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11 January, 2026

Interview with Maurício and Hugo from Olympus Passion Magazine. For lovers of all things Olympus & OM Digital

By Ibraar Hussain

Here is the link to Olympus Passion’s website and online magazine – do check it out before reading the post. I have been a long time fan of Olympus Cameras, as my posts on...

3 January, 2026

Photography experiencing architecture

By Marco Andrés

Featured image: Ramon C. Cortinés High School of Performing Arts, HMC (executive architect) and Coop Himmelb(l)au (design architect) How do people experience great works of arch...

view of a sliver of blue sky looking up through a narrow brown rocky slot canyon

1 January, 2026

The Balm in Ordering a Photo Print and Planning a Photo Walk

By Kary Schumpert

I was having a listless morning at home, halfheartedly folding laundry and cleaning out my email box, plopped on my bed and feeling stuck and sad in my small world. I looked ove...

Infrared panorama over Hong Kong taken from Victoria Peak.

31 December, 2025

My Gateway to Infrared

By Jonathan Murray

My introduction to infrared photography—both the inspiration and the activation—began in Hong Kong several decades ago. Infrared photography is a fascination that has stayed wit...

31 December, 2025

The Technical Side of My Photography – A Reflection on How I Shoot

By Alexandre Kreisman

This post will be a mix of reflections on my technical approach, things I have observed while shooting. Let’s start at the beginning: Me! I tend to be a perfectionist. I s...

30 December, 2025

The Discipline of One Lens

By Ken Davis

Life is too easy for photographers these days! We have wide-ranging, versatile zoom lenses. Those folk using phones also have a choice of focal lengths on many models. Now I usu...

28 December, 2025

A Potted History of the Last Two Years of my Return to Film Photography

By Thomas Eland

During my pre digital life I was mostly a Pentax fan, using their SL, SP, ES, ME, MX, LX, 67 and 645…all long gone. The last three I bought whilst I was in Hong Kong for a...

22 December, 2025

The Immediate, the Medium, the Media & the Median.

By Peter Ots

In 2013, Impossible Project first teased — and then actually delivered — a miracle device: the Instant Lab, which printed onto Polaroid film. Reviews and press coverage savored ...

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