When the Fujifilm X-T2 was launched just over two years ago, a lot of photographers were very excited. Rightly so, as the X-T2 turned out to be a great camera for pros and serious amateurs. Although I made the complete switch from Nikon to Fujifilm when...
In part 2 of the FUJFILM X-T3 First look review, we will have a look at the image quality as well as look at some sample images. At the end, I will write my conclusions about the new camera! If you have not done so,...
A month ago, Fujifilm announced their latest "compact fixed lens" X-series camera, the XF10! As an X-Photographer, the fine guys from Fujifilm Middle East borrowed me a sample version, for a weeks of test shooting in different environments. Below is my first hand experience using it. Although...
As a pilot-photographer, I’m privileged to see the world from above, on an almost daily basis. Since the early days of aviation, the view from above has fascinated people all over the world but we tend to forget that a large portion of them has...
To me an interesting Street Photograph should make you ask more questions than provide you with answers. I like images where the viewer eyes are lead through the frame searching for what is going on. When I noticed a series of mirrors for sale outside a...
There are two iconic buildings Dubai is really known for; the world largest tower "Burj Khalifa" and the 5 star "Burj al Arab" hotel. The latter one was finished just before the new millennium, in December 1999; hard to believe it has been almost 19 years! By the...
Last week I got the opportunity to go on another rooftop in Dubai, but this time facing East for a sunset/blue hour shoot. With the sun setting in your back, this obviously allows to have the post sunset light reflect on the buildings in front of you....
Even after having lived in the UAE for almost 16 years, there are still new spots to be discovered. Such was the case when I lately saw some images appear on social media of an abandoned village in the Emirate of Sharjah; close to Al Madam. The place reminded me a lot about...
For the UAE, 2018 is the "Year of Zayed"; the late Sheik Zayed bib Sultan Al Nahyan, is the founding father of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Although it is unclear when exactly he was born, it is generally accepted to be in 1918; 100th years ago! When I arrived...
One of my favorite places to shoot the Dubai skyline at sunset, is from the grounds of the new Dubai Creek Harbor project; a new waterfront property project on the southeastern shore of the Creek. Since the Dubai Creek Harbour sign has been overshot, I wanted to be...
