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Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – September 2024!
Printed magazine – Issue 10
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How the OM-D E-M10 Mark III became our beloved travel companion – twice
The sea is restless and moody. The wind whips mercilessly around our hats. Below, at the end of the rugged and steep cliffs, we hear the waves crashing loudly on the rocks. The hiking trails and climbs in the Calanques near Marseille are becoming increasingly difficult. We are out of…
The Best Camera for Street Photography
Ok so let me clarify…At the moment these are the three cameras currently in my possession. Now down the road I’ve had many cameras, Fuji X Pro1, Leica M6, Sony Nex 6, even a Canon DSLR! And I know why have three? And why these three? Well I’ll try and…
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…
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…
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 since a long time the right lens for the street photographer. Okay, 50mm is of course also allowed. No doubt…
E-M5 family
A camera that I want to pick up
Hi! My name is Peter, and I’m an amateur photographer born and raised in Värnamo, Sweden. Living a happy family life with my partner and our two children, I work as a team leader at a company that develops protection and communication solutions. As for my photography, I’m self-taught, and I mostly shoot outdoors, everything […]
September issue
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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/ 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/ 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…
Visual Stories
Inspired by New Zealand Landscapes
How I began with Digital My first camera was the Olympus OM1, loaned by a friend when I was a university student. More than 30 years later, after a session of looking at old family prints and slides, my daughter asked why I no longer made pictures. Her question put…
This week’s best on Instagram
Hi everyone! Looking at the quantity and quality of the photos shared on Instagram with the @olympuspassion tag, we are absolutely delighted and would like to thank you all for your support in building this community. Please feel free to use the comments section below to leave the link to…
Interview With Adventure and Travel Photographer Matt Horspool
I’m a 31-year-old adventure travel photographer based in Sydney, Australia. I’m currently working as a fulltime Special Needs Teacher until the end of 2018 with 2019 being the year I pursue photography fulltime. I was born in South Korea and raised by my adopted parents in rural New South Wales…
The Great British Barber Bash with the small E-M10
Hello my name is Dave Brown and for the last 7 years I have been using Olympus Micro Four Thirds cameras . I was introduced to the system by a friend who recommended an EPL1 for a trip I would be taking with my family to New York to celebrate…
Making-of a documentary short film, with Olympus E-M5 Mk II
I am often asked what is my process as I make the kind of documentary short films that I like to make (and that I appear to be good at if you believe the clients who hire me and the the film festivals who select my work for screening). …
Le Mie Strade / My Streets
My name is Giovanni, I was born and live in a small town in southern Italy. I am very happy to share some of myself through my photos and the words that, below, briefly describe who I am and what I do. I am a passionate amateur photographer, often travelling…
Shoshin: Cultivating a beginner’s mind in photography
Shoshin: Japanese term that translates to “beginner’s mind.” It embodies…
Portrait Passion with the E-M1 Mark II by Olympus Visionary Tracie Maglosky
(This interview was originally published in issue #1 of the…
Premium/ Passion for Outdoor and Wildlife Photography – Interview with Torjan Haaland
In the four years of existence of Olympus Passion, we…
Straight talk about the State of Photography
Many thanks Joe for this opportunity! It is with immense…
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