My Passion for the great outdoors
Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – March 2024!
How I capture life
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Tatra Mountains, my quiet haven
I travel to get to know the world in its different facets!
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Going Light – Micro Four-Thirds in Africa
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…
The Versatile Messenger Bag: A Stylish and Convenient Daily Companion
In the world of bags and backpacks, one often finds themselves pondering over the choice of style, utility, and practicality. For me, the choice has always been clear: I am an avid user of messenger bags, and I prefer them over backpacks for various reasons. To me, the messenger bag…
Travelling with the Olympus PEN-F
Hi, my name is Julien. I am 28 years old and was born and brought up in Lyon, France. Ever since I was a child, I have always had an interest in the various sciences, which led to me taking up mechanical engineering while I attended college. Olympus Pen-F .…
Olympus OM-D E-M1 mark II – Why did I replace my equipment
For the past few years I have contended that FF (full frame DSLR) is the best option possible for animal photography. I was pretty satisfied with my set of D810 + 300mm f2.8 VRII (4,7kg weight) and I cannot say that there is anything wrong with it. In the course…
Beautiful portraits using only natural light and the M.Zuiko 45mm F1.8
Jose Fernández-Ark (Murcia, Spain, 1990) graduated in Audiovisual Communication from the University of Murcia in 2016. In 2017, he completed a master’s degree in film direction at ESCAC (School of Film and Audiovisuals of Catalonia), where he was selected by ESCAC FILMS among the best students of his class and…
E-M5 family
The evolution of my photo-reporting style: from compact cameras to Olympus 9mm lens cap fisheye
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 interest in history and my passion for photography – which in fact I discovered around the age of eight with…
February issue
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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/ M.Zuiko 8-25mm F4 PRO – My First Impressions
When the new 8-25mm f4 PRO lens arrived from Olympus, I was intrigued how it would compare to the amazing 7-14mm f2.8 PRO lens, and why they would release a lens that is very similar albeit slower. Read on for my first impressions… I have been using the 7-14mm PRO…
Premium/ The true face of sport
Davey Wilson is an award-winning commercial, sports and documentary photographer published in The Rugby Journal, Pro Cycling Magazine, Velo News and online at Cycling Tips and many more. Wilson served as team photographer for the Axel Merckx-helmed Hagens Berman Axeon Cycling Team and Utah Warriors (Major League Rugby), as well…
Visual Stories
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…
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…
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…
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…
Portrait and Wedding Photography with the Olympus E-M5
My setup of my wedding photography is the original Olympus E-M5 (mark I). My setup is rather simple, I have only one camera body, two batteries and the 17mm 1.8, 45mm 1.8 lenses, as well as the 14-42mm kit lens. I bought my E-M5 secondhand and a brand new kit…
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 environment and natural attractions. I have had the chance to travel and live in many different cities throughout the years…
The Olympus PEN E-P1
Around 2010 I purchased my first Olympus camera: The PEN E-P1. The E-P1 had just been released at the time, and it was Olympus’ first mirrorless Micro Four Thirds camera. Coming from a bulky Canon DSLR, I remember the appeal of such a compact, good-looking interchangeable lens system camera with…
The right tool for the job
I got into contact with photography very early on and ran around with a small Nikon compact camera every time we went on a trip with the family. The results were not great, but I had immense amounts of fun doing it nonetheless. On my 10th birthday, I happily received…
Carrying the Olympic Torch Everywhere I Go
Travel and nature has been my great passion. So, I got into diving during my mid 20’s and started venturing into underwater photography and videography during the mid 2000’s. This is where I first got introduced to the Panasonic Lumix ZS3, which took average pictures but great video. However, by…
Adventure Photography On Location
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, a little bit about myself. About Me My name is Chris Eyre-Walker and I’m a 26 year old professional adventure,…
Why I love the PEN-F but switched to the Olympus OM-D E-M1
Some of you might have read my blog post on my switch from Fujifilm´s X camera system to the Olympus PEN-F. If not you can do so via this…
Precious time with Olympus
My name is Csaba Bakos (37) and I live with my family: wife and 2 kids in Debrecen, which is the second-largest city in Hungary. I graduated as a teacher…
Street photography lens: Olympus 17mm f/1.2 Pro
35mm lens is for most street photographers a standard lens Photographers always want to discuss their opinion, but now I keep my foot down. Yes, a 35mm lens is undisputed…
My fingerprint of light
Hello, I am Pierangelo Orizio, a freelance photographer based in Brescia, Italy. All my life, I captured photos up and “into” the planet Heart. I shoot since I was a…
Olympus – Still the best choice
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…
From Wedding to Commercial Photographer
Hi Jakub! Could you tell us a bit about yourself? Hi! My name is Jakub Kaźmierczyk and I’m a commercial photographer based in Wrocław, Poland. I’m also an Olympus Visionary.…
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…
A Story of Light and Contrast
My name is Henrique. I was born in Portugal, Lisbon, where I live. I’m 65 years old, and the awakening of my taste for photography comes from a very young…
There aren’t two Mona Lisas
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,…
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,…
More photography
My interest in photography started early in my studies at the age of 22. The first camera I ever bought was the Canon EOS 450D. A great starting camera at…
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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