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Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – December 2024!
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LENSBABY – A whole creative universe
My name is Alma, I am 41 years old, and I live in Asturias, a small and almost abandoned natural paradise in the north of Spain. My history with photography is not the typical one in which a close relative was a great fan who infected me with his love…
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…
Less is more – Lightweight and mobile with the Olympus XZ-2 and E-M5
Introduction Professionally I work in a creative field but around 3 years ago, I started pursuing photography myself, and it has turned into an obsession. I find genres can be limiting but let’s say I am focused on travel and event photography. I sell some of my images via EyeEm…
Using FD Lenses on my Olympus E-M10 MK II
After buying my Olympus E-M10 MK II, I knew I wanted to also get an adaptor to be able to use my Canon FD film lenses on this camera and after having done so, can say it’s been fantastic and has enabled me to make great use of features such…
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…
E-M5 family
On the Streets of the City – with Coffee
I am a full-time professor at a university, teaching film theory, digital and visual culture and literature, and now moving into photography on a critical-theoretical level as well. The reasons behind my choices for academic topics are interestingly coming from my hobbies – and so it happened with photography recently. As a child, I was […]
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What is the best resolution to print or to use online? This is, perhaps, one of the most recurrent questions that constantly knocks on our door. When we start talking about size, we usually end up concluding that size doesn’t matter. But this is not always the case, as you…
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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…
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Photography is Art
Hi, my name is Dino Rovolis. I am of Greek ethnicity and I work as a freelance photographer & retoucher based in the city of Montreal. Photography is a form of art I wasn’t necessarily always into; it sort of squeezed its way into my life in my late teens.…
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___
Our common languade is photography
My name is Battal Kaya, I’m 53 years old and I’m from Istanbul, Turkey. I’ve been interested in photography since I was 16 years old. In 1983, I bought some photography books and a Zenit-E, which were my introduction to photography. Zenit-E was a functional device compared to its price…
How this photograph was made
“This new place. This you had never seen. This environment. And especially this small smile that escapes from you in occasions, on having seen the image on the screen of your camera, when it finishes him exhibition. It does not have price.” Ivan Antolin What started as a hobby…
Never go out without a camera – Interview with René Deenen
Thank you, René, for this opportunity to learn a little more about you and your beautiful photographic work! Could you start by introducing yourself?I’m a 46-year-old photography enthusiast, based in the west of Germany in the Lower Rhine area next to Duesseldorf. Being a scientist (or, to be more specific,…
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…
A wide path of photography – My journey from smartphone to the ownership of a photo studio
Thank you so much, Adrian, for all your availability for…
Listening to nature is more important than the photograph itself
Landscape photography makes me get out of the house, find…
Capturing memories wide angle style
I’m Axel, a 35 year-old amateur photographer and professional chef.…
Olympus E-M1X – A Nature Photographer’s Perspective
Disclosure: I am an Olympus Visionary and as such, receive…
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