X-Series

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">My story with photography is one that is a bit odd in the sense that I never thought I would be a photographer when I was younger. One thing that was certain from an early age was that I always enjoyed creating and it is probably the main reason I did so well in my art classes and not really well in any other subjects… </p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Paul Choy joins as Fujifilm X-Photographer</p><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Fujifilm is happy to announce Paul Choy as one of our latest X-Photographers. Paul hails from the island of Mauritius and is one of Africa’s leading travel documentary photographers…</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">My move to Fujifilm wasn’t done on a whim and a fancy. I’ve been looking at the system for some time and actually shot a wedding with a borrowed X-T1. Unfortunately, at that stage it had too many limitations when compared to the setup I owned. Things like battery life and image quality weren’t up to scratch and a move seemed unlikely…</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">When photographing my cousin’s baby shower, she asked me if I had taken the photo. I said yes and she said that was so fast. I asked her what she meant. She replied that she did not hear the click. (remember that i am deaf) I realised i had set the camera to the ES mode (electronic shutter) so the shutter is silent. I changed it back to the MS mode (Mechanical shutter)…</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">People call me Krispy. (Chris P)uren</p><p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It started many years ago. My friend and I went out for drinks when her mom called and asked her where she was. She said she was out having drinks with “Chris”. Her mom asked which Chris (In the town I grew up there were a lot of us) and she said “Chris Puren”. All her mom heard was Chrispy. The name stuck haha!</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">My journey into photography started when I left school to go study Graphic Design. I instantly fell in love with the art. In those days I was shooting on a Minolta Dynax on black and white film and then developing the images myself in the darkroom… It’s a method that teaches you a lot about getting composition and lighting right before you press the shutter….</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I was first introduced to the Fujifilm XT-1 in 2015 when Karlien Murray from AtPhoto brought her body for me to try out. Having seen many positive reviews on the colour rendition of the model, I found myself really impressed by what this little camera could deliver. I promptly ordered one alongside the f1.2 56mm lens - the combination was incredible, and I loved shooting personal projects with the combo…</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">My second trip to Zanzibar brought along challenges that we didn’t expect as the weather has contradicted the norm as August is meant to be a sunny and clear skies month. My client, The Royal Zanzibar situated in the North in Nungwi, contracted me to capture several images for their website and upcoming Sales Brochure…</p>

<p style="white-space: pre-wrap;">My love affair with Fujifilm started when my friend and fellow photographer, Warren James moved over to the X-T2. Seeing what the camera could do in the hands of a professional won me over, while the cost of the kit sweetened the deal…</p>