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“Best Of” Olympus Passion Magazine – a Special Edition for the Summer 2023

“Best Of” Olympus Passion Magazine – a Special Edition for the Summer 2023

olympuspassionMay 26, 20230
Hi everybody!As usual every year, we selected the most popular articles published in our magazines for the past 12 months and prepared this elegant ebook composed by 574 pages. 20 talented photographers, a whole year of Olympus Passion, condensed into one edition, ready to go with you on your smartphone, tablet or notebook. You will have […]
The way I see everything around me – Interview with Jarno Embryo

The way I see everything around me – Interview with Jarno Embryo

Jarno EmbryoMay 22, 20231
Hello Jarno! First of all, thank you very much for taking the time to tell us about your passion for photography and the use of Olympus equipment. To begin with, please present yourself to our readers.Hello! I’m 38 years old, and I’m a landscape photographer from Helsinki, Finland. I work as a docker in Helsinki […]
Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – May 2023!

Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – May 2023!

olympuspassionMay 18, 20230
Hello everyone!The May 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 […]
Shutter Therapy – A work in progress

Shutter Therapy – A work in progress

Anna GałachMay 12, 20230
My name is Anna Gałach, I am 38 years old and based in Bytom, Poland. I used to be a full-time teacher, now I am a part-time corporate rat who enjoys out-of-office times. The first camera that I used was my mum’s analog point-and-shoot – to this day, I remember her “joy” after she got […]
Feelings through technology

Feelings through technology

Mihai BadoiMay 5, 20230
If something doesn’t make you feel anything, then it’s not worth it. So, based on this motto, I took the liberty to explore a more philosophical side of photography. Please, bear with me. Thank you. So let’s go. My name is Mihai Badoi, and I live in a far, far away galaxy, in Romania, Bucharest. […]
Printed magazine – Issue 6

Printed magazine – Issue 6

olympuspassionApr 28, 20230
Spring is here, and we are already considering vacation time, just over a month away. To make us forget the hard days of work, the moment comes when we can dedicate ourselves a little more to what we love to do: taking pictures. Where are we going to travel? What equipment will go inside the […]
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The evolution of my photo-reporting style: from compact cameras to Olympus 9mm lens cap fisheye

The evolution of my photo-reporting style: from compact cameras to Olympus 9mm lens cap fisheye

Matteo CeschiMay 22, 20183

OK, let me tell something about my first experience as photojournalist and my deep love for compact cameras and compact system cameras before starting to review the amazing and cheap Olympus 9mm f8.0 fisheye lens cap. In March 2006, in Paris, I could match in a single experience my professional…

Street photography with the Olympus E-M10 Mark III

Street photography with the Olympus E-M10 Mark III

Robin WongNov 1, 20170

  Traditionally, I always bring a new camera to the streets to shoot for review. For the recently launched Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark III (full review here), I decided to shoot a different variety of sample shots which included sports, outdoor portrait and landscape. I am all game when it…

Through the eyes of unrelated twins: Comparing the M.Zuiko 17mm F1.8 with the Leica 15mm F1.7

Through the eyes of unrelated twins: Comparing the M.Zuiko 17mm F1.8 with the Leica 15mm F1.7

Sebastian StrasserFeb 5, 20213

I am Sebastian Strasser, a 35-year old biomedical scientist from Salzburg, Austria. When the guys from Olympus Passion asked me to write an article about two very similar lenses, I was stoked and immediately agreed. In the following text, I will do my best to summarize my personal experiences without…

The Benefits of Traveling Light

The Benefits of Traveling Light

Jay DickmanFeb 11, 20171

“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…

Leica 15mm f/1.7 vs the Pana-cakes

Leica 15mm f/1.7 vs the Pana-cakes

Tyson RobichaudJun 27, 20170

Choice is good, and unless it is an important, multiple choice test, the more choices, the better I feel. In this constantly growing camera system, we are continuing to get quality choices in the lens game. From semi-wide through standard focal lengths, the micro 4/3 system boasts quite a few…

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Premium/ Field Notes: Sigma 56mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary for MFT

Premium/ Field Notes: Sigma 56mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary for MFT

Alex CirtanNov 13, 2020

Alright, here goes: Olympus? Micro four thirds? But there’s no bokeh, blah blah. Some people cannot do math nor compose that’s for sure. But I didn’t even start and already digressed.  Olympus E-M5 MK III . Sigma 56mmF1.4 @56mm . f/1.8 . 1/3200″ . ISO 200 MFT is new for…

Premium/ Panning photography of nature

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 can find the most diverse nature in the country with loads of beautiful landscapes. I work as a primary school…

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…

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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…

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…

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…

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…

Crazy Photography Lady

Crazy Photography Lady

Vilma SalminenOct 9, 20181

“Hi, I’m Vilma, 27 year-old mother of one, from Southwest Finland. I drive a delivery van for a living, and to counterbalance my busy working life, I have my dear hobby, photography. I enjoy wandering outdoors, which makes nature my favorite thing to photograph; from the wide landscapes to the…

Sometimes, less is more

Sometimes, less is more

Imanol RioJul 5, 20221

Hola! This is Imanol (@rionaiz on Instagram), a more or less normal guy born in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country, Spain) who left his homeland several years ago to take a new professional path in the beautiful city of Munich. I take care of an outdoor-clothing brand’s financials for a living, and…

My story with Olympus

My story with Olympus

Heidi BackMay 8, 20190

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 Olympus. In 2019 it will be my 10th anniversary with Olympus. Reader beware, I am an Olympus girl through and…

Interview with the Olympus Visionary Diego Garín

Interview with the Olympus Visionary Diego Garín

Diego GarínMar 5, 20171

Hello Diego! Thank you for your time. Could you please tell us a bit about yourself and how did you start into Photography? I was always interested in photography, but it was not until the digital era that I had my first compact 2MPX camera, after that I had also…

Interview with Gloria Duggan, Food Blogger and Recipe Developer

Interview with Gloria Duggan, Food Blogger and Recipe Developer

Gloria DugganDec 28, 20180

Hi Gloria! Could you please introduce yourself to the readers? Hello, my name is Gloria and I am a Food Blogger/Recipe Developer & Photographer. My blog is Homemade & Yummy (https://homemadeandyummy.com). I am a wife, mom and gramma. I started my blog after I retired because of an idea from…

The Haute Route: A cinematic journey through the Swiss Alps – Full-Length Travel Film 4K

The Haute Route: A cinematic journey through the Swiss Alps – Full-Length Travel Film 4K

Brandon NeubertJun 26, 20201

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 the experiences he had with his brother over the course of two weeks, 130 miles and 30,800 feet of climbing?…

A journey among spiders with Olympus

A journey among spiders with Olympus

Enrico SimeonMay 24, 2022

Hi, my name is Enrico, I am 33 years old, and I live in a small town on the outskirts of Udine, in Friuli Venezia Giulia, in the northeast of…

Adventure Photography On Location

Adventure Photography On Location

Chris Eyre-WalkerMar 27, 2017

Today it’s my pleasure to be a part of the Olympus Passion website by contributing and sharing a short sunlight into my most recent project: Adventure Photography On Location. But first,…

Through the Lens of Nomadic Photographer Lachie Carracher

Through the Lens of Nomadic Photographer Lachie Carracher

Lachie CarracherNov 16, 2018

My name is Lachie Carracher, I am an Australian born nomadic photographer. I try to base predominantly on the West Coast of North America when the sun is shining and…

My journey into photography: Why I’ve chosen Olympus

My journey into photography: Why I’ve chosen Olympus

Hello, my name is Rudi Sørstrønen. I live close to Bergen, on the west coast of Norway – the rainiest city in Norway. Here I live with my better half…

Always looking for new horizons

Always looking for new horizons

Hypersensitive by nature, I am always looking for a new creative or artistic activity in order to quench my thirst for curiosity. Drawing, painting, sewing, knitting, crocheting, manual activities of…

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…

There aren’t two Mona Lisas

There aren’t two Mona Lisas

Jorge HurtadoApr 21, 2022

Hello wonderful readers!First and foremost, I’d like to say that it is an honor to have been asked by the amazing folks of Olympus Passion to contribute to the magazine,…

Olympus – Still the best choice

Olympus – Still the best choice

Laith StevensAug 5, 2021

It has been a while since my last story was published in Olympus Passion Magazine, in Edition #23, April 2019, and I am delighted to submit this story to a…

Breaking free to find you

Breaking free to find you

Courtney ArndtNov 21, 2022

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…

My Evolution to Olympus

My Evolution to Olympus

Bryan EslerFeb 18, 2019

In college, I was known to be the guy who always carried around a camera. At the time I had my parents’ old Canon point-and-shoot film camera. It was a…

Premium/ Passion for Outdoor and Wildlife Photography – Interview with Torjan Haaland

Premium/ Passion for Outdoor and Wildlife Photography – Interview with Torjan Haaland

Torjan HaalandApr 26, 2021

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…

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…

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