X-Photographer

<p class="">A few months back I packed my bags and headed to Argentina for three weeks. This country had been on my bucket list for the longest time, and as a landscape photographer I especially couldn’t wait to see and explore all the natural beauty of this vast and wild nation.</p>

<p class="">It was a Sunday morning in 2013 and I was miserable. I had realised that I hadn’t taken any photographs for myself in quite some time – a practice I had cherished all through life – and I got upset.</p>

<p class="">Despite having world-class camera gear, I noticed by the time my eldest boy was three, I hardly had any of my own family photographs. The only images I took of our family was taken with a cell phone!</p>

<p class="">Let me start off by saying that since I became more serious about photography, my love for photography has become an all-consuming flame. This is not to say that the flame burnt strong all the time.</p>

<p class="">I remember precisely when I fell in love with my first Fujifilm camera. I was in the Philippines for an underwater photography assignment. As a qualified scuba diving instructor, focusing on the underwater world had seemed the natural choice when I first became serious about my photography.</p>

<p class="">Today is a very special day - it is Valentine’s Day on a Friday.</p><p class="">The previous time this happened was on 14 February 2014. And for me, that date is very special.</p>

<p class="">When we heard the rumours of the much anticipated Fujifilm X-Pro 3 it was no surprise that social media exploded with the regular scoffing, coughing and huffing.</p><p class="">“What were you thinking Fujifilm” “You have just lost a lifelong customer and fan” “Oh look, they are trying to look cool” …………. the list is almost endless.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">What can I say, for a photographer whose forte is weddings, I just love challenges. Many moons ago as a photography student, my time was spent on only commercial photography. Give me food, cars, trucks - anything but people.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Now that is an interesting question, one that always sparks the most heated debates, and along with it we see brand converts stand up like the Queen's guard, vehemently defending and campaigning for their "personal" beloved brand…</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">On 23 October 2019 the Fujifilm X-Pro 3 was announced and in good Fujifilm tradition, there are several reasons why this new iteration of the X-Pro series surprises us!</p>