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October 14, 2019

Before we dive into this review, I should make my bias known. I generally don’t like pancake lenses because they…

October 6, 2019

The first stop on our Italy trip was Rome where we spent a short time taking in the usual tourist…

September 26, 2019

This post will be the first in a series covering a recent trip to Italy. Even though we’ve travelled to…

September 18, 2019

I started this blog to share travel images, but the ratio of visitors who come here to read gear reviews…

August 30, 2019

Sanya is a city on the southern end of Hainan Island, just off the coast of China’s south. Sanya is…

August 18, 2019

This post will be a short one. If you travel to Beijing, a must visit location is the Forbidden City…

July 28, 2019

I often get asked how the Fujinon GF100-200 compares to the Fujinon GF110 at 110MM. I don’t think this question…

July 15, 2019

This is part 3 of a 3 part series on image management for travelling photography hobbyists. The first covered preparing…

July 5, 2019

During a very short trip to Whistler in British Columbia, Canada, we had a target to go for a hike…

June 16, 2019

For the keen readers of this blog, you’ll know that I’ve shown pictures from Chiang Mai in the not to…

May 31, 2019

Chengdu is the capital city in Sichuan Province, located in Western China. Chengdu is famous for its spicy food, laidback…

May 18, 2019

This is part 2 of a 3 part series on image management for travelling photography hobbyists. The first covered preparing…

May 3, 2019

I’m surprised to be writing this review of the GF100-200mmF5.6 R LM OIS WR lens because I had no intention…

April 29, 2019

This post will be a very short one. I had a conference to attend in Toronto earlier this month and…

April 28, 2019

There are two questions I get asked frequently from this site (usually via the contact form, although I wish they’d…

April 24, 2019

Beijing is known for a lot of interesting things like its stunning historical architecture, or its concentration of a handful…

April 19, 2019

For this trip to Japan, we kept the itinerary simple with three nights in Osaka and four nights in Kyoto….

April 15, 2019

Living in Asia has many perks compared to my home country of Canada. One of the best perks is the…

March 23, 2019

This post will be a short one because I only spent a long weekend in Mumbai. The purpose of the…

March 22, 2019

Thank you for the 500+ responses! I want to start off by thanking the survey respondents who took the time…

March 17, 2019

For the longest time, I’ve been wanting to conduct a quantitative survey of whether sensor size really matters. Every photographer I know cares…

March 3, 2019

After Mandalay, we then headed south to Inle Lake, where there’s a traditional fishing community thriving on the influx of…

March 1, 2019

After the breathtaking scenery in Bagan and the life changing vistas of the pagodas framing the rising and setting sun,…

February 19, 2019

My search for the ultimate travel charger may soon be coming to an end. With the new GaN technology chargers…

February 13, 2019

Our Myanmar trip had started off very well with two excellent nights in Yangon. We were already finding the people…

February 8, 2019

The series of posts coming up in the next few weeks have been two years in the making. Due to…

February 1, 2019

One of the first things I do when I buy a new camera is to buy a second battery. Fortunately,…

January 25, 2019

Our next and final stop on the Sri Lanka trip was Negombo. This is a common first or last stop…

January 19, 2019

If you’ve been following this Sri Lanka series from the beginning, you’ll have read that we re-arranged our trip in…

January 15, 2019

After the excellent train ride from Ella Station to Nanu Oya Station, it was only a short drive to our…

January 10, 2019

Next stop on the journey turned out to be a real adventure and one of the highlights of the trip….

January 7, 2019

Matara is a major city in Sri Lanka on the southern coast, about 160km south of Colombo. It’s served by the E01 Southern Expressway which…

January 6, 2019

I’m surprised at the level of interest in a relatively expensive medium format camera, but am excited to see more people interested in joining the Fujifilm club. I should warn you…

January 4, 2019

Galle is a city on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, about two hours away from Colombo by car. It’s famously known for Galle Fort, the fortified old city founded by the…

January 4, 2019

Every year around Christmas time, we take an extended vacation to close off the year. For this year, we decided to visit Sri Lanka for the first time.

December 14, 2018

Some things in life just feel right, from the very first moment you lay your eyes on them. In my first impressions review…

December 4, 2018

I should start this first impressions review by talking about trade-offs. We all have to make them in life, all day, every day.

November 3, 2018

A city you can wrap your arms around Please note the images below and the travel commentary were recorded in…

September 28, 2018

A simple Capture One Pro workflow I originally setup this blog to share travel information and images, but 3/4 of…

September 21, 2018

The quiet Great Wall of China If you’re a frequent visitor to this site, you’ll know that I currently live…

September 17, 2018

Beautiful British Columbia indeed! I’m going to cheat a little bit on two things.  First, this is supposed to be…

August 19, 2018

The laid back city of Southeast Asia Back home in Canada, some of my closest friends are from Laos. They…

July 7, 2018

The Perfect Island It was only a few weeks ago that I wrote a post about Hua Hin and here…

June 22, 2018

The karst peaks paradise Please note the images below and the travel commentary were recorded in November 2017.  Yangshuo is…

June 7, 2018

Paradise, only 3.5 hours away from Bangkok I had never heard of Hua Hin before, but when my friends from…

April 14, 2018

The blue city After Udaipur, we headed west towards Pakistan to Jodhpur, the “blue city” and the “sun city”. It…

April 13, 2018

The city of lakes We jumped on a short 40mins flight down south to Udaipur and were blown away by…

April 12, 2018

The pink city We jumped in the car and headed west from Agra to Jaipur, a route that took around…

April 11, 2018

Home of the Taj Mahal At 11am, right after breakfast, we headed over by car to Agra, the home of…

April 10, 2018

The capital city I had been curious about India for some time, and when the opportunity came up to visit,…

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