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Live Composite with the Olympus OM-D cameras
Live Composite is one of the most exciting features in Olympus OM-D cameras. It makes long exposure photography much easier. In Live Composite mode the camera shoots a series of images continuously using the same exposure time. All the images are combined together into a single composite, in camera. The…
LENSBABY – A whole creative universe
My name is Alma, I am 41 years old, and I live in Asturias, a small and almost abandoned natural paradise in the north of Spain. My history with photography is not the typical one in which a close relative was a great fan who infected me with his love…
Why I have fallen in love with Micro Four Thirds
Some time ago I made the switch from APS-C sized Fujifilm cameras to Olympus´s mFT System. Don´t get me wrong. Fujifilm cameras and lenses are really good, but for me the system is developing into a direction which is not for me. I am an ambitious amateur/hobbyist photographer and not…
How the OM-D E-M10 Mark III became our beloved travel companion – twice
The sea is restless and moody. The wind whips mercilessly around our hats. Below, at the end of the rugged and steep cliffs, we hear the waves crashing loudly on the rocks. The hiking trails and climbs in the Calanques near Marseille are becoming increasingly difficult. We are out of…
Olympus Pen Camera Accessories
My Olympus Pen camera review is one of my most popular posts on my blog and you’ve all really enjoyed reading my thoughts one year on. It’s the only camera I use day to day and along with my 45mm and 17mm lens it’s the only kit I carry. Another…
E-M5 family
Travel, Portrait and Architecture with the Olympus E-M5 Mark II
My name is Miquel, I am 22 years old and I live in Catalonia, Spain. I am a university student, currently doing an Erasmus in Scotland in Business and Economics. My interest in photography started nearly 3 years ago, when my father bought a camera as a birthday present for my mother. I am the one who has been using it the most though. When I started, I knew I…
April issue
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Premium/ Passion for Outdoor and Wildlife Photography – Interview with Torjan Haaland
In the four years of existence of Olympus Passion, we have done dozens of interviews, but this time we wanted you to be asking the questions. We launched this challenge for our Premium subscribers, who promptly sent an interesting series of highly relevant questions. This time, we have the honour…
Premium/ A very simple scene that would not be considered normally can be powerful with the right light
Phil Norton is a photographer who needs no introduction. And in this exclusive interview, he told us about his career, how it all started, sharing some of his tips, the techniques that make his images work. As for the Olympus equipment, being Phil a full-time professional landscape photographer, it’s a…
Premium/ Shooting with your Olympus without a lens (well, almost…)
When I was still a Canon user I tried out several photographic techniques, some better known than others. Although my passion is landscape photography, I naturally tried one or the other different areas and put one or the other idea into practice. In this world of photography, the more you…
Visual Stories
An old soul
Milan Degraeve loves everything that is old, all the vintage stuff, because he can sense the amount of work that went into making these products with the few resources they…
Prague: The city of thousands of spires
Living in Prague for 25 years, Martin Pavinger knows the city as the back of his hands, therefore, over this time he had the opportunity to discover the best spots…
Walking and photographing
Walking is not only good for your health, it allows us to think about things, or nothing, listen to music, listen to nature and, why not, also be an opportunity…
Pietà
Summer holidays are over, and I need to get into “work mode”. For that, nothing better than a weekend in the region of Lousã, in Portugal. A mountainous area, with…
Photo Assassins – Nailing the Shot in St. Lucia
“One Shot, One Kill.” This may sound like an unusual way to introduce an article about photography, and the title is probably stranger yet – almost like a plot for the next James Bond movie, if Bond carried a camera instead of his famous Walther PPK. Allow me to explain.…
Climber and visual storyteller
Hi Alex! Would you like to start by introducing yourself? Hey, I am Alex Ratson, a life long climber with a strong passion for visual story telling. Olympus E-M1 MK II . Olympus M.7-14mmF2.8 @14mm . f/5.6 . 1/1000″ . ISO 200 …
La Photographie Autrement (Photography Otherwise)
Thank you Nicolas for taking your time for this interview! Would you like to start by introducing yourself to our readers? I was born in Paris in 1966 and work as a photo reporter for over twenty seven years. Since the early 90’s, I spent the majority of my time…
Don’t forget to discover your passions
First of all, I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to share my work and, in general, what I enjoy and what makes me me. I’m Anna, and I come from a small town, which is an entrance to the national park Bohemian Switzerland. Until May…
With Olympus in the Heart of the Earth – in Turda salt cave of Romania
From what timeless world mysterious and solemn portrets, bizzare faces are scattered fantasmagorically? They are sculptured in stones of salt and the air speaks of the harshness of a troublesome past. Nothing disturbes their affiliation. As I analyse deeper the expressivity of the faces that mirror inner guides, sacred monsters…
Therapy in a backpack
Hi, my name is Jason Duarttee. I’m a 27-year-old living in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Originally, I’m from South Africa. In 2018, I moved to Amsterdam to be with my girlfriend, who I met when she was on holiday in South Africa. I currently work as a field engineer at a…
“Enjoy what you do” – Exclusive interview with Franz Rabe
Thank you so much, Franz, for all your availability for this interview. Could you please introduce yourself to our readers?I was born in Pretoria, South Africa, more than 50 years…
The Olympus OM-Ds in Antarctica
The Expedition In November 2016 I had the pleasure of being an instructor on a Luminous Landscape workshop to South Georgia & Antarctica. Both locations have been on my bucket…
My Year with Olympus Cameras
In February 2018, I sold my Nikon D750, Nikon lenses and bought an Olympus OMD E-M10 Mk III. I soon after wrote a review of this camera discussing my experiences…
Listening to nature is more important than the photograph itself
Hello! My name is Vasilis, and I live in a small town called Pyrga, in the Larnaca district, Cyprus. I teach modern Greek online as a second language, and I…
Captured by the Tropical Andes
Photography entered my life when I was very young. From that moment on, I have experienced it in many different ways: as a hobby, as a course for my university…
The art of capturing people through a lens
My name is Michal. I am a portrait photographer based in Cracow, Poland. Photography is my passion and a way to show my perception of the world and people. In…
In the land of Fire and Ice
Ladislav Skála was born in the Czech Republic, and he has been living in Iceland for almost 7 years, working as a glacier guide. Combining work with his passion for…
Premium/ Passion for Outdoor and Wildlife Photography – Interview with Torjan Haaland
In the four years of existence of Olympus Passion, we have done dozens of interviews, but this time we wanted you to be asking the questions. We launched this challenge…
Premium/ Panning photography of nature
My name is Mikkel Due Andersen. I am 43 years old and an all things nature photographer from Denmark. I live on the amazing rock island of Bornholm, where you…
Breaking free to find you
Take a moment and ask yourself, “What is it that I enjoy doing, and how does that influence my unique perspective?” It’s worth asking, since it has the power to…
Everyone and Everything has a story to tell
My BackgroundA little background on myself before we dig into my take on the passion we all love. I was born in Budapest, Hungary and emigrated to the United States…
The art of capturing speed
My name is Nick Wilson, I am a 36-year-old husband, Father, and freelance photographer. I am lucky enough to call Mesa, Arizona my home. I have a very wide scope…
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