Sometimes the Journey Is the Reward
Sometimes the Journey Is the Reward We were between locations, hours into yet another drive across the volcanic desert of southwestern Bolivia. The kind of place where the road is barely a suggestion, and the landscape shifts is just vast expanse without roads. We weren’t chasing a shot. It was supposed to be just the ...
Salar de Uyuni
There’s light. And then there’s Bolivian light. I've had strobes accidentally popping off in my eyes, but I've never known light, bright light, until I was here. Photographing the salt flats, Salar de Uyuni, of Bolivia, was one of the most disorienting and visually surreal experiences I’ve had behind a camera. It’s like ...
Cordillera del Paine with Fujifilm X-E3 and XC 50–230mm
I'm selling a bunch of gear, so I'll be posting some of my fav images shot with that equipment, sort of as a farewell or a homage. This one is shot using the budget XC 50-230mm lens. It is a very underrated lens, doubly so because it suffers the ignominity of being the mk I ...
The Fuji X-E3 is not a cat
OK, let's try pets analogy... Cameras are like pets. Some are Labradors: loyal, helpful, but absolutely everywhere. Others are like cats: high-maintenance, and kinda judgy. But the Fujifilm X-E3? It’s like a Schnoodle: small but sturdy, clever, quick and also very good looking. This little thing might just be my (second) favorite pet ever. I’ve ...
Using GF50mm for Portraiture
Portrait of Mr. Phua: Making Space Where There Is None — with the GF 50mm Some portraits stay with you long after the shutter clicks. This one of SK Phua, the master craftsman carpenter in his impossibly packed workshop. is one of them. The space was tight. Every inch of wall, floor, and bench was ...
Why GF 50mm is the Perfect GFX Lens
When people think of medium format photography, they usually imagine something big, heavy, and slow. A tripod kind of camera. A “set it up and wait” kind of experience. And sure , medium format can be all those things. (I have a Contax 645 that I love) But what if I told you there’s a ...