The quiet pursuit: Embracing life’s subtleties
To me, photography has always been a simple indulgence in a world overflowing with complex human experiences. From my earliest memories growing up in Macedonia, I’ve used photography to bottle up fragments of time, making each a tiny capsule of the things that mean to me the most. Writing about…
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…
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Fujinon XF16mm F1.4 – My take on Fujifilm’s best and my most favorite lens to date
Six years ago, when I was just starting out my journey as a Photographer, little did I know about Fujifilm’s intent to announce a new prime that would become one of its best lenses in the years to come. Yes, I am talking about the Fujinon XF16mm F1.4 lens. This…
How to edit and apply ‘sharpen’ to pictures from Fuji X-T1 in the Lightroom
I must be Lightroom user since I was born. Or since the first teeth started to appear. Or perhaps since 2007-2008. At first, the interface seemed strange, it was too complicated. But I didn’t give up at first, and in a short time I was able to use it without…
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…
Fuji Acros Digital vs Fuji Acros Film
Digital or Film? Fuji Acros on a X-Pro2 compared to Fuji Acros 100 film on a Hasselblad 6×6… Which will be the winner? A few weeks ago I did a non scientific comparison between black and white digital and film, using my beloved Fuji XPro-2 and a Pentax 67 with…
One year with the Fuji X System
It’s been little over a year since I made the switch from Nikon to Fuji, and on the eve of moving from the X-T1 to the X-T2 I thought it would be a good time to review what the system has been like long term used in a wide variety…
Fuji X-T family
Fuji XF16-55 F/2.8 R LM WR Review
I had been playing about with a cheaply bought second hand Fuji X-E1 using some of my Canon & M42 mount lens, as those images always had this great look to them with the camera being so small and fun to run about with it peaked my interest to see if I could fit Fujis […]
December issue
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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…
Premium/ The same procedure each time…?
I plan the route, do some research, pack my bag, check my lenses, control the batteries and prepare some food before I start my adventures. It always makes my day when I succeed in managing all these things in order to enjoy a well planned trip to one of these…
Premium/ The South African car scene
The South African car scene — does something like a car scene even exist in Africa? If you answered no, you would be wrong, very wrong. Contrary to popular belief, we don’t have lions walking down our main roads or travel to work on ox carriages. My name is Brandon…
Visual Stories
When the mountain calls, I won’t pick up
It’s midnight in the mountains. A storm is raging around…
On the Tracks of the Krampus
If Santa Claus is a universal figure, in some alpine…
Ibiza
Visiting places like these comes with a certain set of…
The «cliché» of Brittany
A Winter road trip in Brittany… I imagine that sentence…
Fujifilm X100V and X-E4 photo adventure in Nebraska
The Fujifilm X100V just may be my favorite camera of…
An adventure worth having
I’ve lived in Nebraska my entire life, going on 45…
Fairy tale from a thousand and one nights including desert feeling…
A photo journey through the Rub al-Khali, the largest sand desert on earth. Besides the desert adventure, we roam through an impressive world of diversity as well as a multifaceted architecture in Oman, in the south of the Arabian Peninsula. With me in the luggage, my Fuji GFX100.
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…
Feminine Portraiture with Fuji – The search for the optimum tool
Before my switch to Fuji System, I used a Canon 5D Mark I and an old Japanese manual lens, the Super-Takumar 85mm 1.8. I always wanted to try shooting in full-frame format and the old Canon 5D Mark I was the only option which was affordable for me. I used…
For the love of contrasts, in life and in street photography
I love contrasts. I admit that. In this story, I want to highlight what makes me and creates my photography style, what I bring out in my street photography. Not just shadows and light, but also life’s own contrasts. The photo paper feels good on the fingers. Memories flash in…
Loving the Fuji X range
When you love photography when it’s your passion when you want to venture out, and just take photos, have your camera with you at your side, you want a camera that feels good, looks good and most importantly, produces incredible images. I have alway’s wanted such a camera that I…
Portrait photography using natural light
Originally published in 2018 on the 21st edition of our monthly magazine, this interview with Pavel Rybníček debates his work as a portrait photographer, the switch to Fuji and what cameras and lenses setup he uses to produce such extraordinary work. Don’t miss this interview. Pavel Rybníček, thank you for…
Why I Converted my Fuji X-Pro 1 camera to Infrared
Twenty months ago I bought a Fujifilm X-Pro 1 camera.…
Inspirational portrait photography from Denmark
This interview was originally published on the 4th edition…
Panorama of Groningen’s Rainbow with X-Pro1
On the northwest edge of the city of Groningen, at…
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…
A wider angle with the Fujinon XF16mm
I’m a prime shooter and I live at 50mm (full…
She said / He said 2
Dear Florin, The world of photography is foreign to me.…
Glass – Just another photo-sharing app, or is it?
Not long ago, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, posted…
Freezing Moments – Interview with Deniece Brouwer
Hello Deniece, and thank you for this opportunity to learn…
Premium/ Bokeh – Life Past F1.4
When I started photography, fast glass was something almost unobtainable.…
Panorama of Groningen’s Rainbow with X-Pro1
On the northwest edge of the city of Groningen, at…
Interview with Matt Gutteridge, wedding photographer
Hello Matt! Could you please introduce yourself? I’m Matt, I’m…
Why I Converted my Fuji X-Pro 1 camera to Infrared
Twenty months ago I bought a Fujifilm X-Pro 1 camera.…
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