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A Real Life Painting at Ocean Beach – The story behind the picture

A Real Life Painting at Ocean Beach – The story behind the picture

Joy HoMay 6, 20250
Lands End Lookout and Everywhere Around ItSunsets on the west side of the city are hard to beat, especially when you catch them at a place that looks like it was created just for golden hour. Lands End is one of my favorite spots, picturesque scenery notwithstanding, because it’s easy to forget that the hubbub […]
a body cap lens project

a body cap lens project

Roberto AdamiApr 29, 20250
Dear Readers of Olympus Passion, my name is Roberto Adami, I am 48 years old, and I live in Cremona, Italy. I have been an amateur photographer since I was 15, when I received my first reflex camera: an Olympus OM-10 with the classic 50mm f1.8 lens. Since then, my passion for photography has always […]
Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – April 2025!

Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – April 2025!

olympuspassionApr 24, 20250
We are delighted to announce the release of the April 2025 edition of Olympus Passion magazine! Discover the transformative power of photography! Photography is more than just capturing moments—it’s a way of seeing, feeling, and expressing the world around us. In this edition, we delve into inspiring stories where photography becomes a passion, a purpose, and a […]
Olympus PEN-F thumb grip fix

Olympus PEN-F thumb grip fix

Alex ReayMar 31, 20255
I bought my PEN-F used, only a few months ago, in September 2024. Late to the party, but it’s a camera I’ve lusted over since it was released. I’ve been an Olympus user since 2010, starting with the E-420, then the E-M5 I, II and a pair of E-M1 II bodies.  It was just a […]
Exploring the Wild – Interview with Nicolas Fragiacomo

Exploring the Wild – Interview with Nicolas Fragiacomo

Nicolas FragiacomoMar 27, 20253
Hello Nicolas! Thank you very much for this opportunity to share your magnificent work. Could you start by introducing yourself?I was born in a village perched at 1,800 metres above sea level, at the source of the Verdon, where I grew up exploring every corner of the mountains. This childhood, immersed in nature, nurtured a […]
Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – March 2025!

Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – March 2025!

olympuspassionMar 20, 20250
We are delighted to announce the release of the March 2025 edition of Olympus Passion magazine! Discover the transformative power of photography! Photography is more than just capturing moments—it’s a way of seeing, feeling, and expressing the world around us. In this edition, we explore inspiring journeys where photography becomes a passion, a purpose, and even a […]
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The E-M5 between travel and portrait photography

The E-M5 between travel and portrait photography

I take photos to relax and decompress. I’m from a small Italian town one hour away from Venice. Like many other photographers these days, I learned photography by experimenting with my camera and reading online. Over the years, most of my work had focused on landscape and travel photography, where…

Olympus PEN-F – Miniature. Mirrorless. Mighty. Changing my mind about Olympus’ most misjudged camera

Olympus PEN-F – Miniature. Mirrorless. Mighty. Changing my mind about Olympus’ most misjudged camera

The more time I spend working in photography, the more my priorities shift away from technical considerations. As far back as my Canon 5D Mark II days, I realized that any failure to get good images was more likely to be a fault of the photographer than the camera. That’s…

A trip to Japan with the OM-D E-M1 MkII: first impressions as a travel camera

A trip to Japan with the OM-D E-M1 MkII: first impressions as a travel camera

Introduction As explained in another piece for Olympus Passion, published in the 7th edition of the monthly magazine, I recently took the plunge and semi moved over to using the OM-D system full time. I still use a Canon 5DMkIV for larger commercial work. But for all my sport and…

Live Composite with the Olympus OM-D cameras

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…

Bird photography experience with the Olympus E-M1 Mark II

Bird photography experience with the Olympus E-M1 Mark II

Equipped with two Olympus OM-D E.M1 Mark II bodies I started the new year and my main interest was to test them for my purpose. My focus hereby was not so much anymore the comparison between DSLR and MFT, pixel peeping or checking all the technical spec promises from Olympus…

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Premium/ Shooting with your Olympus without a lens (well, almost…)

Premium/ Shooting with your Olympus without a lens (well, almost…)

When I was still a Canon user I tried out several photographic techniques, some better known than others. Although my passion is landscape photography, I naturally tried one or the other different areas and put one or the other idea into practice. In this world of photography, the more you…

Premium/ Capturing the Enchanting Schist Village of Talasnal with an Olympus PEN-F

Premium/ Capturing the Enchanting Schist Village of Talasnal with an Olympus PEN-F

When it comes to exploring the hidden gems of Portugal, few experiences compare to wandering through the ancient schist villages that dot the country’s stunning landscape. During a recent visit to the picturesque village of Talasnal, I had the opportunity to discover the rich history and unique beauty of this…

Premium/ Video | Meet the person behind the camera: Chris Corradino

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/ The “1917”

Premium/ The “1917”

Hi guys, I am honored to be asked to write about our photo essay called “1917”.I got the idea for the photoshoot from the model, Rosa, who got her father’s old uniform. She asked me if I would be interested to do a photoshoot with her, and if we could…

Premium/ A very simple scene that would not be considered normally can be powerful with the right light

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…

E-M5 family

My respect for Olympus

My respect for Olympus

A decision several years ago to embark on getting more serious about still photography found me holding out my hand and having the beautiful E-M5 (the original) placed firmly in my palm. I was naively looking through a camera store on the hunt for the camera that would fit my needs the question aimed at […]

My way of taking pictures

My way of taking pictures

I am a self taught photographer from Frankfurt/Main, Germany. I consider that photography is like my yoga — to concentrate…

Learning to Love Micro Four-Thirds

Learning to Love Micro Four-Thirds

I’ve been a passionate photographer for most of my life. Which, considering I’m 51, has been for quite some time!…

Cameras and lenses for wedding photography

Cameras and lenses for wedding photography

To be honest, cameras and lenses are just tools. But sometimes it can be interesting to check which tools you…

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Prague: The city of thousands of spires

Prague: The city of thousands of spires

Living in Prague for 25 years, Martin Pavinger knows the…

An old soul

An old soul

Milan Degraeve loves everything that is old, all the vintage…

Pietà

Pietà

Summer holidays are over, and I need to get into…

Walking and photographing

Walking and photographing

Walking is not only good for your health, it allows…

How Olympus changed my travel and outdoor photography

How Olympus changed my travel and outdoor photography

Hi! My name is Rafał Piłkowski, and I live in Cracow with my wife, it is a city in southern Poland. I am a photography hobbyist who works in a boring job in an office on a daily basis. I love travelling and that’s why my interest in travel, outdoor…

Bright ideas in dark times

Bright ideas in dark times

It is fantastic to have another of my stories featured in this wonderful magazine. I enjoy passing on my knowledge and experiences with my much-loved Olympus cameras and M.Zuiko lenses and hope that in some way, it can benefit or maybe inspire others to get their gear out and capture…

Mill of Gombola, where time stood still

Mill of Gombola, where time stood still

My name is Antonio Benetti, I was born seventy-three years ago in Ferrara, a small town in northern Italy. I have been approaching photography for over forty years, a little by chance and maybe a little because it just had to happen. I travelled a great deal, but in those…

My ‘Olympus – feeling’

My ‘Olympus – feeling’

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…

Doing beautiful portraits and other subjects with Olympus

Doing beautiful portraits and other subjects with Olympus

Hi there, my name is Winfried Hermann. I’m German, I grew up in South Baden, close to the Swiss border and live now in Bavaria, near Munich. I’m 61 years old, married, and the father of a daughter. I work as a photographer – mainly passport photos, application pictures and…

Learning to Love Micro Four-Thirds

Learning to Love Micro Four-Thirds

I’ve been a passionate photographer for most of my life. Which, considering I’m 51, has been for quite some time! I grew up in the days of film, and I still shoot some of it now. But since the early 2000’s, like most of us, I’ve ‘moved’ to digital. 18…