My Micro43 Photography Journey with Sigma & PanaLeica primes (and other lenses too)
Printed magazine – Issue 11
Olympus Passion Photography Magazine – January 2025!
Taking great photos with the Olympus PEN-F
LIFE Journey through the lens
From skateboarding to photography: My unexpected journey into street photography
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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…
Full Frame vs Micro 4-3 Revisited with Pro Olympus Lens
Months ago I shot a head to head comparison with my OMD E-M10 and a Canon 6D. In that test, the 6D image was clearly sharper, but the lens used on the E-M10 was not necessarily known for its quality (17mm f2.8). Many readers on the 43rumors site mentioned 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…
Lens Comparison: Olympus 25mm f1.2 Pro vs Panasonic 25mm f1.4 DG & D
This article is the test of these three 25mm lens for the M43 cameras: Micro 4/3: Olympus 25mm F/1.2 Pro Micro 4/3: Panasonic 25mm DG F/1.4 4/3 Lens: Panasonic D 25mm F/1.4 + Olympus the MMF-2 (4/3 to Micro 4/3 Adapter) Click the images to see in high resolution directly…
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 use on a regular basis. Looking at the 2016 photos in my Lightroom catalogue gives us some insights there. 70.000 photos shot in 2016 – mainly weddings – show clearly…
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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/ It’s the Little Things
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…
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/ Passion for Outdoor and Wildlife Photography – Interview with Torjan Haaland
In the four years of existence of Olympus Passion, we have done dozens of interviews, but this time we wanted you to be asking the questions. We launched this challenge for our Premium subscribers, who promptly sent an interesting series of highly relevant questions. This time, we have the honour…
Premium/ If you could only choose one lens to use for the rest of your life, what would it be?
If you could only choose one focal length to use for the rest of your life, what would it be? But let me start the story from the beginning, with the succession of events that led me to debate this issue now. Being in our plans for some time, last…
E-M5 family
If cameras in a digital age had a soul
My name is Anders T Johansson a full time social worker and freelance photographer living and working out of a small place called Fjugesta in the middle of Sweden. I photograph assignments all over Sweden and destinations. If you asked me I would say, that specializing in portrait & documentary wedding photography is my main […]
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…
Creative Landscape Photography, with the E-M5 Mark II
Hello everyone! My name is Sebastián Morales. I was very surprised when Mauricio and Hugo contacted me. They saw my…
Two Years Around the World with my Olympus
Hi there, my name is Marco Zurbriggen. I live with my wife in Zurich, Switzerland. Right now we are far…
January issue
Visual Stories
Just another occasional photographer
I’m a 44-year-old church youth leader from Helsinki, Finland; a family man with a wife and two teenage boys. My job with the church is not as much a job as it is a way of life as I get to do all kinds of great stuff with amazing people.…
The recognition that Olympus deserves
Greetings, my name is Oleg Nemchenko, and I come from Kiev, in Ukraine.My journey into photography began when I was 14. My father took passport photos, portraits and family sessions, and I was his assistant. Therefore, tech terms such as exposure, shutter speed and aperture have always been familiar to…
La Photographie Autrement (Photography Otherwise)
Thank you Nicolas for taking your time for this interview! Would you like to start by introducing yourself to our readers? I was born in Paris in 1966 and work as a photo reporter for over twenty seven years. Since the early 90’s, I spent the majority of my time…
The Blue Water Cave – Award-winning photograph shot with an Olympus E-M10 Mk II
Getting in 6th place in the Wiki Loves Earth 2019 photo contest and besting thousands of entries happened because of friends, lineage, and my trusty Olympus camera. But in order for the people to understand how it came to be, I must first explain the place and the events that…
Striking Faces – Street Portraits by Raviraj Kande
Hello Raviraj! Good to have you here today. Could you start by introducing yourself? Thank you very much for the invite guys. I am Raviraj Kande born and based in Mumbai, India. I am actor, stand up comedian and a self taught photographer. I enjoy shooting people, food, fashion…
The way I see everything around me – Interview with Jarno Embryo
Hello Jarno! First of all, thank you very much for taking the time to tell us about your passion for photography and the use of Olympus equipment. To begin with, please present yourself to our readers.Hello! I’m 38 years old, and I’m a landscape photographer from Helsinki, Finland. I work…