I have been thinking about you, my dear photographic friends. You have stayed with me over the years reading this blog and supporting me in my endeavours and I am so grateful for your interest. It has been a while so I thought I would give you an update on my photographic activities. There is [...]
After months of preparation and planning I would like to invite you to join us on this new adventure in landscape photography. We have just begun the sign-up process for the ELEMENTS Magazine and are releasing a limited number of FOUNDING MEMBER SUBSCRIPTIONS with a special, one-time introductory price of $US79 per year ($6.58 per [...]
It has been an unusual year, to say the least! Today, as this challenging year comes to an end, please allow me to share some personal thoughts and offer some hope of a better 2021. Few of you know that seventeen years ago, about this time of year, I spent six months fighting for my [...]
One of the greatest joys in my photographic career has been preparing, travelling and teaching the Visual Poet Experience Workshops around the world. I have met hundreds of students over the years, studying and shooting great imagery together. We have become great friends and many of my students now have successful photographic careers, something which [...]
How is everyone? For the last few months I have been working on a sequel to my first book "Seeing Simplified - How to see and craft great imagery." In the first book I mostly focused on street and creative imagery, this time I am writing about my approach to travel photography. The new book [...]
It’s been a productive but visually quite unexpected year. This became clear after spending the last few days picking the top 10 images of 2019. As many of you know, I try to do this every year. The longer I do it, the more convinced I am that it brings tremendous insights to my photography [...]
It was a truly beautiful morning. A fresh and uncommon snowfall blanketed the city of Vancouver making this day special and memorable. Indeed, for someone who loves snow, this rare occurrence was just another sign of the transformation that was about to take place. After years of struggle to stay alive, a kidney transplant was [...]
I have to admit I‘ve never done this before. Do I have a great voice for podcasting? Of course not. A few months back I found the following comment on one of my YouTube videos: “Olaf, you have such a mafia voice.” Well, if the podcast doesn’t work, I can always take up a new [...]
1. "Why I switched from camera brand X to camera brand Y and never looked back.” The worst time is in the morning. I wake up and turn my cellphone on. I am still in pyjamas and absent morning coffee. The outrage gets real. I want to scream. 2. Yet another comparison between APS-C, medium format [...]
This year has been incredibly busy and eventful, and it’s continuing to be. Having said that one of the greatest privileges of what I do is to meet some of you in person. Some of the most lasting friendships I have developed over the years are with people I met on the Visual Poet Experience [...]
