Tropical Wildlife Photography with OM System Gear – Sepilok Borneo After a long journey from London with a stop in Kuala Lumpur, my partner and I arrived in Sandakan, Borneo on the 17th of May 2026. We spent the late afternoon and evening in Sandakan and planned a visit to the Rainforest Discovery Centre (RDC) […]

The new DxO PureRAW 6 is packed with features to improve and denoise RAW files. Now supports DeepPRIME XD3 for ORF OM System images! In this post I’ll share my process for using PR6 with Lightroom with high noise OM System examples! For the last 3 years I’ve been using DxO PureRAW for denoising my […]

How Does the Lens Perform Using MC-20 and MC-14? In this blog post I’ll compare similar images taken with the M.Zuiko 50-200mm f/2.8 on it’s own, with the 1.4x teleconverter and with the 2x teleconverter. All the images were taken in my local forest where you’re welcome to join me for a photography workshop in […]

First Look at the New OM System Lens for Nature Photography The M.Zuiko 50-200mm f/2.8 Lens – Overview The newest telephoto lens from OM System has a reach of 50-200mm or 100-400mm in full frame equivalent. Meaning, that if you photograph a bird at 200mm with this lens on an OM System body the size […]

Photographing Seabirds w/ OM-1 & 100-400mm f/5-6.3mm II I’ve been spending a lot more time on my bike this last year, so for my annual early visit to the coast to photograph seabirds I thought I’d cycle instead of drive. What better better excuse for a bikepacking adventure? Mostly packed and ready to go! I’d […]

Tips for shooting in low light In this post I’ll be sharing some images I’ve been taking during the black grouse lek in very low light conditions. The black grouse is a red listed species so it is very important not to disturb them, which is why I get up three hours before sunrise. I […]

I recently visited Edinburgh and I brought with me the OM-3 along with a few M.Zuiko lenses, mostly using the new M.Zuiko 100-400mm f/5-6.3 II. Check out the video below and photos and settings in this blog post. Read my review on the M.Zuiko 100-400mm f/5-6.3 II here! The OM-3 is OM System’s newest camera, […]

As an OM System Ambassador I was lucky to get the new 100-400mm f/5-6.3 IS II at the end of November 2024 to try out before the official launch. I took the lens with me to Fuerteventura, Spain to catch up with some of the wildlife species found on the island. Back in Scotland I […]

In 2024 I was invited to go to the Singing Grass Camp in the heart of the Serengeti. I was flown in by a small plane and it wasn’t long until my guide Raj had stopped the car and said ‘there’s a fresh kill nearby’. Vultures were nearby and Raj was certain something had just […]