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Dear Florin, The world of photography is foreign to me. I’ve been in front of your lens many times, but I never pay attention to the technicalities. I’d rather have a conversation with you anyway. And I think that is the reason why our work speaks. In our collaborations, the…
Photographing London with the Fuji XF35mm F2
Up until about a year ago, I suffered from a condition I can only describe as “Lens FOMO”. The notable symptom is the fear of missing out (FOMO) on the perfect photo because I don’t have the right lens with me. To combat this, I would always carry a full…
Newborn photographer
I often tell myself, it would be nice if I can take the love for photography with me… where ever I go. I remember as a teenager, in the Eastern Block, looking at and absorbing every image from Photography magazines. Admiring the work of Bresson, Koudelka and Kartez, just to…
Portrait Photography with the Fuji X-Pro2
Hi Robin! Could you please start by introducing yourself to our readers? Hello! I am a 30 years old photographer from Switzerland. After a few years of self-taught freelancing, I decided to apply to the photography Master program at ECAL (Cantonal arts school of Lausanne) here in Switzerland.
Landscapes with the X Series
Back when I first switched to Fuji around 6 months ago I was already pretty convinced that the X Series cameras would be ideal for travel because of their size and weight but at the time I wasn’t totally sure that I would be able to use them as my…
My initial dream
Since I got my first full manual analogue camera, I wished for a digital one with the same look and feel but *capable of* producing film-like results on JPEG. Something like a Canon AT-1 with an SD card full of photos that look like “FUJIFILM industrial 100” or “Kodak Portra…
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 own personality. It all started with a hitchhiking trip through Europe at the age of 20. My parents gave me…
Infrared Landscape Photography with Fuji X-E2
In 2017 I became interested in photography and in the beginning, I learned shooting macro because I have a deep interest in bugs, how they look like under a macro lens. After a few snapshots, I found that the bug’s body is unique and it can’t be seen by the…
Mongolia. On the nomadic trails. With Fuji X-T1 and X100s
I have always dreamed about visiting Mongolia. Ever since I was young boy and I first time read stories about Genghis Khan. I watched every documentary about this remote exotic country. With eyes glued to the screen I promised myself that one day, I definitely make the trip. My time…
What focal length are you?
I remember vividly the day my photography tutor gave me a Pentax Spotmatic to take some photographs for a project. It was like being given new eyes, after box brownie, Instamatic and Salina Paulette, it was a revelation that I could actually see what I was photographing in real time…
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