Propagandizing (digital) photography since 2003
The Netherlands is not internationally well known when it comes to artistic photography. However there is one exception and that is Erwin Olaf. Many who like his work including myself were happy surprised when in summer of 2011 a book would be presented with a retrospective of his photographic work. However before it was released [...]
The prestigious Dutch photojournalism award “Zilveren Camera” which is since 1949 handed out every year goes this year to Dutch photographer Eddy van Wessel. Eddy van Wessel received the award for a series of powerful black & white images he made in the Syrian city Aleppo. The complete series of winning images van Wessel made [...]
If you are (visiting) in Amsterdam and are a photography lover than the World Press Photo exhibition might be an interesting item on your visiting list till the 17th of June. It’s in the heart of the city center and close to one of the most popular areas, the Red light District. The exhibition is [...]
Taking images of people when they are hanging ‘loose’ in the air like they are weightless is not new and some forms of that are known as leisure diving. Leisure diving was a rage for several months on the internet (after planking and owling) and is already followed by the next rage (which I happily [...]
If we have to believe Sandisk in a recent info-graphic. The world has taken 700.000.000.000 (700 billion) images in 2012. Roughly estimated it means that on an average, every person on this planet has taken 100 images. Sandisk also states that about 29% of those images are taken with a mobile phone. An other funny [...]
One year ago on the 11th of March 2011 one of the most heaviest and most damaging earthquakes ever recorded in the world hit Japans’ north eastern coast. The earth quake was the most heaviest ever recorded in Japan but besides of that it was followed by a huge tsunami destroying not only hundreds of [...]
I was happily surprised when Nikon updated it’s ‘plastic fantastic’ in spring 2011. The lens was due to it’s outdated design ready for an update. Since the mid 1980’s Nikon produces a 50mm fast auto focus (AF) lens which is not only very good but also very low priced. This makes at an excellent ‘starter’ [...]
Unfortunately I was not able due to time to answer my public mail during CP+. I have put some messages and photos’ by Twitter and on a photography board mostly related to the new Nikon releases. Back at home I found some 30 questions (excluding the spam ) related to the Nikon D800. I will [...]
If you are a (professional) photographer using digital Nikon cameras’ like me it might be that the past months were quite exciting and the coming months will be even more. Reason is that Nikon will announce in a couple of days some very interesting products aimed at both the serious amateur and professional photographer. The [...]
Due to the CP+ visit it’s hard for me to do a site update or doing anything the past week for my blog. Besides this, I received more than 40 mails with questions about possible cameras’, lenses and other new (Nikon related) products, and I got a nice hint about a new Nikon product (thanks [...]
