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Off to Ladakh Tomorrow.
Tomorrow Alou and I leave for Ladakh and Kashmir with Piet Van den Eynde and 9 other participants. (Pray it stops raining!) I wanted to add a quick interactive post to show you around where we will...
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2014 Ladakh Photo Trek…WOW!
Namgyal Tsemo Monastery, Leh, Ladakh Piet Van den Eynde, Alou and I just concluded what might have been the hardest workshop I have ever ran. Not because we didn’t have fantastic participants. On...
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Ladakh Photo Trek Part 2
A early morning view of Leh, Ladakh from the Khardung La road. The peak sticking up is Stok Kangri 6,153 m (20,182 ft) (click for a larger view). On arriving into Ladakh, India our photo workshop...
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Ladakh Photo Trek Part 3
Nubra Valley is being developed with guest houses and luxury tent accommodation. It is a good idea to visit it sooner rather than later. After the official workshop ended, as often, we offered an...
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Something Big Is Coming
Check Back here on Oct 15th to find out more! http://thedigitaltrekker.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Hint-Trailer-small.mp4
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$2,000 Worth of Photography Tools for $89… Really!
This is not a joke. This is one of the best deals in photography since.. well since ever. Seriously, this is not one of those events where some site is selling a piece of software that is on sale more...
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Top 10 Reason *Not* to buy the 5 Day Deal
There are a lot of reasons I can tell you why to buy this photography deal. But I want to give you 10 of the top reasons why NOT to buy it. Here we go… This bundle makes learning too easy and...
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A Big Thank You
What a crazy few days. We have been riding the speeding train called the 5 Day Deal. Of course as a reader here you are well aware of that. It is over and life can now get back to normal. The sales...
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Hipstamatic’s New TinType App Rocks
Ladakh boy – photographed by Mike Alexander on the Ladakh 2014 Workshop. I have been a huge fan of tin type photography since, well… forever. In fact my very first Depth of Field wasn’t a podcast...
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Photography Tour of Bhutan 2015
Taktshang Monastery All photos by Robert van Koesveld Photography Tour of Bhutan 18 September – 2 October 2015 Leaders Matt Brandon, Robert van Koesveld and Libby Lloyd. Suitable for all levels of...
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Marco Pierre White and Greatness
Recently I watch an episode of Master Chef Australia that featured Chef Marco White. This is Master Chef Australia not US. I have always been amazed at the kind but gentle guidance that the chef Gary...
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2014 Gift Guide the Discerning Photographer
Every year I try to create a Christmas Gift List that I think my readers might enjoy. It started out as a list of things I had that I thought others should have as well. But it has since morphed...
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Fujinon 50-140mm f2.8 LM OIS WR: Review
Fujinon 50-140mm f2.8 LM OIS WR For more than 3 years Fujifilm has been producing stunningly sharp lenses for their X-series camera. The 35 mm f/1.4 was one of their first lens and it was so sharp I...
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Review: Zhongyi Lens Turbo Adapters ver II for Fuji X mount cameras (FX)
Zhongyi Lens Turbo for the Canon EF – Fuji X-Mount I recently was sent a Canon EF – Fuji X Lens Turbo Adapter from a Hong Kong Based company called Zhongyi Optics. A Lens Turbo is a cool little...
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A Christmas Greeting from Our Home to Yours
Merry Christmas from Matt, Alou and Jessie Brandon.
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First Look: Fujinon XF 16-55 mm f/2.8 R LM WR
The not yet release Fujinon XF 16-55 mm f/2.8 R LM WR A few weeks back I sat with two of the marketing managers for Fujifilm in our local Starbucks. One was from Malaysia and the other was the regional...
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Planning your 2015 Photo Workshop schedule.
I have two workshops scheduled for 2015 and another workshop still in the planning stage at the time of this writing. So photo workshop schedule make sure you include these. Two completely different...
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Take a hike: photo trek with Matt Brandon through Kashmir
Our bad ass guide for the Lidderwat trek, Abul Aziz. I have received a couple of emails asking just how hard is the trekking portion on the Kashmir Photo Trek & Workshop. Before I get into that I...
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MindShift Gear Giveaway!
No Purchase Necessary and Void Where Prohibited. I am excited to announce that camera bag maker MindShift Gear and I will be giving away a Mindshift Gear’s Rotation 180º camera backpack to one lucky...
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Indian Summers to Premier Feb 15th in UK.
Georgetown, Penang, 2014 My adopted home, Georgetown, Penang became the unlikely setting for the new UK Channel 4 series, Indian Summers. The series is set in Colonial India in 1932 in the summer...
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