Wednesday wedding pic: make-up and champagne

This is an old one. Maybe four years ago, but I still like this scene. The bride having a glass of champagne while getting ready for the ceremony. And you know what? I took this one with my good old M8. Now you can see why some people call the M8 the ‘poor man’s Monochrom’. […]

Wednesday Wedding pic: The beach

Now this is a shot that says something about the way I work. Imagine a very, very hot day. The beaches are crowded and everybody is sunbathing, half naked. And this is the day you’re getting married. Yes, in a suit, made out of wool. The traditional wedding photographer would have shot this scene facing […]

The Zeiss ZM Distagon 35/1.4 review

Recently I had the opportunity to shoot with the brand new new Zeiss ZM Distagon 35/1.4. It was kindly loaned to me by Transcontinenta in the Netherlands and of course, I couldn’t resist the temptation to accept the offer. A fast 35 is a very useful piece of equipment for the rangefinder photographer. It allows […]

The poor man’s Leica Hermes

With the release of all the special editions of the Leica M240 – the Safari edition, the Lenny Kravitz edition – I started to think that something was missing in my ‘collection’ of Leicas. Just kidding, I’m not really a collector. Every single Leica that I own – all four…- are used to take pictures […]