Premium/ Fujifilm’s most HATED lenses (are two of my favourites)
There is a lot of opinions about the X-mount cameras, we have those who shoot X-Pro, those who shoot X-T and the strange folk who shoot X-H or X-S, those who like the smaller F2 WR lenses and those who like the larger 1.4 lenses, zoom shooters, prime shooters, Film…
Fuji X Passion Photography Magazine – April 2025
We are delighted to announce the release of the April 2025 edition of Fuji X Passion magazine! Explore the stories that shape photography! Photography is more than just taking pictures—it’s about emotion, intention, and seeing the world through new eyes. In this edition, we bring you a fresh selection of inspiring narratives: Just Go Shoot! – Chad…
Lens Review – Meike 85mm F1.8 Pro
On Meike and their Pro lineMeike are a fairly longstanding company with manufacturing based out of China, once they focused on affordable accessories before distributing lenses such as the 50mm F0.95 (as seen in Bokeh Life Past F1.4) which is their version of the 7Artisans 50mm F0.95 that while optically…
Simple Complexity
My name is Jay, and I currently live in Ohio with my wife and newborn Daughter. I have recently rekindled my love for photography, thanks to my Fujifilm X100VI. The draw to Fujifilm X series was its simplistic form factor and complex capabilities. In my research leading me to the…
Is it too late to start a blog?
Why Start a Blog in 2025?Is blogging still relevant in 2025? Has it become obsolete, overshadowed by social media? The answer is a resounding no. While blogs have been around for a long time and have certainly lost some users to social media platforms, they are far from extinct. In…
Premium/ Wide – A change of perspective
I am a big believer that 90% of the image comes from the lens, the characteristics, the rendering, the field of view, even colors and tones are directly related to the lens you choose. In my work, I find myself using a fairly standard field of view more often than…
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My Camera Set-Up and Settings for Fuji X Cameras
Hi everyone, and welcome to this blog post on the camera settings I use with the Fuji X System. This is a question I have received several times and it often comes up during workshops where I see so many folks struggling with their cameras and settings. Now, while the…
Fujifilm F2 Lens Trinity: It’s time
Back in the early days, regardless of zoom lenses or prime lenses, Fujifilm had a very clear separation of the lens lineup, and they designed the lens with the photographers in mind. If you are a prime lens user, your “common” weapon of choice will fall into two different categories.…
Motorsports Photography with Fuji X-T1
Hello Austris! Could you please introduce yourself? Hi! I’m sports, fashion, music and commercial photographer living in Riga, Latvia. Sometimes I do weddings, if somebody asks me a lot 🙂 Did you study-Photography or are you self taught? I have been self taught all the way. Lots of reading, experimenting…
Travelling with the Fujifilm XF16-55mm F2.8
Hi Fuji X Passion, thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my passion and vision of photography. My name is Shinichi Kuroda. I’m Japanese and have been living in British Columbia, Canada, since 2006. I’m an amateur photographer, specializing in landscape and street photography. I’m passionate about travelling,…
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…
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Premium/ Our readers ask the questions – Interview with Miles Witt Boyer, Fujifilm X-Photographer
Here at Fuji X Passion, we’ve done dozens of interviews, but this time we wanted you to be asking the questions. We launched this challenge for our Premium subscribers, who promptly sent an interesting series of highly relevant questions. This time, we have the honour to interview Miles Witt Boyer…
Premium/ Photography videos that are changing (or have changed) my self-isolation
The title may lead you to think that I am isolated and that I have finished all Netflix series, all magazines and books, on paper or virtual. Or that I spend my life running to the fridge every five minutes to see if I’m hungry, or if I’ve lost control…
Premium/ Shooting with your Fuji without a lens (well, almost…)
When I was still a Canon user – it looks like it was just yesterday, but I switched to the Fuji X system 4 years ago – I tried out several photographic techniques, some better known than others. Although my passion is landscape photography, I naturally tried one or the…
Premium/ When “comfortable” means “creative stagnation” – Switching to Capture One
Last winter I hit the stage with my photography where I was comfortable. I had it all worked out for the choice of camera bodies, lenses, editing suite and client delivery method. And it worked flawlessly in tandem with one another. However as happy as I was with having things…
Premium/ What I’ve learned from competing in photography contests
Competing in international photography contests, against people from all over the world, against the best, can teach you a lot. And you will learn many valuable lessons that you can use both in your photography and your life. And through this magnificent article, Stefan Panaitescu shares everything he has learned…
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Shooting Like It’s Going Out Of Fashion
Hi Fujifilm lovers. I am Alessia Francischiello and I come from Italy. I’ve been living in Australia for the last five years and I have been using Fujifilm gear for the last three. My passion for photography started about seven years ago while living in Rome where my subjects were mainly architecture and monuments. I […]
Documentary and Photojournalism using the Fuji X-T3
Hi Luís! Thank you for all your availability for this interview. Could you start by introducing yourself to our readers?…
Should Fuji release Premium Manual prime lenses?
Hello to all the Fuji X Passion readers,FXP has always been in a special place in my heart. Starting as…
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…
April issue
Visual Stories
On the Tracks of the Krampus
If Santa Claus is a universal figure, in some alpine…
Circus Madagascar during Covid-19
I live in Ascoli Piceno, a small town in central…
Love letter to Chopper
It is one of the few moments that I did…
Ibiza
Visiting places like these comes with a certain set of…
Morocco المغرب
المغرب To me, travelling is ultimately one of the best things a person can possibly do in their life. Whilst residing on this beautiful earth, the world is very much there for us to explore and indulge. Every time I visit a new country, I feel even more cultured, woke,…
To and fro Yogyakarta in infrared using the X-E1
Some forewords: there’s a lot of a-changin’ happening in my life these days. One big recurring theme after the birth of our daughter back in 2021 is that somehow my little family have been moving around more than a couple of times. Most of the time we relocated within Jakarta,…
Street and landscape photography: my two passions!
Hello Norbert Oksza Strzelecki! Could we start the interview by asking to tell us a bit about yourself? Hello! Well, on a day-to-day basis I am a father of 7yo girl, also traveler, triathlete, Japan culture enthusiast and of course photographer living in a west part of Poland, City…
La Serenissima colorless in autumn light – Venice in Black & White
“Venice – water, stones and light, a city where even the sky is colorful! It seems a mirage of a fairy Morgana, rising from the Adriatic Sea with bright hues.” All these colors I try to resist and focus on the reduction of shapes in the squares, alleys and canals……
This week’s best on Instagram
Hi, how is everyone? You don’t stop surprising us on Instagram with the quantity and quality of photos shared with the @fujixpassion tag. From among all the photographs, we have chosen a small selection for you. Have a great weekend! @ __.io___Fuji X-T2 . XF16-55mm F2.8 George Davydenko – @georgi.nik99…
Chhath Parv – A Ritual for Prosperity and Good Health
Of the numerous rituals practised in India, the Chhath Puja happens to be the most unique. It is perhaps the only Hindu ritual where no Idol is worshipped. Rather prayers are offered to the Sun God and his wives Usha and Sandhya to offer gratitude for bestowing the goodness of…