Australian Photographers fight for freedom to take images in public places.

This weekend a rally was held and attended by photographers who are increasingly becoming marginalised by licenses, permits and silly laws that make going out and taking photos downright dangerous. You could end up in goal or with a criminal record. Organised by Ken Duncan in conjunction with Arts Freedom Australia the rally was a [...]

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P.Lynn Miller revists the Nokton 1.1 50mm Lens 1 year later…

And discovers it takes time to form a long term relationship… This is a story about a man, a lens, and photography that we can all learn something from. P.Lynn Miller writes: The announcement of the Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f1.1 was one the most exciting moments in my photographic memory. I had been actively pursuing [...]

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Movie Review ” The Cove”

This weekend we watched the ” The Cove”, I honestly rented it thinking it was a thriller of some type… but it turned out to be a documentary about the secret cove in Japan where each year 23000 dolphins are killed and sold as whale meat to the unsuspecting public! This is hands down not [...]

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Viewfinders for the Panasonic Lumix LX3 & Leica Dlux 4

It seems that smart folks have discovered how to turn the Panasonic Lumix LX3 or Leica DLUX 4 into very usable street and travel photography cameras,  with the addition of an external viewfinder. Even though the wide setting on these cameras is 24mm the finder of choice is actually a 21mm! Judging by the amount [...]

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Image overload? Have we become victims of information overload…

When was the last time you really took a good look at the files on the computer? How many files named DSC98760.jpeg do you have? How many passwords and user names do you need to remember? Is your desktop cluttered with files and icons? The list goes on… The Digital age allows us to do [...]

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