Freezing the Moment
IntroductionHi, I’m Ashish, a tech professional with 20 years of experience, based in New York City and have lived in the Bay Area for about 10 years. Outside of work, I enjoy playing tennis and golf, watching football, and listening to music—classic rock and pop are my favorites but I’m…
Exploring the world through the lens: An interview with James Cliburn
Thank you so much, James, for this opportunity to learn more about your work and the person behind your inspiring photographs. To start, could you give our readers a brief introduction to yourself?Hi, I’m James! I’m based in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, where I have spent a decent chunk…
Premium/ Bokeh – Life Past F1.4
When I started photography, fast glass was something almost unobtainable. Voigtlander released a Leica M mount $1000 F1.1 “Nokton”, and that was about as entry-level as it got. For 0.95 the only affordable option was the Canon TV “Dream” lens, which was priced in the multiple of thousands. I made…
Six years with Fuji
I Wrote this article in September 2023 while I was on holiday in Puglia. I guessed right, and I didn’t finish it then, but it was ready when I got home and only my eye problems kept me from sending it to Hugo and Mauricio, instead writing about other things,…
Fuji X Passion Photography Magazine – December 2024
Hello everyone!The December issue has arrived. This edition features six 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 | SummaryLife in Frames: My cinematic diaryby Lukas SchmitzLe Chant du Monde…
XF27mm f/2.8 WR – The everyday hero
Hey dear Fuji X Love family,I never thought the Fujifilm 27mm f/2.8 WR would become my everyday lens, but here we are! Over the last few months, I started searching for a compact, fast lens to fit into my city commuting routine. My daily “route” often involves a lot of…
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My Blossoming Romance with a Fine Young Fuji, the X-T2
I was once torn between a 10 year love affair with my Canon and a blossoming romance with a newly acquired pre-production model of the Fujifilm X-T2. After posting my initial thoughts on the X-T2 I decided to give it a proper go, leaving the Canon sitting in the drawer,…
GO TO(U)IT! Food photography with the Zeiss Touit 50mm and the Fuji X-T1
Some of my dearest childhood memories refer to a store room my father transformed into a dark room. I grew up surrounded by the smell of the chemical substances, the red light, the timer, and the miracle of seeing blank rectangular paper turning into pictures. Although magic to me at…
7Artisans 35mm F0.95 – Fuji, please have a look at this trend and join it!
Disclaimer: The text you will read below is based on my own thoughts and experience with my copy of the 7Artisans 35mm F0.95. The lens was bought as used but in mint condition. I’ve also bought an unbranded lens hood in aluminum, partly because it keeps the front glass element…
From the Olympus OM-D E-M1 II to nothing but the Fujifilm X100F
Well, well. What a journey I have been through with the camera gear over the past year or so. I went from a full equipped Fujifilm X bag to an Olympus OM-D E-M1 II too nothing else but an Fujifilm X100F. You might rightly ask yourself why did I go…
My all-rounder and go-to travel lens, the venerable Zeiss Touit 32mm F1.8 Planar
This is a story of how it all started, my photography journey with my lovely, one of a kind, Zeiss Touit Planar 32mm F1.8 lens. First, let me introduce myself. I’m a Malaysian family man in Cambridge, MA and was on leave from my work since 2020 as my wife…
Fuji X-T family
Japan to Amsterdam with the Fuji X-T1 & X-T10
I spend most of my time pursuing my passion for Landscape photography in Japan and Holland. My weapons of choice are the Fuji X-T1 for landscapes and portraits and the X-T10 for street photography. I took an early retirement in 2015 to pursue my passion and haven’t looked back since. I am the owner […]
December issue
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Premium/ Bokeh – Life Past F1.4
When I started photography, fast glass was something almost unobtainable. Voigtlander released a Leica M mount $1000 F1.1 “Nokton”, and that was about as entry-level as it got. For 0.95 the only affordable option was the Canon TV “Dream” lens, which was priced in the multiple of thousands. I made…
Premium/ I am a Documentarian
But what exactly does that mean? Before I can begin to talk about my experiences as a documentarian in earnest, we really need to understand where on the photography family tree it sits. Often mistaken for journalistic photography or overshadowed by its trendy urban cousin, street photography, documentary photography rarely…
Premium/ Replacing the Fuji with a smartphone?
Nowadays, the smartphones and their cameras have evolved to a level where the question of replacing the digital camera (mirrorless, or DSLR) with a powerful smartphone is only natural. Tremendous progress has been made to the technology inside the smartphones, where the cameras themselves, the rapidly evolving sensors and together…
Visual Stories
Frozen Beauty – Taking a break from reality
When I was a child, I never really took much…
Slow Salento
Let’s try to explain Salento, and to try, we need…
Two cups of coffee and natural light
I give thanks every day since, in this life of…
Tango is waiting for you
Talking about Tango, the first thing that comes to mind…
The show must go on
The show must go onInside my heart is breakingMy make-up…
Love letter to Chopper
It is one of the few moments that I did…
Musician fell in love with photography – What I’ve learnt in one year
I’m Ilkka Arola, a 32-year-old professional musician from Turku, Finland. I’ve been interested in photography and cinematography for my whole life, but the real turning point for me, was a year ago when I bought my first Fuji camera. Something just changed in me, suddenly I found myself using all…
Young Sicilians
Massimo Gurciullo, born in Sicily. In 1982, he moved to Paris and began his professional career. The nudes and portraits have been the main subjects of his work for many years (more than 30). Exhibits in France, Italy, Spain, Romania, Switzerland. Makes photography books, the first “NUDI” presents the nude…
From darkness into the light!
Hi, my name’s Scott, and I am a street photographer from the south of England. I have a deep passion/obsession with photography & Fujifilm and spend my spare time researching and investing in Bitcoin/Blockchain Technology. I have a growing interest in NFT’s and am a big believer in exercise and…
Weltschmerz – Transforming melancholy into beauty
Hi Tomislav! It’s a pleasure to have you for this interview. Thank you so much for your time. Could you start by introducing yourself to our readers?Hi fuji lovers! I’m Tomislav, from Serbia, and I’m crazy about photography. I’m so happy that you noticed my work, and I’m glad to…
Inspirational portrait photography from Denmark
This interview was originally published on the 4th edition Fuji X Passion virtual magazine, among many other interesting articles that you can find HERE Could you tell us a little bit about Allan Bramsen? Well for starter I’m 37 years old and a photographer, a father and creative soul. I…
Two-month trip across the Northeastern United States in one minute
My name is Gal Tzoref. I am twenty-four years old and live in Israel. In the last two months, I toured and took photographs in the northeastern United States, mainly in the states of Maine and New York. I’ve always loved the field of photography, and that’ is what I…
Why I Converted my Fuji X-Pro 1 camera to Infrared
Twenty months ago I bought a Fujifilm X-Pro 1 camera.…
Fuji X-Pro1: Still a viable choice in 2022?
Since we are just a few months away from the…
Leaving Nikon for Fujifilm
A BRIEF PREFACE: I’ve been photographing weddings all over the…
Helios 44-4 Lens Review: A Swirly Bokeh Portrait Lens for $30
The Helios 44-4 58mm f/2 is a vintage Soviet-era lens…
Hidden but not unseen
Along the West coast of Ireland, the iconic Cliffs of…
An artistic expression
All started after a foot injury. Beñat spent 15 days…
Lens Review – Artralab Nonikkor 24mm F1.7 for Fuji X
This is my first lens review for Fuji X Passion…
Unanticipated Passion
I am a passionate amateur photographer, and I come from…
You just have to look to see it
My name is Lieke Vroomen, I am 32 years old…
Stick or Go
Advertisers will always do their utmost to prize away your…
Fuji X-Pro1 “Leather Edition”
Hello everybody, let me introduce myself. My name is Jakub…
Great stories need great pictures – Fuji X and corporate influencing
People love stories, but stories need good photos – at…
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Rollei 35AF: A Modern Take on a Classic Camera
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FUJI X WEEKLY I’ve received a bunch of feedback from Fujifilm photographers over the last few years about one specific thing, and I have never…
The Phoblographer Rumors about Fujifilm releasing a 1-inch sensor have excited users. This is not the company’s first venture into smaller sensor cameras, but it…
Fuji Rumors X100VI BHphoto / Amazon (black & silver) / Adorama / Moment / Nuzira Kolarivision has disassembled the Fujifilm X100VI that they pre-ordered back…
PetaPixel Amateur Photographer’s editor, Nigel Atherton, recently chatted with Fujifilm with Theo Georgiades, general manager of Fujifilm Imaging Solutions UK, discussing a wide range of…
Fuji Rumors What a shame. First they broke the camera with a firmware update, and now the charge us $700+ to get if fixed. Oh…
Fuji Rumors The Fujifilm X-M5, Fujinon XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR II and the Fujinon XF 500mm f/5.6 R LM OIS WR started shipping,…
PetaPixel Fotodiox announced the Mamiya 6 to Fujifilm GFX Fusion adapter, which it says is the first-ever lens adapter that can electronically control Mamiya 6…
FUJI X WEEKLY My latest camera purchased arrived in the mail a few days ago: a Fujifilm GFX100S II. Along with the camera I also…
Fuji Rumors We told you that there won’t be any Fujifilm X-Pro4 or Fujifilm X-Pro5 in 2025. The fact that it takes so long made…