Morten Albek
Danish Award-winning Photographer Morten Albek. Photography workshops and photojournalism.
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I’m There, and I’m Gone: The Quiet Craft of Street Photography (and Why I Teach It)
There’s a line I keep coming back to whenever street photography starts to feel noisy in my head: “I’m there, and I’m gone.” Trent Parke…
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Variable ND filters and why I stopped using them
In this article, I will go through ND Filters: Fixed, Variable, Stops, and Quality A fast lens such as my usual Leica Summilux is built…
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Finding the Camera That Makes You See — Why I Keep Returning to same camera
The featured image is taken by Stefan Lalkovski, using a Fuji camera. Short introduction Every photographer has to find their own way of working. For…
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Street Photography: Saul Leiter and the Poetic Street
There is a common argument in street photography that shallow depth of field somehow makes an image less “street” or less documentary. I have never…
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Returning to the Essentials – Keep It Simple
Seeing Life More Clearly Through One Camera, One Lens, and Your Own Way of Looking Some photographers seem to carry a camera not only to…
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The 30-Minute Tip to Boost Your Creativity
All images shot with Leica M9, Summilux 50mm f1.4 ASPH Sometimes the best way to boost your creativity is not to give yourself more time.…
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Why We Carry a Camera
Most people think a camera is for recording life. I think it is for entering life more fully. A camera gives us a reason to…
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“I Hate 50mm”- The 35mm and 50mm clichés
35mm. — Why I Keep Coming Back to 35mm and 50mm I read a comment on my YouTube channel the other day: “I hate a…
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Today’s small summer question: What kind of photographer are you?
A lazy summer day can be a fine moment to pause and think a little about photography. Not just about taking pictures, but about why…
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Street photography, at least to me, begins with respect before it begins with style
A question I often get is how I handle privacy when photographing people on the street. Read the text and watch the video at the…
