From the outside, Peter Anderson’s studio looks modest. A garage door on a quiet street in Maze Hill gives little away. Peter meets me there and…
I went to London to photograph art galleries. That was the plan, at least. The forecast was dreadful. Sheets of rain. The sort that…
Guest OM Story – words and photographs by Laurie Vaughan. I was in Liverpool for a conference and took the Olympus SP with me.…
I didn’t buy this Olympus OM-10 because I needed another OM body. I bought it because I spotted a 50mm f/1.4 clinging to a…
Wildheart isn’t a place you rush. It sits quietly off the mainland on the Isle of Wight, and it has a way of slowing…
I didn’t go to Fuerteventura for photography.I went for the surfing. That’s worth saying upfront, because surf trips don’t leave much room for photographic…
Portsmouth is five minutes from Gosport by ferry. I’ve made that crossing more times than I can count – on the way to school,…
There’s something beautifully unassuming about the Olympus XA3 – like a paperback in a room full of tablets, or that mate who never brags…
The FA Cup starts early. Not with pyrotechnics or glitzy coverage, but on quiet pitches tucked behind working men’s clubs and chain-link fences. It’s…
Newquay in September occupies a rare and civilised middle ground. Not quite summer, not yet storm season. The light softens, the days slow down,…
Sharpness problems explained simply, and how to fix them with Olympus OM cameras. If you are new to film, you have probably had this moment…
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In the early 2000s, Olympus was riding high. Known for its groundbreaking film cameras and precision optics, the company had built a legacy on innovation — from the compact genius of the OM System to advances in medical imaging. But behind the scenes, a storm was brewing.