Travelling Lens

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2023 Year in Review and Looking Towards 2023

Downtown Houston, Texas

It’s been a while since I last updated this blog.

2023 was a big year of change, growth and life transitions. Some planned and a lot unplanned. Some good and some not so good. But all in all, there were many things to be grateful for. The fact that I’m writing this blog post in the comfort of my new home is a privilege in itself.

I even considered shutting down this blog in 2023 since I haven’t had a lot of time to commit to it. But then a big life change happened…. we’ve moved quite literally across the world to another country in the second half of 2023. More specifically the United States.

There’s a lot of unpack there (figuratively and literally), but I’ll keep my Year In Review focused on the theme of this blog — travelling and photography.

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First Impression & Review Of The Newly Released Fujifilm X-S20 Camera

Fujifilm X-S20 Camera

The Fujifilm X-S20 was announced back on 24th May 2023 by Fujifilm.

It’s been over 2+ years since the release of the Fujifilm X-S10 camera. I was not a previous user of the Fujifilm X-S10 camera, so when the opportunity came to get my hands on the pre-production Fujifilm X-S20 camera, I jump for it!

Who is this camera for?

It’s an mid-range mirrorless camera that is part of the ever popular Fujifilm X Series line up of camera.

It fits squarely in the mid-range camera range that targeting beginners and enthusiasts photographers or videographers. But don’t let that fool you. It also serves as an excellent second camera for the more seasoned or professional photographers who want a more compact/travel-sized camera body to compliment they’re existing X series Fujinon lenses.

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5 Benefits of Personal Branding & Business Photography to Showcase Your Business

IE House, Personal Branding shoot
IE House, Personal Branding shoot

One of the most important aspects of promoting and marketing your brand is creating content that stands out from the competition. Investing in personal branding and business photography services for your brand is an effective way to ensure that you create content that truly showcases what makes your brand unique. In this article, courtesy of Janice Kho Photography, we will discuss the many benefits of investing in professional photography services for your brand.

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Belated 2022 Year in Review and Looking Towards 2023

Vienna city, Austria

I can’t believe almost 5 months has gone by in 2023!

It’s been a whirlwind of a year on a personal and professional front, which meant I haven’t had a lot of time to devote to personal photography and this blog. As months go by, I’ve contemplated skipping my yearly review.

But I have shared an annual review on this blog for the last 6 years (since the inception of this blog back in 2016) and I’m keen to continue the tradition even if it’s 5 months late!

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Flight Diary: Qantas Airbus A330 Business Class (Sydney to Perth)

The direct flights from Melbourne to Perth were pretty expensive back in June 2022. We played around a with different flight times and stop-over combinations to either find a flight on points or a flight at a cheaper price.

Alas, we managed to find 2 Qantas Classic Rewards points seat to fly back to Perth from Melbourne via a brief transit Sydney. Given the price of tickets, we thought it was a good use of 20,300 Qantas frequent flyer points to fly economy class back to Perth (economy ticket prices at the time were pretty close to $800+).

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