Receiving a letter from Jed and Kaitlyn was a bit of a surprise. Not only I wasn’t expecting it, but it also lay hidden among bills and bank statements for a few days. Google and Facebook reviews of my wedding photography business are obviously very important and I managed to collect quite a few. However, it is quite rare these days to put a pen to paper and write a glowing testimonial like this.
Read MoreA camera that fits into a small backpack costs more than 2 brand new Jeep Wranglers... You could buy a 35mm pro camera with a set of top range lenses, go traveling around Africa for 2 years and come back a better person with some stunning images.
Read MoreI got my hands on DSC RX-100 some time ago for a water related project. My diving friend lend me one along with a nice underwater housing. I couldn't help myself to take out a few times to see how it fits into my street work. Here are my thoughts:
Read MoreMy latest library find is "Tete a Tete" by one of the greatest photographers of all times - HCB (Henri Cartier-Bresson). HCB is more known for his street photographs than portraiture. It was interesting to find a book concentrating on this less known part of his photographic legacy in my small, local Fremantle library. E. H. Gombrich in his introduction concerns himself more with the concept of a "good" portrait than with work of HCB. I quite liked it actually as he asks some really interesting questions in the process.
Read MoreThis are the photos that give news and articles a face. Dry and non personal information on far away and past conflicts becomes real. They force to think and question world around us...
Read MoreI got the street photographers manifesto by Tanya Nagar a few days ago. The front cover is eye catching - big, bold font and a lot of angry red. After flicking quickly through a few pages I decided to buy it. It was a mistake...
Read MoreSince I've started my love affair with photography I purchased a lot of cameras yet I am not a gear geek. My first proper camera was handmade matchbox pinhole camera. This is how it all started. When I wanted more control over my pictures I got a canon rangefinder from e bay. After a while my rangefinder wasn't enough and I got a Nikon FE (thanks to Ken Rockwell) than a second hand Nikon F90x and finally my personal film apex a Nikon F100 (new!)
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