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Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – September 2023!

Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – September 2023!

olympuspassionSep 13, 20230
Hello everyone!The September issue has arrived. This edition features fantastic and talented photographers and highlights their beautiful imagery, from portraits to landscapes. As always, each piece of work, each photograph, was made with an Olympus camera.Each month we realize that Olympus cameras are, in fact, the best tools for every kind of work for this […]
The best things in life are moments

The best things in life are moments

Bernardo ParienteSep 5, 20230
I really enjoy travelling, getting to know different places and cultures and exploring corners, many of them authentic wonders that nature offers us, but I also really enjoy planning those trips as well as the photographic possibilities that I can face in each place I visit, I analyze by where the sunrise and sunset take […]
Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – August 2023!

Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – August 2023!

olympuspassionAug 22, 20230
Hello everyone!The August issue has arrived. This edition features fantastic and talented photographers and highlights their beautiful imagery, from portraits to landscapes. As always, each piece of work, each photograph, was made with an Olympus camera.Each month we realize that Olympus cameras are, in fact, the best tools for every kind of work for this […]
Life is a Movie – Seeing the world through a camera

Life is a Movie – Seeing the world through a camera

olympuspassionAug 1, 20231
Hey, my name is Ádám Torma, the creator of RafaNoir Photography. I’m a photographer from Hungary, whose passion is taking photos and capturing moments, and yes, I’m an Olympus owner. The best part of being an Olympus owner is that it has a wonderful community and connects people. I’m grateful for the opportunity, and happy […]
Review – Olympus PEN E-PL9

Review – Olympus PEN E-PL9

Jay McLaughlinJul 20, 20232
James Scott McLaughlin12.27.1979 – 07.19.2023 In 2019 we published this review that Jay McLaughlin wrote about the Olympus PEN E-PL9. Jay was an incredibly gifted photographer who produced exceptional fashion shoots using the tiny Olympus PEN cameras. And above all, he was a wonderful person whose talent was surpassed only by his friendliness.Today we received […]
Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – July 2023!

Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – July 2023!

olympuspassionJul 19, 20230
Hello everyone!The July issue has arrived. This edition features fantastic and talented photographers and highlights their beautiful imagery, from portraits to landscapes. As always, each piece of work, each photograph, was made with an Olympus camera.Each month we realize that Olympus cameras are, in fact, the best tools for every kind of work for this […]
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Going Light – Micro Four-Thirds in Africa

Going Light – Micro Four-Thirds in Africa

Jim & Cindy GriggsApr 6, 20184

My timing seems to be perfect. About 20 years ago my eyes started needing glasses. Along came really capable autofocus. Shortly after that, good slide film was getting expensive to shoot. Along came good digital. Last year, my shoulders were getting tired of hauling around big boy cameras and the…

From Full Frame to Micro Four Thirds

From Full Frame to Micro Four Thirds

Chris CorradinoMay 18, 20174

  My photography gear has evolved quite a bit over the years. While size is the most obvious difference, that is only a portion of the story. My path is likely quite different from others you may have read. For me, a bigger sensor wasn’t the marker of a great…

Travel, Portrait and Architecture with the Olympus E-M5 Mark II

Travel, Portrait and Architecture with the Olympus E-M5 Mark II

Miquel SerraApr 29, 20201

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…

The Olympus EP2 and Infrared Photography

The Olympus EP2 and Infrared Photography

Will LanglandsFeb 23, 20210

Hi, my name is Will Langlands. I’m a full-time gardener, amateur photographer and occasional scribbler. I live in Mid Argyll on the west coast of Scotland. I love being out and about in the Argyll countryside where we are surrounded by beautiful wild scenery, ancient forests and rugged beaches, lochs,…

From Fuji X to the Olympus Pen-F

From Fuji X to the Olympus Pen-F

Daniel StockerJul 7, 20170

Since 2011 I have been using Fujifilm X cameras exclusively. Starting with the first and original Fuji X100, the X-Pro1 with the XF 35 1.4 to the X-E1 and the X-T1, X-Pro2 both with the awesome XF 16-55 2.8 I think I have used nearly every native Fujinon X…

E-M5 family

In the elements

In the elements

Passionate about anything outdoors, Olli Dickerson, born in London and now based in Vancouver, considers photography a great way to stop and be in the present moment. When holding the camera in his hands, Olli is forced to look around and observe situations and scenes from a different perspective, to be patient and wait for that perfect shot to line up. Hi Olli, it’s a pleasure to have you for…

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Premium/ If you could only choose one lens to use for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Premium/ If you could only choose one lens to use for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Hugo PinhoMay 7, 2020

If you could only choose one focal length to use for the rest of your life, what would it be?  But let me start the story from the beginning, with the succession of events that led me to debate this issue now. Being in our plans for some time, last…

Premium/ Keeping photography fun and enjoyable

Premium/ Keeping photography fun and enjoyable

Olivier CostierDec 3, 2020

Travel Photography can be one of the most straightforward genres for a photographer to get started, during a family vacation or a business trip. But to master it, requires a lot of hard work, continuous learning and persistence. In this interview with Olivier Costier – travel and landscape photographer, we…

Premium/ Size Matters (?)

Premium/ Size Matters (?)

olympuspassionAug 19, 2022

Does size matter? What is the resolution and size of your photos for print or online use?  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…

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An old soul

An old soul

Milan DegraeveJun 12, 2020

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

Prague: The city of thousands of spires

Martin PavingerJul 19, 2020

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…

Pietà

Pietà

Hugo PinhoAug 27, 2020

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…

Walking and photographing

Walking and photographing

Maurício ReisSep 27, 2020

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…

Passionate Traveller

Passionate Traveller

Kathinka van HemertSep 21, 20211

My name is Kathinka, I’m from the Netherlands and live in a small town in the middle of the Netherlands. Right now, I’m not working because of my physical disability and because I got diagnosed with cervical cancer in December last year. Ever since I was a child, I have…

This week’s best on Instagram

This week’s best on Instagram

olympuspassionNov 6, 20210

Hi everyone, how’s the weekend going? As usual every week, we would like to share with you a selection of the best photos on Instagram with the @olympuspassion tag. Anna – @annafromczech Jenny Wallach – @jennypho2graphy Keith Wallach – @keithw3OM-D E-M1 Mark III . M.Zuiko 7-14mm F2.8 PRO @mvntno Tim…

From that street perspective

From that street perspective

Jasper TejanoMay 22, 20190

Hi Jasper! Could you please introduce yourself to the readers? My name is Jasper Tejano. I’m based in Makati, Philippines. My day job is in Human Resources  focused on employee engagement and employee well-being. Employee engagement is basically about an employee’s satisfaction at work. As for well-being, it’s cultivating a…

Dog’s life through a lens

Dog’s life through a lens

Nina KalkkinenDec 15, 20201

My name is Nina Kalkkinen. I am 31 years old and after having lived almost half of my life in Spain, I now live in my home country Finland, where I work part-time as a Finnish-Spanish translator while trying to build a small business as a fiber artist.My life pretty…

My ‘Olympus – feeling’

My ‘Olympus – feeling’

Szilveszter NemethMay 5, 20206

Hi Everyone, let me introduce myself:My name is Szilveszter Nemeth. I am from Hungary. I am working as an SAP specialist. I wanted to challenge myself professionally so I moved to Germany. I am living with my fiancée in Frankfurt am Main since 2012. The move to Germany helped me…

No one will see the world the way you see it

No one will see the world the way you see it

Andreas TornbergJun 4, 20200

Hi everyone, my name is Andreas Tornberg and I’m a self-taught portrait photographer based in Uppsala/Stockholm, Sweden. I work as a legal counselor within the financial industry, but I try to get out and photograph as much as possible. Working in a strict and formal environment, photography is the best…

The Olympus E-M1 as an adventure camera

The Olympus E-M1 as an adventure camera

James SpencerNov 13, 2018

Olympus have long been known as producers of sturdy cameras, that is cameras that can take a bit of a beating and won’t break a sweat in the process. That…

Live Composite with the Olympus OM-D cameras

Live Composite with the Olympus OM-D cameras

Peter ForsgårdApr 8, 2017

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…

My story with Olympus

My story with Olympus

Heidi BackMay 8, 2019

This is a story about a late bloomer who fell under the spell of photography and ended up being obsessed with it ever since; this is my love story with…

The art of capturing speed

The art of capturing speed

Nick WilsonSep 6, 2020

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…

The secret is in the small details

The secret is in the small details

David CubilloSep 20, 2019

Hi David, it’s a pleasure to have you for this interview! Would you like to introduce yourself to our readers? The pleasure is mine, that you have chosen my work…

Roaming the city at night

Roaming the city at night

Andreas LeversMar 25, 2019

Andreas, it’s a pleasure to have you here in the Olympus Passion project. Could you tell a little about yourself, your childhood, where you live and how you started in…

Happy light

Happy light

Mia BattagliaMay 18, 2021

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…

Lives captured in parts of a second

Lives captured in parts of a second

Cliff HarveyApr 5, 2021

My name is Cliff Harvey. I’m a 77 year old American expat, living in England. My first ‘proper’ camera was a Pentax Spotmatic with the standard 50mm lens. I bought…

The Print, The Frame

The Print, The Frame

Ian GregoryFeb 3, 2021

My name is Ian Gregory from Belper, a town in Derbyshire, England just south of The Peak District. I am now retired from my working career mostly in engineering on…

Photography is my Passion – Interview with Hermann Limacher

Photography is my Passion – Interview with Hermann Limacher

Hermann LimacherFeb 27, 2023

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,…

Capturing Star Trails Using Live Composite

Capturing Star Trails Using Live Composite

Olympus E-M1X . Olympus M.Zuiko 7-14mmF2.8 . f/5 . 20″ . ISO 1600 – The camera was on Bulb (Live Composite) mode. The shutter was open for 48 frames (20…

Olympus E-M1X – A Nature Photographer’s Perspective

Olympus E-M1X – A Nature Photographer’s Perspective

Peter BaumgartenAug 15, 2019

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…

GRAIN Magazine Stories

Discovering the Roots: Exploring My Ancestral Home

Discovering the Roots: Exploring My Ancestral Home

Discovering the Roots: Exploring My Ancestral Home Our ancestral home serves as a bridge that connects us to our heritage, providing a glimpse into the lives and experiences of our…

Casual Grains

Casual Grains

Casual Grains My wife says I have an addictive personality, and she’s right. I am fully addicted to film photography, and have been for over three years. The specific split-second…

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