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…
Fuji X Passion Photography Magazine – March 2025
We are delighted to announce the release of the March 2025 edition of Fuji X Passion magazine! Explore the stories that shape photography! Photography is more than just capturing images—it’s about storytelling, emotion, and perspective. In this edition, we bring you inspiring narratives: The Fujifilm X10 in 2025 – Tommy Nordpole reflects on the enduring charm of…
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Battle of the X Portrait lens
So the battle of the sub f/2.0 portrait lenses for the Fujifilm X series is heating up with some of the best lenses I have used to capture anything from my son to a CEO of a huge law firm in Texas USA. So what are our option’s in Fujifilm’s…
Fujifilm XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR Lens – First Impressions
When Fujifilm announced the XF 18mm F1.4, I instantly had ‘GAS’ for this release…Fast forward until 27th May 2021, the Release date for this wide prime lens. My sample of this lens was delayed a few days, but I received a box with the text ‘XF18mmF1.4 R LM WR’ &…
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…
The Fujifilm X100V in wedding and couple photography
How can you further optimize or reduce equipment that is already compact? I take photos with Fujifilm cameras because they offer a great combination of performance, weather protection, image quality and compactness. In addition, my two X-T4s are really good hybrid cameras. They have extremely good video functions. When I…
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…
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Premium/ Capturing the World: A Comprehensive Exploration of the Fujifilm 18-55mm F2.8-4 Lens in Landscape and Travel Photography
In the dynamic realm of landscape and travel photography, choosing the right lens can be pivotal to the success of capturing breathtaking scenes and fleeting moments. The Fujifilm 18-55mm F2.8-4 lens has emerged as a versatile tool for photographers seeking a balance between image quality, portability, and creative flexibility. In…
Premium/ Size Matters (?)
What is the best resolution to print or to use online? This is, perhaps, one of the most recurrent questions that constantly knocks on our door. When we start talking about size, we usually end up concluding that size doesn’t matter. But this is not always the case, as you…
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…
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/ MOVIE: “Mountain Moments: Miguel Serra’s Vision” – Join this landscape photographer for unforgettable moments
This video features the talented Portuguese landscape photographer, Miguel Serra. Initially inclined towards wide-angle photography, Miguel later questioned his artistic expression and shifted towards a more intimate approach to capturing landscapes. His inspiring and spectacular work speaks for itself. Take the time to immerse yourself in Miguel’s captivating story, complete…
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A Story of Love & Hate
I am Johannes Rapprich, 26 — a curious, calm mind with an energetic drive to discover new technologies, places, and people. Currently, I live in my hometown of Tettau, which is in the middle of the forest in Northern Bavaria, Germany. Besides freelance photography, I am a full-time media designer. Before this photographic journey had […]
Why the 50-140mm f/2.8 lens was the one that made me switch systems
Back when I was a Canon guy, there was one single aspect that was stopping me from switching to Fuji:…
What’s in Christophe’s bag – Travelling to Iceland with the Fuji X-T2
Christophe van Biesen has made a video while travelling to Iceland, a prime destination for landscape photographers. In this video…
Premium/ Walking Meditation
Hello! My name is Kris Desautels and I’m a 43 year old street photographer from Chicago who’s been shooting for…
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Visual Stories
Frozen Beauty – Taking a break from reality
When I was a child, I never really took much…
On the Tracks of the Krampus
If Santa Claus is a universal figure, in some alpine…
Lost Paradise
It’s difficult to understand the real motivations that led us…
A Chilly October Day – A Walk With the Fuji 16mm F1.4
Recently I’ve taken stock of the lenses that have been…
Thinking outside the box (with the help of Fuji)
I started photography in Greece where I was born and raised and immediately I knew I would be a landscape photographer. Don’t ask me how I knew it, it could be my love for nature or my antisocial behavior could be both I just did. Back in 2005 when digital…
Café Culture
There’s something about sipping a morning cappuccino at a Tuscan terrace, in a narrow cobblestone street, watching the town shake off its slumber, that is deeply satisfying. Bar Rossi is a small café in the medieval town of Orbetello. It has a good vantage point overlooking the shops on Corso…
Using Photography to Make Social Impact Visible
This article was originally published on the 2nd edition Fuji X Passion virtual magazine, among many other interesting articles that you can find HERE At first my natural curiosity led me to try all kinds of photography but later I became more focused on documentary photography and street photography, maybe…
Mariana lost abroad
Mariana Cheoo was born and lived in Lisbon, Portugal. She was a restless and curious child, willing to explore the world. Miss Engineer, to the delight of her parents (and she just didn’t follow medicine because she never handled needles well). Today, she thanks: the course taught her how to…
Tattoo – One unexpected world
At a fair dedicated to the world of tattoos, you can find the most unique people, but also the friendliest, always willing to take a picture to capture the moment!
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…