Friday, 19th February 2016
Which style tribe do you belong to? The question is more important than ever at London Fashion Week, where our favourite street style stars pose up a storm in their new season wares, vying for the attention of the fash-arazzi’s lens.These are the stars you’ll always spot, plus tips on how to snap them…
Monday, 25th January 2016
What an INCREDIBLE night at the SWPP Awards Dinner, capping off an amazing week of achievements at The Societies’ Convention! It was truly humbling and an absolute honour to be presented with my Grand Master Second Bar Award last night. I’m utterly over the moon to receive this recognition from The Societies and PROUD to be the first and only Double Grand Master Bar in the world.
“There is no reward without hard work”. A simple, yet very true statement. A statement that is at the forefront of my mind most days, but particularly at this time of year.
Wednesday, 26th August 2015
Jay McLaughlin has always taken a keen interest in photography. Having originally studied graphic design, he was made redundant in 2006 and suddenly found himself in a position where he had an opportunity to consider a change of direction.
Monday, 10th August 2015
Nicholas “Nico” Goodden is an Olympus Visionary and founder of the Street Photography London website. He is an award-winning London-based photographer with a passion for capturing London’s landscape, streets, people and architecture through still photography, cinemagraphs and timelapse photography. Here, Nico shares his insights into the ever-expanding genre of street photography.
Tuesday, 23rd June 2015
Brand ambassador and distinguished wedding and portrait photographer Robert Pugh recently hosted one of his very popular wedding business workshops, in association with Olympus. This time the venue and location was the stunning Danesfield House Hotel & Spa, in the immensely pretty town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire…
Tuesday, 28th April 2015
Before you start reading this blog, a word of warning: if you didn’t attend mid April’s Snap photo festival which took place on a beautiful 200 acre woodland camp at Fforest Farm in Cardigan, Wales, it’s inevitable you’ll reach the end of this piece with a feeling of crushing disappointment and existential levels of ennui.
Sunday, 15th February 2015
Photographer Rob Pugh was one of the lucky few invitees to test drive an E-M5 Mk II at an Olympus ‘Action Factory’ event in Prague. The factory was an old water purification centre with a labyrinth of underground tunnels and hidden rooms providing plenty of inspiration for photography, with the chance to explore the features of the new camera via workshops structured throughout the day.
Monday, 2nd February 2015
The title of one of London band The Kinks’ most notable tunes could almost be a mantra for pro photographer Rob Pugh. His tireless street walk photography workshops in association with Olympus are some of his most popular sessions. London is a regular haunt, with its never-ending stream of subjects making it a street photographer’s dream – day or night. So that’s exactly what Rob and another group of keen photography enthusiasts set out to capture one cold, overcast day (and evening) in February.
Sunday, 25th January 2015
Some of pro photographer Rob Pugh’s most popular workshops are street walks, undertaken in his role as an Olympus photographic ambassador. This month found Rob brushing up on his Reading, taking 18 photography enthusiasts on a stroll around the Berkshire town. The event was arranged in conjunction with Olympus and the new branch of Jessops in the Oracle shopping centre.