For nearly a month now, I’ve had the distinct privilege of being in ‘Palestine’ for the first time in my life. I’ve traveled from Jerusalem to Gaza and back again. My journey is far from over, but once it is I’ll be taking some time to process all the memories and experiences I’ve been fortunate enough to gather during … Continue reading
Category Archives: Critic
American Airlines – The Saga Continues…
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said a thousand times – American Airlines has to be one of the worst companies in the world. If I didn’t have to fly with them, I wouldn’t. My last experience has to have been one of my worst yet. I just got home a little while ago… 8 hours late. The flight was … Continue reading
On the farm
There’s nothing like a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice. Try as they might, boxed and bottled versions of the vitamin C cocktail always pale in comparison. Nevertheless, the price of the staple breakfast drink have gone up steadily in recent years. Demand might be down, but a crippling disease known as citrus greening has … Continue reading
VSCO Golden Era of Analog
I was pleasantly surprised the other day to find out that VSCO released the fifth installment of its film emulation software. They called it “The Archetype Films Collection” describing what’s inside as “mass market consumer film emulations, from the golden era of analog.” If you’ve visited my blog before, you’ve probably seen one of these … Continue reading
Critic / Photography / Travel
My first time in Texas
Towards the end of December, my team took a trip to east Texas to tell the story of a community concerned about living near the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Although the Obama adminstration has yet to decide on the northern leg of the project, the southern portion goes into operation today. These are just some … Continue reading
Everglades at 70-200mm
It’s been a while since I posted any pictures taken with my Canon 5D Mark III. Indeed, it’s been a while since I’ve used it at all. That’s not good (although it does say a lot about how much I like my Fuji kit). I moved to Florida in July, but so far I only … Continue reading
Critic / Photography / Travel
Visiting Joshua Tree… again
It was my first real opportunity for landscape photography with the X-Pro1. I already shared some infrared shots from my recent trip to Joshua Tree National Park. It was my second time there; the first was in the spring of 2012 shortly after I bought my 5D Mark III – also the site of my first … Continue reading
Seeing infrared in Joshua Tree
On a recent visit to Los Angeles, I decided to take a solo road trip back to Joshua Tree National Park. The desert park was the staging ground for my first 5D Mark III shoot a couple years ago. This time I wanted to take my X-Pro1 for a real landscape shoot… albeit a relatively … Continue reading
Fuji 23mm – first impressions
I could barely contain my excitement this morning. It’s not everyday that one heads so eagerly into the office… but knowing something special was coming in the mail for me made it that much sweeter. Ever since buying my X-Pro1, I’ve been looking forward to Fuji releasing its 35mm lens equivalent. So I ordered the 23mm … Continue reading
Critic / News / Photography / Travel
Leaving Lebanon…
My bags are packed and I’m ready to go. Hopefully the stomach bug I caught a couple nights ago won’t resurface and force me to reschedule my flight to Paris for the third time. This is the longest stretch I’ve had in Lebanon for a while. Three weeks to be exact. For the most part, … Continue reading
Critic / Photography / Products / Stuff
VSCO Slide film emulations
According to the website, VSCO’s fourth pack is dedicated to “current and discontinued slide film emulations that produce rich and vivid tones” – it does not disappoint. The pictures in my last post were all processed in Lightroom using this latest VSCO film pack. In the past, I’ve posted several examples of different VSCO film … Continue reading
X-junior
A couple months ago, I made an unnecessary purchase. I wanted a mid-size camera to keep in my work bag and take with me everywhere. The 5D is obviously too big, and the X-Pro1 doesn’t work either (I’m too protective). Because I already own a small point and shoot, there was no pressing reason for me … Continue reading
Karim Haddad 