Noticing the pauses
Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – February 2025!
Slowing down outdoors
My Micro43 Photography Journey with Sigma & PanaLeica primes (and other lenses too)
Printed magazine – Issue 11
Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – January 2025!
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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…
Olympus PEN E-PL8 – The Perfect Camera for Bloggers
There is one clear way to know you have walked into a bloggers event and not a Wedding event like I accidentally did once (don’t even ask!), and it’s by the number of Olympus PEN cameras you will see hanging off people’s necks. The Olympus PEN E-PL7 has been the…
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…
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,…
Travel, Portrait and Architecture with the Olympus E-M5 Mark II
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…
PREMIUM
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…
Premium/ A very simple scene that would not be considered normally can be powerful with the right light
Phil Norton is a photographer who needs no introduction. And in this exclusive interview, he told us about his career, how it all started, sharing some of his tips, the techniques that make his images work. As for the Olympus equipment, being Phil a full-time professional landscape photographer, it’s a…
Premium/ Field Notes: Sigma 56mm f1.4 DC DN Contemporary for MFT
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/ How to improve the battery performance of your Olympus camera
When I switched from Canon DSLRs to a mirrorless system, the last thing I thought about was the battery life. I had more to think about, like file quality, construction, lenses, weight, features… After starting to use mirrorless equipment, I noticed some difference in battery life to what I was…
Premium/ Keeping photography fun and enjoyable
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…
E-M5 family
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, thank you for liking my work and for this privilege. My name is Jorge Hurtado Rochal, I was born in a tiny little town called […]
It is not the destination, it is the journey
Hey, everybody! My name’s Aizad Khair. I am a legal practitioner by profession, an amateur basketball player when I want…
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…
Perfect light
My name is Andrea Lazzarelli, I am 60 years old, and I am a passionate Italian amateur photographer. I live…
April issue
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, thank you for liking my work and for this privilege. My name is Jorge Hurtado Rochal, I was born in…
Photos around the world with Mark (II)
My name is Zsuzsanna Rohmann. Born and raised in Hungary, when I was 33 years old, moved with my husband and son to Essen, Germany. I started my photography career in Budapest, Hungary. I was always fascinated with taking lifestyle and portrait photos, and I had two exhibitions in Budapest.…
This week’s best on Instagram
And finally, we reach the weekend! That means it’s time to take a look at the best photos shared on Instagram with the @olympuspassion tag. This is just a small selection, among the many that deserved to be featured here. Alma González – @demadb Daniel Villadsen – @dvphoto.dk @clargentiqueOlympus OM-30…
Photo Assassins – Nailing the Shot in St. Lucia
“One Shot, One Kill.” This may sound like an unusual way to introduce an article about photography, and the title is probably stranger yet – almost like a plot for the next James Bond movie, if Bond carried a camera instead of his famous Walther PPK. Allow me to explain.…
This week’s best on Instagram
This week’s selection of the best photos tagged @olympuspassion on Instagram.Prepare your gear, grab your camera bag, enjoy your weekend and take lots of photos with your Olympus camera. Don’t forget to follow us and use the @olympuspassion tag! @dvphoto.dk @mieszkomieszko @arazuri_07 @bens_people @karsten_lrm @henricojoaquin @anna_tomaka @robertosilverio @chemapalacio @tmsoutdoors @___wild__and__free___
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 as a child. This was a simple Hanimex 35mm point and shoot which I enjoyed using to fill albums with…