I can't believe that Olympus C5050 would defeat the quality made by my 1Ds MK3.
Ashamed.

Anyone know the links that I can find more about Alex Majoli?
Here's one that i have googling around

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_pag...cid=7-6468-7844

Nice.. I alway said that it always should be best tools for the job

Interesting article indeed. I'm sure this dude could be a good inspiration to PnS shooters.

PnS are not the best cameras for portraits or fast shootings, but they can be very effective when 'story is all that matters'.

p/s: Olympus compacts are awesome!

hmmm
so c 5050 cost how much?

i believe it has been discontinued way way back

5 mp only haha but then i am planning to be a DSLR dude or PNS?
hai~~

I'd rather have 5MP PnS than a 10MP PnS

very nice article, i'm amazed at his determination and creativity to overcome the shortcomings of a pns

yeah made me proud owner of pns but T_T my olympus just died

i think the latest model for the successor Olympus C5050 is Olympus C8080.
But Alex still using Olympus C5050 and C5060 instead of C8080 (8megapixel).

And for your info, he's carrying about 6 unit of C5050 when he go to shoot somethin.

For ur FIY he does have a E330(or is it E300?) in his arsenal, why? simply because that time this camera has the live view on it.

does anyone using Olympus C5050 here?
Can post some pictures

What if we re to have both....must b awesome.

hahaha.
i miss my canon s5is.

s5is is prosumer already

But the macro mode is superb im gonna miss that.haha

sigh...... need to buy new one

wow!! thats amazing

this is some of alex majoli's photo gallery

http://www.magnumphotos.com/alexmajoli

point and shoot hero

My inspiration. He and Ken Rockwell motivated me to shoot more photos using what is currently available to me instead of drooling over cameras or pixel peeping. I've managed to get a few keepers from cameras way back during the time of 3mp PnS currently. Each cameras has its own strength and weaknesses. Figuratively it's the matter of pushing the right buttons to make the camera 'click'. The problem is poison a plenty here in lyn, so I'll always end up yearning for more lenses here, speedlights there, camera down here etc . Alex and Ken is my poison antidote. There's a whole lot of pro pns shooters btw. Wiki for snapshot aesthetics.

It's the story behind the photos that won him awards. I do not see anything spectacular in term of composition or exposure.
If you dare to travel to war zone and snap some dying children, I'm sure you will get the same level of attention.

did you see his photo gallery????
he's professional.

you are sure? sure or not?

hahah.maybe we should see mr kelvinyam photo gallery.

i think one should understand the whole myth and hoohah of being a magnum photographer and why alex is a good photographer.

true, he uses a point and shoot camera to do his assignment but do understand why he uses that rather than say, a pro can use a crap camera and still do good images kinda thing. or just go to the war zone and you will be famous.

Hey relax guys. I don't know him and there's no reason for me to accuse him of anything. By looking at the shots, I'm just saying what I think.
OK, I could be wrong, do correct me but please leave out those sarcastic statements.

I am pretty sure. Provided you get your photos published

Reason for me saying that is because the fact that you are willing to risk your lives to capture those moments is worthy enough to be acknowledged or recognised by your peers.

Of course, you dont take OOF pictures or pictures that are crappy technically la.

And a picture wins award not because of whether his exposure was correct or his WB is accurate but the meaning behind the pictures. I think thati s what Kelvin is trying to say.

Alex is good because he is able to convey what he wants to say through his picture. And for that, any camera would do.

I do agree with you to some degree. Its getting there which is a problem and the risks one has to take to bring you harrowing images filled with emotions. And since images are meant to MOVE People, HIS which depicts famine, sorrow, fear etc.... makes more of an impact on the viewer.

its true.
hehee... but what i am afraid is that you might be at iraq but you might not even be able to take a single shot, let alone an out of focus photo.
its true u know.

things dont just happen in front of u like how u are in a cinema and watching it on the screen.
you have to find, ask, bribe and everything.

and it takes a person with the guts of a dinosaur to go front line.

sometimes, it is not about whether u wanna do it or not. sometimes, it is about whether u know how to do it or not.
sometimes, it is about choosing to click the shutter or choose to hide and save your life.

got what i mean? i hope i don't sound sarcastic. i didnt mean to sound sarcastic perviously.

i think anyone that gets in magnum is awesome, i think his works are great. it shows emotion and its moving, surely that has to do with composition as well? and personally, i think its even harder to get this kinda shots on the war front.

The only thing I don't like (personal preference) is the shots are all B&W. I like colours. I prefer his shots that got into the magazine.

Yeah...agree...agree...



I do like colors. I have seen his shot in colors.
Will provide the link later.

Hey thanks. That's exactly what I want to say.
I don't mean to compare, but the following is what I'll consider as a masterpiece of Photojournalism. The exposure are perfect and composition is superb. And it's in colour too



Of course, this shot has won Michael Kamber The Image of the Year 2007 - Photojournalism.

Source: http://www.popphoto.com/americanphotofeatu...journalism.html

sumtime i love B&W. sumtime i love color. most of time..B&W.

i thought michael camber using nikon d300.
so he's also using PnS came???

dont care what michael kamber is using to take that shot. but that shot was good.
see how the sunlight lighted up the horizon and the helicopter.

it is the salvation to the injured soldier. going to a better place. the light at the end of the tunnel kinda thing. this is what win him award... in my opinion.

if the strong sunlight wasn't there, or it was at another time of the day when this event took place, i doubt the photo will turn out this good.

really?
an opinion from professional photog.
i have visited your flickr, very2 great shot.

bro caya lah... thanks for sharing....

hahahha.
engko tu patut aku letak nama sebelah alex majoli.

My persona opinion.

Yeah... he is an artist.

But I don't see what is the C5050 got to do with the work he has created? Any PnS can do it irregardless but whether you have the creative mind in your or not... that is the whole idea.

The sites given by you guys show that he was at the right time righ place thing.

Most of his photo is in BnW and high contrast.

Don't look down on your own work... you have taken many with PnS and with a bit of creative mind and Photoshop, you will get as good result as him.

But the thing is, we want something that we remember in us. That's why, most of our work evolves around our lives and in color.

Try go travel alone. And all you got is your camera and a lonely guy/girl.

Again, like most will say, it is not the equipment you have but the person behind it.

Salute to this hero for he has risked his own life to capture all these pictures.

Since we only get to live once and I don't think many people including me still able to pick up a camera and start shooting while you hear guns fire, explosion and people crying for help all around you (mind start imagine the scene in movie "Saving Private Ryan", "NAM"...etc).

Thanks for sharing the info.

my favourite magnum photographers used to be robert capa and henri cartier bresson. those were the days where i was really into decisive moment and stuffs... buying hundreds of rolls of ilford hp5 black and white films and do street photographs.

now, my favourite is mark power. see the stories he did of the airbus 380 and millennium dome. fantastic

hahaha aku anak2 ayam baru... bile leh lepaks2... citer kamera kehkehkeh

I see that this topic is created quite long time ago... but anyway..

IINM, c5050 is more to a prosumer cam rather than PNS..great moments i wud say.. anyway, from my opinion, there are few types of photographer:

1)the one who captured only the moments w/out ever thinking of the settings (the exposure, lighting, blur..blablabla...)..

2)the one who keep thinking abt the settings on his gear than regret later to miss the moment,

or the one who becomes both 1&2..

so, what type of photographer are u?

just some thought to ponder abt.

i'm in no 2 category mr kord.
hahah.
setting setting then losing.