Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – May 2026!
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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…
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 at a young age with my family to seek a life in the land of opportunity. Although I grew up…
From Fuji X to the Olympus Pen-F
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 lens,…
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…
The Olympus E-M1 as an adventure camera
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 has certainly been my experience with the flagship Olympus E-M1 over the past few months. Previously I had shot with…
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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…
Premium/ Olympus Throwback: C-5050 The Compact Premium from a Past Era (+ video)
In an age when compact cameras were reaching their golden years, the Olympus C-5050 Zoom stood out as a bold statement of quality and ambition. With its bright f/1.8 lens, solid metal body and DSLR-like controls, it remains a fascinating reminder of when premium meant precision and personality in every…
Premium/ It’s the Little Things
Arthropods comprise 80% of Earth’s fauna. An estimated one million species of insects, arachnids, myriapods, and crustaceans make up this category. They’re everywhere, yet they’re often overlooked. Through my photography, I highlight the beauty, intricacy, and importance of these tiny creatures. I’ve always been interested in visual arts, I’ve always…
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My name is Giampaolo Mascalzoni, I’m 53 years old, and I live and work in Verona, a wonderful city in northern Italy, halfway between Milan and Venice. I started working very young in an advertising photographic studio as an assistant, and so I was lucky enough to be able to…
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…
E-M5 family
Pahiyas – A Festival of Fruit and Fanfare, with the E-M5II and the Laowa 7.5mm f/2.0
Lucban Lucban is a small town in the province of Quezon, a large province in the island nation of the Philippines. Legend has it that a diwata, a powerful nature spirit, settled on the foothills of the enchanted mountain, Banahaw, and her presence made nature’s bounty flourish – with lush springs, rivers and rich forests. […]
Olympus Experience In Iceland
Last summer I spent 11 days in Iceland, which definitely seems to be one of, if not the most…
Perfect light
My name is Andrea Lazzarelli, I am 60 years old, and I am a passionate Italian amateur photographer. I live…
No matter the weather
Hello, I’m Matt Holland. During the week I am a graphic designer, specialising in lenses-based media and animation, by weekend…
May issue
Visual Stories
Beautiful locked world
I consider photography to be the happiest turning point in my life. I live in Budapest, Hungary, I’m a journalist. Ten years ago I started writing articles and interviews for women’s magazines (Marie Claire, Glamour, ELLE) and since 2015 I’ve written three books. The editor-in-chief of a women’s magazine sent…
Trust is everything
Hello everyone, my name is Fernando, I’m 48 years old and I’m from Amarante, a small but beautiful city in the North of Portugal. I work in the city of Porto, which is about 60 km away. My interest in photography comes from a few years ago, when I bought…
Patience, Persistence and a Little Luck
The Mueller Hut, New Zealand After ascending and pressing forward through heavy rain and cold wind the evening before, my effort and perseverance has brought me here. Here, of all places. It feels like I shouldn’t be here, but there lies the glacier before me – in all its grandeur…
A M43 coffee table book
I live in Toronto with my family and divide my time working as a health professional and as a professional sports photographer and writer. Like most people, I began by shooting family and vacation shots with my Olympus XA compact 35mm film camera, but Olympus brand loyalty started when I…
My style with Olympus
Darrell fell in love with photography while reading National Geographic magazines. At the age of 24, he started taking photography seriously, and when he was introduced to the off-camera flash, a whole new world opened up in front of him. He currently uses the Godox AD200, which Darrell considers an…
Revealing hidden worlds through macro photography
My name is Daniele. I am 49 years old, and I was born and raised in Sardinia, a stunning island surrounded by the sea, featuring breathtaking landscapes, rich biodiversity, and scenarios that evoke wild and ancestral beauty. Growing up on this beautiful island, I have always been surrounded by the…