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Catching a scene like the one in this photo—someone standing in a bright courtyard, a travel vibe in the air, a smartphone raised for the shot—always feels like you’re stealing a little moment of a trip and tucking it away. Composing it well on a phone isn’t complicated, but there are a few tricks that make the whole thing feel more intentional and less like a quick … [Read more...] about Composing a Travel Portrait on a Smartphone

The scene settles into that hazy blue hour where the port feels half-asleep, yet the cranes are still bending over a massive MSC vessel as if the workday has no intention of ending. What makes this moment so satisfying is how well the Canon R8 and the RF 100–400mm f/5.6–8 IS USM pull it together — a combo that really shouldn’t have this much punch, yet somehow does. At … [Read more...] about When a “Slow” Telephoto Becomes a Quiet Powerhouse

Sometimes you stumble upon a rig that makes you do a double take. At first glance, the camera in the photo looked like a regular mirrorless body—probably from the Micro Four Thirds family, maybe a Panasonic Lumix or Olympus OM-D. Nothing unusual there. But then your eyes travel forward, and instead of the tidy native lens you expect, you see a long, narrow black barrel capped … [Read more...] about Chasing Rare Glass: A $10K Vintage Cine Lens on a Mirrorless Body

Street photography thrives on the ability to capture the unplanned, the fleeting, the moments that usually pass us by when we are too focused on moving through the world. This photograph is a perfect embodiment of that spirit, a slice of life that tells more about a place and its people than any guidebook ever could. Four men huddle around a small, battered table, lost in the … [Read more...] about Playing Backgammon in the Streets