Olympus Passion Photography Magazine -February 2024!
Capturing cultures with OLYMPUS
Printed magazine – Issue 8
Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – January 2024!
In search of silence
From my Olympus to the moon, my daily fotorama
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Photographing Butterflies with the Olympus 40-150mm f2.8
The macro capabilities of the Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 are eye-opening. Coupled with the OMD E-M1, I was able to capture sharp, colorful butterfly images at the Sweetbriar Nature Center. BTW, if you haven’t been here, they do amazing work to care for and rehabilitate wildlife. Sue volunteered there for a…
Olympus M.Zuiko 17mm f2.8 Lens At The Concert
Honestly I decided to buy my Olympus ZUIKO 17mm f2.8 after reading Eric Kim’s review of Olympus E-P2 on The Phoblographer. Kim’s first impressions – E-P2 + 17mm f2.8, one of the best “street combo” I ever tested in my professional photographic life – for me was enough to look…
The Benefits of Traveling Light
“He who would travel happily must travel light.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery It was around 1962 when I first stepped foot outside of the US, on a family trip to the Texas/Mexico border including a visit to Laredo. Looking across the Rio Grande River into Nuevo Laredo, I experienced that first…
Professional Wedding Photography using the Olympus E-M1
I’ve been using mirrorless or ‘Compact System’ cameras (CSCs) in a professional capacity for 2 years, as a supplement to my main working rig of dual SLRs with a set of fast primes. Starting with the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and then the Fuji X100S, I used them at a variety of…
North with the Olympus 25mm f1.2
So, I recently purchased the Olympus 25mm f1.2. And after a little delay in the order being processed the package finally arrived after a few nail biting days of anticipation and I was like having my own little personal holiday… I get like this whenever I receive new camera gear…
E-M5 family
Shooting land and seascapes with the E-M1 MarkII and the E-M5 MarkII
Hello Phil! Could you tell us a bit about yourself and how did you get into Photography? I was always creative, before the days of the internet and gaming I spent my time drawing and painting and after finishing school I ended up at Art College studying Art and Design. It also involved photography, which seemed a natural progression to being creative and expressive just with a different medium. I…
February issue
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Premium/ Atmosphere and Mood – A step-by-step tutorial for your post-processing
IntroductionI am honored to once again contribute my work, and this time a little insight into the whole process from the very RAW beginning to the final photo going out into the world. I’m Anna, a recreational photographer who strives to capture the everyday moments, mostly coffee, people and their…
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…
Premium/ Video | Meet the person behind the camera: Chris Corradino
Chris Corradino is the founder and lead instructor at the New Zealand Photo School. Having started his career as a photojournalist, Chris now devotes most of his time to teaching as a photography instructor and workshop leader. His passion for nature, travel, and the outdoors took him to locations such…
“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 ago & I’m still here! Absolutely love the wildlife and nature of South Africa, especially the Kruger National Park –…
An attempt to understand the Iranian soul through our eyes, heart and Zuiko lenses
1. BeginningOur dream to experience the Persian culture on the spot became a reality a couple of years ago! Olympus E-M1 MK II . Olympus M.Zuiko 12-40mmF2.8 @40mm . f/2.8 . 1/50″ . ISO 64 While preparing for the trip, we read a lot of information about Iran. At the…
An eclectic photographer – Interview with Giampaolo Mascalzoni
Thank you, Giampaolo, for this opportunity to get to know the person behind this magnificent work a little better! Could you start by introducing yourself to our readers?My name is Giampaolo Mascalzoni, I am 53 years old and have been a professional photographer since 1988. I live in Verona in…
Journey with architectural photography
I am a photography enthusiast residing in the city-state of Singapore, who uses photography as a creative outlet and to remember the places that I have lived or visited, and the people that I have met. Since young, I was exposed to photography as it was one of my father’s…
My way of portrait photography
Hello, my name is Mieszko (@mieszkomieszko on Instagram) – born in 1987 and currently living in Warsaw, Poland. I work as a specialist for a big corporation and, of course, I am a photographer. Besides photography, I also love music. Not only to listen but to play too (guitar &…
Shooting land and seascapes with the E-M1 MarkII and the E-M5 MarkII
Hello Phil! Could you tell us a bit about yourself and how did you get into Photography? I was always creative, before the days of the internet and gaming I spent my time drawing and painting and after finishing school I ended up at Art College studying Art and Design.…
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…
Capturing cultures with OLYMPUS
In my travels, I’ve primarily explored regions within Southeast Asia, as detailed in my previous article for Olympus Passion. I’ve also ventured into South Asia, including India, Nepal and Pakistan,…
An eclectic photographer – Interview with Giampaolo Mascalzoni
Thank you, Giampaolo, for this opportunity to get to know the person behind this magnificent work a little better! Could you start by introducing yourself to our readers?My name is…
The Haute Route: A cinematic journey through the Swiss Alps – Full-Length Travel Film 4K
It is at this point that I am presented with the daunting task of summarizing an entire trip within a single blog post. How does a person begin to describe…
Altering course
Gidday! My name is John Pryke, a freelance photographer living in Brisbane, Australia. I have spent the last 37 years as a photographer, using different cameras, both film and digital…
Shoot locally and be creative!
My name is Kevin Hugo and I live in a small town in the Wiltshire countryside in the UK. I started taking photographs when I was given my first camera…
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…
Finding creativity, with the Olympus E-M1 Mark III
Hello everyone. My name is Iñigo, and I live in Vigo, Galicia, on the northwest coast of Spain. Vigo is an industrial city by the sea with an amazing maritime…
Happy light
Come with us! It all started when a friend asked me to join a group of trail runners that were having a hut-to-hut vacation week in the Dolomites. Being an…
Photography is my Passion – Interview with Hermann Limacher
Thank you, Hermann, for your availability for this interview! Could you start by introducing yourself to our readers and tell us when you first became interested in photography?I’m Hermann Limacher,…
Olympus E-M1X – A Nature Photographer’s Perspective
Disclosure: I am an Olympus Visionary and as such, receive compensation from Olympus America. However, no compensation was paid for this review. I endorse their products because I truly believe…
Straight talk about the State of Photography
Many thanks Joe for this opportunity! It is with immense pleasure that we interview you today. For the (few) who still do not know you, could you start by introducing…
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