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Street Photography as Theatre: The Small Stage of Real Life
All images: Leica M9, Summilux 50mm f1.4 ASPH Street photography is often described as the art of observing life as it unfolds. But perhaps it…
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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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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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50mm for the King and the choice of layers
On June 1 in Odense, I photographed the Danish King’s visit in Odense with a 50mm lens. All images here are with the Leica M9,…
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More black and shadow in Lightroom or Capture One – Tips and Workflow
There’s a funny assumption baked into most editing tutorials: that “contrast” is the master control. Push it up, the image pops, job done. My reality…
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One Lens for All: The Anti-Overcomplication Philosophy
Photography has a funny way of disguising procrastination as “preparation.” New lens. New focal length. New menu setting. New autofocus mode. A new bag to…
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The Palm, the Histogram, and the “Grey Card Is Dead” Myth
Some comments on YouTube led me to tell how I actually use digital cameras and measure light with the palm of my hand. All photos…
