I had planned to go out today with my long lenses and scout a location that looks promising for photographing mad March hares. It’s not far from where I live, and on a local walk last week I spotted several hares in fairly close proximity to each other. It immediately struck me as a place … Read more
A lot has happened already in 2026. At the end of January, Sofia, my mum and I arrived in our new home in Perthshire, Scotland and, after getting over the initial jetlag, we’ve managed to settle in quickly. I had never been to this particular area before, so moving here was a bit of a … Read more
One of the features I’ve always loved about Olympus/OM System cameras is their cutting-edge computational modes. I remember years ago sitting in amazement as my Olympus E-M5 built a live version on my screen of the northern lights I was shooting on a sub-zero Hebridean night. From long-exposure tricks to the best IBIS in the … Read more
I’ve made some important decisions over the last couple of weeks — forced mainly by circumstances — but they’ve led me to a clear truth: I need to follow my instinct and my dreams. One of those decisions is that I’m now actively working towards a move back to Scotland. And with that, I’ve been … Read more
I woke up this morning with mixed feelings — questioning my own thinking, but also feeling a strange sense of excitement. For the first time in a long while, decisions feel like they’ve been made. Now it’s just a case of working toward the point where we can act on them. This week was a … Read more
As you can see from my website, I’ve been shooting with Micro Four Thirds cameras for a long time. I started out with the original E-M5 and used the E-M5 II as my only camera for more than a year. Along the way, I felt the E-M5 line lost its way a little — from … Read more
Last updated March 23rd 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
Last Updated October 31st 2025. I’ve owned and shot with a huge variety of Micro Four Thirds lenses over the years — everything from the tiny Olympus 9–18mm (which I used while shooting for travel companies up in the Outer Hebrides over a decade ago) to most of the modern PRO lenses. ⬇️ Jump to … Read more
Last updated 10th March 2026: I have continued using my OM-3 even while testing out other cameras such as the Nikon Z6III. The accessories below are all ones that I continue to use on my camera and that make a real difference. I’ve now added the Peak Design capture Clip to the article as I … Read more
Updated March 2nd 2026: I have now written the modern version of this article, comparing the X100VI vs OM-3. Both of these cameras are excellent in their own way. The X100VI is one of the best compact cameras available and the OM-3 is a brilliant travel camera. Wow, what a fantastic blast from the past … Read more