Hello! I’m Joel, a mid-30s photographer serving in the Royal Navy. I was born in Leeds but haven’t lived there since I was 17 when I left to join the navy. As I type this, I live in Plymouth, but am on the cusp of a move to the West Midlands. I’m one of the […]
In 2012, Canon announced the EF 40mm F2.8 STM. It was one of the most affordable and compact lenses in the whole EF lenses lineup. As this lens could allow my Canon 6D to be more compact and lightweight, I bought it without hesitation. I cannot say it has the best image quality that Canon […]
For the last couple of years, I’ve been experimenting with when to take a rest from my everyday job. Most of my workmates opt for two weeks somewhere between the middle of July and the last days of August. I’ve tried few different approaches, each time justifying my choice: “Go on your holiday as the […]
I had gone kitesurfing with a few friends. One of them was a photojournalist and had brought his gear to the beach. I was handed over a Canon 1DX with a 70-200mm. All I got told was “Everything is automatic. Just aim and shoot”. And that was it. I was hooked! It was 2011. Fast […]
Italy, 11 July 2021The Italian national football team is the winner of the European 2020. It is our second European won after that of 1968, 53 years ago. A tough match for both teams, England, scores after just two minutes but fails to conclude anything else for almost the duration of the match, Italy instead […]
First of all, I am feeling very honored to get the chance to write something about my absolutely favorite hobby – photographing, in one of my beloved online magazines, Fuji X Passion. May I give you a small introduction of myself and my path to Fujifilm: My name is Georg Ude, I am from Vienna […]
From time to time, Fernando travels to the south of Chile for work. This time he contacted me to take some photos in Valdivia. We only had a couple of days to think about the place while Fernando got the dancers. I thought of a place that is central and with a great variety of […]
I grew up in Los Baños, Laguna, though I was born in Ilagan City, a province of Isabela. We were eight in the family, and since we were poor, my parents could not send us all at the same time to school. It was the 70’s and the height of social and political activism under […]