Last updated 4th July 2026: Note on Compact Cameras:If you’re looking for genuinely pocketable cameras like the Fujifilm X100VI or Ricoh GR IV, I’ve covered those separately in my dedicated Best Compact Cameras for Travel Photography 2026 guide. This article is different — it’s for people who want a more capable travel camera system with … Read more
Over the last decade, I’ve drifted in and out of owning a full Micro Four Thirds kit. Mostly Olympus/OM System bodies, with a few Panasonics thrown in the mix. And every time I’ve sold them off, I notice something strange: I miss shooting with Micro Four Thirds. In fact, heres 5 things that I already … Read more
If you’re just getting into photography, you’ve probably already found yourself lost in the endless lens choices. Forums are full of arguments over which lens is “sharper” and which are “unusable.” Before long, you feel pressured to keep searching for something better — something sharper, brighter, usually more expensive. I fell into this trap years … Read more
Since leaving the UK in 2014, I always thought it was temporary. A few years abroad. Some travel. A bit of life experience before I did the “normal” things people like me are meant to do — get a job, buy a house, settle down somewhere predictable. That was the plan. Until my first daughter … Read more
As you read this, I’m making the 26-hour journey back to the UK. I’m not going for a holiday. I’m going to bring my mum to live with us here in the Philippines. ⸻ My Nan got Alzheimer’s. At first, it was just little things. Misplacing objects. Forgetting names. But we all knew where it … Read more
You’ve heard it a hundred times: full frame is better in low light. And yeah — technically, that’s true. If you shoot wide open with fast glass, you’ll squeeze out more from your sensor. Better high ISO performance, cleaner shadows, less noise. It’s real. But the keyword there is if. If you shoot wide open. … Read more
I’ve spent the last two decades working as a professional landscape photographer, travel photographer and now building my own long term project work, and during that time I’ve been shooting everything from compact cameras to 4×5 film, in the Philippines, Asia, Europe and Scotland. I’ve spent endless hours researching, buying and later selling cameras in … Read more
I grew up before smartphones existed — back when a “mobile phone” was a brick with an antenna, often tethered to a box the size of a car battery. I remember getting my first phone at sixteen and returning it the same week. None of my mates had one. What was the point? Little did … Read more
Last Updated July 18th 2026: In this guide: If you want to skip straight to a particular camera you can do so via the links below: My Top Picks for 2026 If you’re in a hurry, these are the two compact cameras I personally recommend: Best Overall: Fujifilm X100VI Check Current Price Best Pocketable: Ricoh … Read more
Last Updated May 2026 — After using the X100VI quite a bit since moving to Scotland at the beginning of 2026, and as stock availability of the X100VI has improved significantly, the odds have tilted further in the X100VI’s favour in my opinion — unless you can find a great deal on a used X100V. … Read more