through photography -…
Café Culture
There’s something about sipping a morning cappuccino at a Tuscan terrace, in a narrow cobblestone street, watching the town shake off its slumber, that is deeply satisfying. Bar Rossi is a small café in the medieval town of Orbetello. It has a good vantage point overlooking the shops on Corso…
“The Calm Sea” – The story behind this photo
That morning was special. I decided to join my dad for fishing, something he does regularly after morning prayers. I felt like going along this time. So, with excitement building up inside me, I happily joined my dad on our small boat in the calm waters of our island, Bilehdhoo,…
Moments of Silence – Czech Ossuaries in Photography
I stand alone in a darkened room. I absorb the atmosphere of the place. The silence. Reconciliation. Slowly, I get into motion. I watch the light, the shapes, while many empty eye sockets watch me. Bones and skulls are towering up. Witnesses of the ancient past. They speak of transience,…
Brice Gelot Archives Book Vol.1
This first archival book represents much more than a simple compilation of images. This book embodies, on the one hand, an attempt to present my thematic work in a tangible and chronological manner, but also to observe an evolution over the volumes. It is an authentic dive into my universe,…
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Fujifilm XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR Lens – First Impressions
When Fujifilm announced the XF 18mm F1.4, I instantly had ‘GAS’ for this release…Fast forward until 27th May 2021, the Release date for this wide prime lens. My sample of this lens was delayed a few days, but I received a box with the text ‘XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR’ &…
The Fujifilm 18mm for Wedding Photography
The Fujifilm XF 18mm f2 R was one of three lenses released in 2012 alongside the Fujifilm X-Pro1 (the other two being the 35mm f1.4 and the 60 mm f2.4 r macro). It was one of the first lenses I bought for my X-Pro2 and I often pair it with…
An Ode to the Fuji X100s
My most influential camera was surely the classic Leica M6 I bought mounted with a 35mm Voigtlander Color Skopar Lens (above), and kept loaded with Kodak Tri-X for nearly a year. Inspired by my reading of “Leica as a Teacher” I wanted to give myself some parameters and develop a…
My Fujifilm X-T1 in 2021
In order to improve my work, I often get carried away by the belief that a better camera is the synonym for better photos. About 5 years ago, I bought my first Fujifilm X-T1 with an XF56mm F1.2 and an XF50mm F2. Luckily I did not sell it when I…
Tamron 18-300mm: The best all-rounder lens?
Special thanks to Cles Distribution of Tamron Singapore for giving me the opportunity to loan the Tamron 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD (Model B061) for Fuji mount for a review. At the time of releasing this review, I have returned the loan unit to Cles Distribution. Disclaimer:1. All the shots…
Fuji X-T family
Around The Azores With An X-T1
The Açores are nine volcanic islands pretty much in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean midway between Europe and the USA, and a part of Portugal that neither me nor my wife had ever visited. I’d long been aware of their beauty through the stunning images of photographer Rui Vieira who lives on Sao Jorge, but for some reason when planning trips we’d never got around to visiting them. We…
April issue
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Premium/ Documentary Project | Module 5 – Attitude: When we finally go to the location and start photographing
INDEX Module 0: Getting started Module 1 – Finding Stories: Starting Your Own Project Module 2 – Planning: All you need to do before you start shooting Module 3 – Equipment: Choosing the right gear for your project Module 4 – Accessories: The essential accessories you may need Module 5…
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From now on, whenever possible, we will offer our Premium readers practical guides, explained step by step, with ideas for making it “at home” with your Fuji equipment. The idea is that this way, you can train, use, and know your camera and lenses more thoroughly. If, in the meantime,…
Premium/ How it was done – The story behind the image
No matter where we live most people would love to have a photo of them in a beautiful environment. Composite photography can be a fun way to explore different avenues of creatively bringing other environments to your subject. My name is TJ Cartwright and although I predominantly shoot black and…
Visual Stories
Memories of Thailand
Like many people I suppose, I had in my head a list of a few countries in which I wanted to travel. And Thailand was certainly not one of them.…
Tango is waiting for you
Talking about Tango, the first thing that comes to mind is something they said to me when I was in my twenties, a phrase that stuck with me ‘EL TANGO…
When the mountain calls, I won’t pick up
It’s midnight in the mountains. A storm is raging around us. Lightning and thunder are shaking the earth. Small stones are crumbling from the ceiling of our cave. I can…
Frozen Beauty – Taking a break from reality
When I was a child, I never really took much notice of the beauty of nature, and hiking was everything but a pleasure. However, my passion for being outdoors and…
Wedding reportage with X-Pro2 and X-T3
Hi, my name is Tomasz, I live in the south of Poland and I have been interested in photography for 5 years. I am a professional wedding photographer but I also strongly like doing street reportage, which techniques I later put into wedding photography as well. I love the multiplane…
Shooting “Raw” in the Omo Valley
“Prepare yourselves.” – This was the advice of our guide, Marius, on our first night in Addis Ababa. “It’s going to be raw, raw, raw!” I knew what he meant by “raw”. We would be living rough, in a makeshift, temporary camp with no electricity, no running water, and no…
Using my Fuji cameras and Shutterfly to produce personal Travel Books
I am a retiree and passionate photographer located in the Washington, D.C. area. Most of my photography is travel related. I have enjoyed photography since early memories and was a Nikon photographer since army service days. My favorite film cameras were the Nikon FM-2 and the Leica M6. Eventually, digital…
Unseen images (and video) of the Fuji X Passion printed magazine
Hello everyone! Some of you have been asking if we replaced the Fuji X Passion magazine by the new Virtual Magazine. And the answer is no, not at all! These are two different publications from Fuji X Passion, in every ways. While the PDF magazine gathers different kinds of articles,…
My father’s jacket
Hi, I’m Mirko. I’m from Southern Italy, in a small cozy town in the province of Lecce, where I currently live. At this time, I’m working on wedding photo and video. It gives me the ability to take different emotions in a single event or in a working day, and…
“Waiting for the parade” – Shooting the backstage of the Caras Moda fashion show with the Fuji X100T
I had been commissioned to shoot the annual Caras Magazine parade for its special edition, Caras Moda. It is a great event in the fashion world in Buenos Aires, where the most prestigious brands show their fall-winter collections and where the cream of the Buenos Aires society attends. But they…
The Untold Stories
Thank you David for accepting this invitation for an interview. Could you please start by introducing yourself to our readers? I am from Belgium where I studied photography in the…
Night Photography: 12 Essential Techniques, with Fuji X cameras
I often discuss with my friends about the tips and tricks in all kind of photography fields. It is good to share your knowledge within a group of photographers. “Let…
Leaving Nikon for Fujifilm
A BRIEF PREFACE: I’ve been photographing weddings all over the world since 1999. Prior to that, I was shooting for the Seattle weekly papers and doing portraits. In high school,…
VIDEO | Interview with Paulo Teixeira, humanitarian photographer
A humanitarian photographer uses cameras as tools to draw the public’s attention to social issues. Paulo Teixeira and his project “Humane Focus” aims to give a voice and make visible…
A box of chocolates
I am Francisco Cribari, a Brazilian street photographer. Street photography is one of my passions. I like to walk around in public places photographing ordinary people going about their daily…
Fujinon XF 50-140mm f2.8 R OIS WR Review
What’s it like to use in real life? This is more a personal view of using the Fujifilm XF 50-140mm F2.8 in a real-life situation, rather than an actual review.…
Artificial Paradise
The oldest vivid photography memory I can recall – is a shadowplay photo I took in Switzerland with my dad’s analog Canon Rebel. The guillotine shutter sound really hit me.…
Wherever I show up it gets moody
Besides photography, I spend my time with my little son Max. We ride the bicycle, go to the skate park or have a blast with our dog and best buddy…
Unanticipated Passion
I am a passionate amateur photographer, and I come from the beautiful town of Bardejov, in Slovakia. I like to travel, and I can’t imagine my day without some good…
Prio Setiawan: X-perience in Paris
It has been nearly 1.5 years owning Fuji X-Pro1 to accompany in my daily life. Yes, the camera is the thing I can’t live without. So you would have no…
Ian Weldon: “My main set up for weddings was an XPro-1 and 18mm f2”
I suppose, just like everyone else, that when I started on my photography journey I thought that the bigger, and more expensive the camera, the more professional I would be.…
The Fuji X-Pro1 camera has a soul!
Hi Peter! Would you like to start by presenting yourself to the readers? Hi! Thank you for having me! I am a dad, musician and freelance photographer based in Aalborg,…
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