It’s Street Fashion!
“It’s Street Fashion!” is an extract from “Sicily,” my more general work, which I have been pursuing since the first edition of the book was released in 2017. Subsequently, “Sicily” was transformed into an annual publication, a “private diary” in the form of a large format magazine. In 2024, number…
Moments of Silence – Book Review
Miroslav Hlinka, a versatile creative encompassing the roles of artist, graphic designer, and photographer, specializes in capturing landscapes, urban corners, abandoned places, and ancient cemeteries. If you’re familiar with his extraordinary portfolio, it’s likely because he stands out as one of the leading contributors to the Fuji X Passion project.…
A composer with a passion for cinematic themes
Hi Cosmo! Could you please introduce yourself? Where do you live, and what do you do? Also, what are your hobbies and passions?Hey dude! I’m based up in Walthamstow and am a professional composer, DIT in the making, and sometimes I go out and take photos. I enjoy hanging out…
Street photography in my back yard
In 2021, our endeavour to host a Street Photography competition elicited an unexpectedly enthusiastic response from our readers. The sheer volume of submissions showcased a remarkable standard of creativity and photographic prowess, making the selection of a winner a formidable challenge. Nevertheless, amidst this sea of exceptional entries, a singular…
Fuji X Passion Photography Magazine – March 2024
Hello everyone!The March issue has arrived. This edition features four 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 | SummaryPhotography makes your experience completeby David BeckerMorocco: Photo projects reveal real…
Premium/ Behind the Lens: Fujifilm Photo Adventures (VIDEO)
Mauricio Reis returned to the familiar shores of Figueira da Foz, Portugal, where he had captured many sunrises and sunsets over the years. As soon as he set foot on the serene banks of the Mondego River, memories flooded back of his photographic journey and the evolution of his equipment.…
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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…
Why I don’t need full frame
Here it is, the thousandth blog post about someone switching to Fujifilm. I know it’s boring so I’ll be brief. All I want really is just to explain you why I’ve decided to switch and why you are going to find a lot of Fujifilm contents on this blog going…
A lens needs a story to tell: The XF60mm Macro and my f/50 custom ring
The Fujinon XF60mm f2.4 R Macro lens needs a story to tell. A single image is not enough. Only the noblest and most precious lenses can have such a perfect balance between sharpness and blur. Ready for a macro set and for portraits too. Its autofocus speed is not a…
TTartisan 35mm F1.4 – Just another manual lens
Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post by the lens manufacturer. I paid for this lens from my own pocket. This is purely my own opinion about this piece of wonderful glass, and I wish to share with more people who are keen to explore with a manual lens. During…
Street Photography with Fujifilm’s XF56mm f/1.2R
I love street photography, and I love wide lenses. The last time I shot with something longer 35mm was back in 2008. I was just starting to learn the basics of photography with my dad’s Nikon D200 and 18–55mm zoom. I shot a few frames at 55mm, and that was…
Fuji X-T family
When music and photography come together
Miro Maršík, music composer and producer, started using his images as covers for his music. Photography quickly became a passion, and with his X-T4, he captures wonderful landscapes and city views. In a way, all creative activities go hand in hand. Hi Miro, please tell us a bit about yourself!Hey everyone! My name is Miro and I live in Prague, Czech Republic. I was born in Slovakia, in a small…
April issue
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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/ Documentary Project | Module 0: Getting started (+video)
INDEX Module 0: Getting started Module 1 – Finding Stories: Starting Your Own Project Module 2 – Planning: All you need to do before you start shooting Module 3 – Equipment: Choosing the right gear for your project Module 4 – Accessories: The essential accessories you will need (to be…
Premium/ What I’ve learned from competing in photography contests
When it comes to photography, we all have our ways of improving in this art that we love so much. Each of us has our way of assessing our portfolio, seeing what works and what doesn’t, and finding ways of improving ourselves. For some time, I have worked with two…
Visual Stories
When the mountain calls, I won’t pick up
It’s midnight in the mountains. A storm is raging around us. Lightning and thunder are shaking the earth. Small stones are crumbling from the ceiling of our cave. I can…
Frozen Beauty – Taking a break from reality
When I was a child, I never really took much notice of the beauty of nature, and hiking was everything but a pleasure. However, my passion for being outdoors and…
On the Tracks of the Krampus
“Like trying to hear snowflakesNo one can hear my callConsuming all the voicesDampened by the snowYou’d better not cheat and you’d better not cryAnd you’d better not lie, I’m telling…
The «cliché» of Brittany
A Winter road trip in Brittany… I imagine that sentence shouldn’t be a dream for many people. The grey sky, the wind, the rain, the cold, the fog. This region…
It’s all about vintage
Although I’m quite young, I fell in love with the “vintage look”. I started using Fujifilm one year ago because of the film simulations. It has been a year full of shootings and learning new stuff. Since I’ve got my Fujifilm camera, I learned how to edit my Raw files…
When music and photography come together
Miro Maršík, music composer and producer, started using his images as covers for his music. Photography quickly became a passion, and with his X-T4, he captures wonderful landscapes and city views. In a way, all creative activities go hand in hand. Hi Miro, please tell us a bit about yourself!Hey…
BEYOND THE FRAME Contest – 2020 Award Winners
The initial idea for Beyond the Frame was simple – truly great images aren’t only visually appealing, they also carry with them layers of meaning that enhance their viewing experience. In this free to enter contest, we wanted to provide photographers the opportunity to share not only an image special…
On holiday with the the Fuji X10
There is now a folder of scans of old photographs, some of them very beautiful. They go back to the time of my birth and run through my late teens. All the early ones are by my father, a civil engineer, now retired. Then there are some weird ones from…
The In-Between Photographs…
Hello Samir! Would you like to start by introducing yourself? Hi Mauricio & Hugo, first of all thanks for having me… I am a commercial, corporate and editorial photographer based in Mumbai, the financial and film (movie) capital of India. My work has been featured by various magazines and newspapers…
The Old Bridge
One of the places I regularly return to take photographs, one of my long-term series, is an old bridge, but not so old that it can be described as historic. It’s not a sumptuous monument but a place of interest to me. Let’s take it from the beginning. Nikon D7000…
Interview with Matt Gutteridge, wedding photographer
Hello Matt! Could you please introduce yourself? I’m Matt, I’m 40 and a wedding photographer based in the south west of England. I’m married to Lillian and have 3 boys…
The Fuji X-Pro1 camera has a soul!
Hi Peter! Would you like to start by presenting yourself to the readers? Hi! Thank you for having me! I am a dad, musician and freelance photographer based in Aalborg,…
Ian Weldon: “My main set up for weddings was an XPro-1 and 18mm f2”
I suppose, just like everyone else, that when I started on my photography journey I thought that the bigger, and more expensive the camera, the more professional I would be.…
Black & White Japan
The X-Pro2 remains a fantastic camera for street photography. With its stealthy, elegant design, the interchangeable lens feature and the one-of-a-kind hybrid viewfinder, conceived in that useful rangefinder approach, so…
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…
Fujinon XF 50-140mm f2.8 R OIS WR Review
What’s it like to use in real life? This is more a personal view of using the Fujifilm XF 50-140mm F2.8 in a real-life situation, rather than an actual review.…
Artificial Paradise
The oldest vivid photography memory I can recall – is a shadowplay photo I took in Switzerland with my dad’s analog Canon Rebel. The guillotine shutter sound really hit me.…
Love at the First Touch – Preserve memories, preserve moments
My name is Fabrizio, I am Italian and recently entered my forties! Born in Rome, I have spent the last ten years living and breathing in the beautiful Tuscany landscape.…
You just have to look to see it
My name is Lieke Vroomen, I am 32 years old and live in Heerlen, a small town in the south of the Netherlands where I live with my husband and…
Great stories need great pictures – Fuji X and corporate influencing
People love stories, but stories need good photos – at least when it comes to corporate stories. I work in product management for Siemens’ industrial division in Nuremberg, Germany, and…
The Fuji X-Pro1 camera has a soul!
Hi Peter! Would you like to start by presenting yourself to the readers? Hi! Thank you for having me! I am a dad, musician and freelance photographer based in Aalborg,…
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…
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