Last Updated March 25th 2026: Over the past 6 months, I’ve continued to shoot with both the Ricoh GRIV and Fuji X100VI both in the Philippines and now that I’ve moved, in the Scottish Highlands. Most “best compact cameras” lists get rewritten every January with the same cameras shuffled around. This one doesn’t. Every camera … Read more
Last updated Ocotber 2025 I owned the X100V and only sold it because I needed the money for something else at the time. When I was ready to jump back into the X100 line, the X100VI had just been announced — so I pre-ordered it and wrote up my full X100VI review here. I’ve just … Read more
I didn’t mean to take the saddest photo of my life. But once I saw it, I couldn’t unsee it. We were at Saayo beach. Golden hour light washing in low from behind, catching Arlene’s hair like fire. She was sitting on the break wall holding Isobelle, looking out across the sea toward Negros island … Read more
Last Updated March 2nd 2026: I’ve been shooting with a lot of different cameras lately, but the X-T5 is still the one I grab for personal photos of my daughters and family — and these are still the best portrait lenses for Fujifilm going into 2026. if you’re looking for more general lens recommendations then … Read more
Shooting My Daughter’s Birthday with Two Fuji Portrait Lenses Sofia’s just turned nine, and for her birthday she invited quite a few friends from school as well as some of her cousins to a pool party we hosted. As usual, I brought my camera. It’s become something of a role I’ve taken on the last … Read more
Today, it seems that video rules the world. Want to be noticed? Dance on TikTok.Want to become a creator? Pull a stupid face for your YouTube thumbnail (I did one of these once and felt dirty lol).Need to promote your photography? Don’t show it — show a video reel of you making it (did this … Read more
Last updated 2nd March 2026: I’ve continued shooting Fujifilm heavily throughout 2025 and now in to 2026. The X-Series still offers my favourite prime lens lineup — a rare mix of lightweight travel lenses and genuinely professional-grade glass. Since my move to Scotland at the beginning of 2026 I have started to shoot and test … Read more
Looking at the Fujifilm X100VI and the XF 23mm f/1.4 WR on an X-T5, it’s easy to wonder: are you really gaining anything by carrying the interchangeable lens setup? Or has the fixed-lens X100VI finally caught up? If you’re wondering if the X100VI is worth all the hype it gets then see this. If you … Read more
For a long time, I was a 35mm guy. Not the classic rangefinder 35mm field of view — I’m talking about Fuji’s 35mm f/1.4, which I used for years as my go-to, general-purpose lens. It gave me the kind of subject isolation I liked: shallow depth of field, a bit of compression, and a tighter … Read more
Last updated: January 2026. This article is based on side-by-side testing carried out in the Philippines and using real-world scenarios. I travel all the time and put together a great article showing the best Fujifilm cameras and lenses for travel photography here. Even after having used a number of different camera brands lately, I still … Read more