Minimalism in photography is a compositional and aesthetic approach that emphasizes simplicity. It seeks to convey an idea, emotion, or story using the least amount of visual information possible—focusing on elements like space, color, form, and texture.
Here is an example from last weekend.
This weekend, I took some good pictures on Saturday, but to me, the one below is the best. I took it after the rain on Sunday. I love the rain—especially when it stops.
From the ones that I took last Saturday I will pick one from a Pileated Woodpecker.
You can find the rest of the pictures here and here. I almost forgot to mention. I keep shot a video too!
It’s no secret that sometimes you’re forced to take pictures in less-than-optimal lighting conditions, which often results in what we call "noise" in your images. In recent years, with the rise of AI, many tools have introduced de-noising features. However, not all of them do a good job of removing noise effectively. If you’re interested in seeing how Lightroom Denoise compares to DxO PureRaw, here’s a video that shows you exactly that.
Here is an article that I found very useful for those already into wildlife photography.
For decades, OM SYSTEM Ambassadors Joe and Mary Ann McDonald have traveled the globe, documenting wildlife in its natural element through their photography.
This husband-and-wife team photographs birds, reptiles, mammals, and marine life across all seasons and continents. Their extensive experience, from photographing bison and wolves in Yellowstone to penguins in Antarctica, has yielded invaluable insights. The photography team shares practical tips that have helped them improve their wildlife photography, especially when tackling challenging conditions.
The answer to this question has been debated so much that, for a moment, I hesitated to post this note. Then I thought, "What the heck—this topic never gets old. After all, there's probably someone out there picking up a camera for the first time, eager to start shooting and wondering what to do to get nice pictures". So, here’s an article that will help you find an answer.
One of the things that fascinates me most when photographing sports is the look on athletes’ faces just before they perform—or immediately after. There’s a quiet intensity in those moments, a story unfolding in their expressions. Unfortunately, no camera can capture what’s going on inside their minds. All we have is the image—and the lingering question of what they might have been thinking in that split second.
That’s part of what makes sports photography so compelling. It’s not just about action shots or peak performance—it’s about emotion, anticipation, and reflection. A single frame can hint at triumph, doubt, exhaustion, or resolve. As a photographer, you become a silent observer of these raw, human moments, trying to preserve something that goes beyond the physical act of competition. And sometimes, it’s those quiet, in-between frames that say the most.
Here are few pictures that illustrate the above.
In the end, that’s the beauty of photography—it invites us to pause and wonder. We may never know exactly what was going through the athlete’s mind, but the image invites us into that moment, asking us to feel something, to connect. And maybe that’s enough. Sometimes, the power of a photograph lies not in the answers it gives, but in the questions it leaves behind.
Last weekend was a busy one. I took more than 800 pictures, and on Sunday, I edited them down to 463 high-quality images, which can be downloaded here. Facebook kills any picture published there. If you want any of my original pictures download it using this link.
This last weekend I photographed a Karate event whose theme was the Terracotta Warriors from China. All the pictures from this event were taken using a Canon R6 Mark I and the EF 70-200mm f/2.8 Lens Mark II. This lens was first released by Canon in 2010, but looking at these pictures, you would never guess they were taken with a 15-year-old lens. If a lens is good, it doesn’t matter how old it is.
Why am I still using an older lens? Price. You can buy this lens for less than half of what you would pay for the latest RF version.
But a good lens alone isn’t enough to create great pictures. I spent more than 12 hours editing all the photos. First, I reviewed them all and selected the ones I wanted to edit. After that, I ran the selected pictures through DXO PureRaw to remove noise. Then I imported the cleaned images into Adobe Lightroom Classic, where the real editing process began.
Adjustments to contrast, white balance, blacks, and whites were made to achieve the final results, which you can enjoy on my Facebook page and Flickr. Pictures straight out of the camera are an unfinished product that require work to reach their full potential.
The main difference between someone simply taking pictures and a photographer is the time the latter spends on post-processing. Keep that in mind.
Here are few more pictures from this event.
