The Million Star Hotel
Hello everyone! I am an ordinary girl from a small country in the middle of Europe. A few years ago, I traded the bustle of the city for peace in a small cottage in the village. I work as a freelancer, I am fed by graphic design & marketing. Thanks…
Can you live more than once?
One of the earliest memories from childhood I have is stargazing with my mum. I remember the crystal clear sky with the brightest stars I have ever seen. Until today I love stargazing, but I think the stars have never been as bright as during that night. We were also…
One day in 2012, I fell in love with Fuji
My journey in photography began in the late 1950’s with a Kodak box Brownie, and in the next 50/60 years encompassed just about every make and type of camera. I photographed cars, planes, trains, musicians and cakes for money and fun, I traveled in Europe for travel companies and shot…
Fuji X Passion Photography Magazine – July 2022
Hello everyone!The July issue has arrived. This edition features five 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. It was a pleasure for us to make this truly inspiring number…
Godox Lux Senior – Probably your next camera flash
When most of us think of a camera flash, we imagine a mini-computer, full of buttons to control a countless amount of settings and options at our disposal. And we give up even before we start. Right? It is true that current lighting systems allow extraordinary results, whether in the…
Spontaneous experimentation with Fujifilm
My name is Tyler Silvestri (@omni_krill on Instagram), and I am a Navy Veteran currently living in Portland, OR. Visual arts has been a passion of mine since a young age. I grew up skateboarding, which I lend all the credit to for exposing me to all kinds of art…
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Fujifilm Love Hate!
I have lent out a lot of personal Fujifilm kit over the last five years and the result has always been some love hate relationships and personal battles with the kit. I always find this very interesting. I remember my first time with the X100 and how it wound me…
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…
From Nikon to Fuji (from gear collector to photographer)
When I was 21, I bought myself a Nikon D5100, with 18-55mm kit lens and fulfilled my childish dream of having a “proper” camera for capturing what I see. As the time progressed I sold the kit lens and slowly added Nikon 35 mm F1.8, Samyang 8mm F3.5, Nikon 55-200mm…
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,…
75 days with X-Pro 2
I’ve been using the X system for almost two years now. The XE-2 was my first camera and the one that made me want to switch to this brave new world. I’m sure someone will argue that it isn’t a perfect one, but then, is there one? I always thought…
Fuji X-T family
The photographer who used to leave the lights at home
Working as a software/web developer, Ciro Palomba, from Napoli, started with photography for its technological aspect. But he kept experimenting and slowly started to get into portrait photography. Enthusiast of natural light and shooting mostly outdoors, Ciro likes to obtain natural results, almost a “point and shoot” approach. Thank you,…
July issue
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Visual Stories
A Chilly October Day – A Walk With the Fuji 16mm F1.4
Recently I’ve taken stock of the lenses that have been collecting dust. Surprisingly, I noticed that I hadn’t shot with the Fuji XF16mm F1.4 lens in a long, long time.…
Friends, coffee and motorcycles in Buenos Aires
Friendships are often born out of common interests, such as motorcycles for example. And these interests are often the cement that unites friendships for a lifetime. And just a small…
Love letter to Chopper
It is one of the few moments that I did not have my camera with me… Two days before the quarantine began, my dog Chops got sick, we did everything,…
Vespa Island
“Where do all the Vespas come from?” Chaggy stops the wrench and looks at me with a raised eyebrow over the rim of his neon orange sunglasses. Then he starts…
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 all the ones in our society that, despite being under the sight of everyone, remain invisible. You might remember Paulo…
Portraits that tell stories and change lives
I have always been that guy who easily falls in love with things. I still remember when I got my first computer and was finally able to access internet from home. That moment, a world of possibilities had opened up for me and I could study more about things…
We asked you to show us pictures of your Ex, and here are the results!
In this post that we published a while ago, we challenged our readers to show us pictures of their “Exes”. And they did 🙂 The responses were quite surprising. All with different backgrounds, coming from different camera systems, switching to Fuji for different reasons, but we loved reading each of…
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…
Finding the value of X
We all have a story. Mine begins in 1989. Since then my perspective has been influenced by the many places and people I’ve come across. With photography as a medium, I hope to share some of these experiences through the perspective of my lens. My name is Fabian, born in…
Rediscovering my passion for photography
In the mid ‘70s, my dad walked into a department store and, a few minutes later, walked out with a shiny new Argus TTL 35mm SLR camera. It wasn’t an expensive camera, but it did have a handy through-the-lens metering system, making it easy to measure light and make a…
Stories from Mexico City with Fuji X-Pro1 and 35mm
I’m Miguel Angel Cortes, 31 years old from Mexico city, a very croudy city. I started in photography about 10 years ago, even when I studied something different first, but…
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,…
The astronaut within
I wanted to be an astronaut when I was younger. I was very much drawn to the sky – the possibilities, the amazingness of exploration and adventure. So when I…
A sense of purpose
Hello, my name is John Brownbridge. I live in England and retired 2 years ago after a career in the motor industry. Along with cars, photography and hi-fi have been…
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…
Warping time
Photography has been a rollercoaster journey for me. While it had a beginning, I don’t see the ending. A permanent struggle to find my identity. A true reflection of my…
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…
Hey! Let’s talk a bit about shooting film
Though I was born and raised in Norway, I feel more Scandinavian than I do Norwegian. So, by way of introduction: My name is Erlend Gade, 24 sols on earth,…
16 mm, is it enough for portraits?
Hi, thank you for the opportunity to be part of this magazine again! This time we will focus on portrait photography with the Fujifilm XF 16mm f/2.8. In the past,…
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…
The tools of my trade
For several years now, I have used laptops to process my RAW files. I started with a PC and moved on to a Macbook because many professionals were using it.…
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Fuji News Aggregator
Fuji Rumors Fujifilm shared its first quarter financial results for the fiscal year 2022 (results for April to June 2022). Revenue and operating income increased by 13.6% and 31.8%, respectively, year-over-year. Although digital cameras were hit by the impact of…
FUJI X WEEKLY Photo by Matt Giesow I wanted to follow-up my interview with Troy Paiva (click here to read it), which wasn’t directly related to Fujifilm cameras and Film Simulation Recipes (although it was highly relatable), with something directly…
Fuji Rumors Maybe you have noticed that lately we tried to highlight also reviews from smaller youtube channels, along with the usual big ones. Now, I won’t enter the discussion on why it seems that at least some of the…
Fuji Rumors Fujifilm X Summit The Fujfiilm X Summit has just been announced for September 8 at 6PM GMT time. It will take place in New York City. So definitely mark this date in your calendar: September 8th at 2PM…
PetaPixel Fujifilm will host what it describes as a free and “interactive festival” for anyone interested in photography this September in New York. Called Fujifina, the event is making a location shift from its traditional home in Tokyo, Japan. [Read…
Photofocus Got some vintage lenses lying around? How about adapting them to your digital camera instead of letting them gather dust? It’s now a pretty common practice for those who want to experiment with the look. However, if this is…
FUJILOVE MAGAZINE As a camera-loving nerd, I’ve been reviewing photographic gear from various manufacturers for over a decade. In addition, I’ve been in the photo industry since 1995 and have shot with a plethora of cameras over the years. During…
Fstoppers Fans of Fujifilm and photography in general will want to make their way to their way to New York City this September, as Fujifilm has announced a totally free photography convention that features workshops, guest speakers, exhibits, the latest…
Fuji Rumors GFX Deals Sadly the deals on the GF lenses have expired. What Fujifilm extended, though, until August 31, are the deals on the Fujifilm GFX50SII and GFX50R. Here are the details: GFX 50R – save $1,650: BHphoto /…
