John Mak Photography

05/10/2026

📸 NEW FRAME YOUR JOURNEY STORY - Everyday Gothenburg by Mickey Thitipong Sansanayuth

A street photography story captured by Mickey with the Fujifilm X-T50, exploring how carrying a small everyday camera can help us stay present and ready for the moments that often go unnoticed.

Through color and black & white photography, this story is about seeing your city differently.

Read the full story via the link: https://johnmakphotography.com/everyday-gothenburg-by-mickey-thitipong-sansanayuth/

Frame Your Journey Story Series: Color and Black & White Street Photography by Mickey in Gothenburg, capturing everyday life. Read full story!

02/05/2026

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09/21/2025

NEW: Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG II | Art

Great made better: the exceptional resolving power and beautiful bokeh of Sigma’s world-leading 35mm F1.2 in a smaller, lighter body.

In 2019, Sigma released the 35mm F1.2 DG DN | Art, the world's first 35mm mirrorless camera lens with an F1.2 aperture. Six years later, Sigma is proud to introduce its successor, the 35mm F1.2 DG II | Art.

Designed and engineered with Sigma's latest technology, the 35mm F1.2 DG II | Art offers not only improved optical performance but also greatly enhanced portability thanks to a significant size reduction of approximately 30%. With its improved design, the lens delivers unparalleled rendering power, high-resolution clarity, and large, beautiful bokeh in a more portable form. Focus breathing is also effectively minimized, ensuring outstanding results not only in still photography but also when shooting video.

The Sigma 35mm F1.2 DG II | Art is an exceptional, uncompromising lens that achieves the perfect balance of optical performance, brightness, compact size, light weight, and ease of use.

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08/08/2025

Welcome to another Frame Your Story moment where we capture the magic ✨ of golden hour in Berlin-Mitte 🇩🇪.

Captured by the talented Cristina Marcinschi, this image invites us into a soft dance of light and emotion, where every street corner glows with warmth and stories untold.

Cristina’s approach rooted in flâneurism is not about staging the perfect scene but about capturing how moments feel. Wandering through Museum Island as the rare Berlin sunshine kissed its stone buildings, she paused not to pose but to see, listen, feel.

Her style is cinematic, nostalgic, and tender. Using cameras like the Fujifilm X-T3 and Sony α7 III, combined with in-camera effects like mist and diffusion, she layers warmth and softness organically no heavy editing needed.

This image? A visual poem. A pause. A memory in light.
Enjoy this golden hour glow and maybe take a moment to wander your own streets and see how they feel in the light.

Read the story and view her images here 👉🏼https://johnmakphotography.com/berlin-mitte-in-golden-hour-by-cristina-marcinschi/

IntroductionWelcome to Frame Your Journey, a story series on the blog featuring photographers from around the world and the paths that shaped their creative lives.It is an absolute pleasure to introduce Cristina Marcinschi, a gifted photographer and storyteller based in Berlin. Her work is a beautif...

08/02/2025

Huge congratulations to Lana Tannir!!!

Out of 2,160 applicants, only 100 were selected — and she’s one of them for this year’s Hamburg Portfolio Review 🎉

Grateful to witness her inspiring journey and the impact she’s making through her work.

Excited to see what’s next!

🔗 Learn more: https://www.hamburgportfolioreview.de

Feeling excited, grateful and honored to be among 100 selected participants (out of 2,160 applicants) for this year's Hamburg Portfolio Review! 🎉
🔗 Discover more about HPR here: https://www.hamburgportfolioreview.de

07/26/2025

✨ New on Frame Your Journey 📸

In this story, Chelsea Brown, a Vancouver-based photographer and creative, shares the quiet, reflective moments she captured in Comox.

With her Leica M6 and a deep love for film photography, she brings a calm, thoughtful lens to the world around her.

Take a moment to slow down and see Comox through her eyes.

Read her story here 👉🏼 https://johnmakphotography.com/quiet-moments-in-comox-by-chelsea-brown/

IntroductionWelcome to Frame Your Journey, a story series on the blog featuring photographers from around the world and the paths that shaped their creative lives.In this story, I’m honored to share the work and journey of Chelsea Brown, a Vancouver-based photographer, creative human, and consulta...

07/21/2025

📸 Frame Your Journey 🌎 Story Series - John Mak Photography

Last week, I had the privilege of sharing a new story in the Frame Your Journey series, this time by my talented friend Nicole Gearty.

She captures stunning images with her OM System camera — and I was surprised how many people told me they didn’t realize this camera could produce such high-quality, professional-level photos.

In her latest story, Nicole takes us to Machias Seal Island in Maine, where she photographed the charming and elusive Atlantic Puffins. You can read her full story and see the incredible shots here 👉 https://johnmakphotography.com/atlantic-puffins-on-machias-seal-island-maine-by-nicole-gearty/

I hope you enjoy her work as much as I did!

420mm | f/10 | ISO 500 | 1/2000 sec Introduction Welcome to Frame Your Journey, a story series on the blog featuring photographers from around the world and the paths that shaped their creative lives. There are many ways to describe Nicole’s photography; Intentional, heartfelt, and full of wonder....

07/13/2025

They taught us to count the years, the months, the weeks but never how to count the moments that matter the most.

📍Pacifica, Cali

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07/12/2025

Your ✨ WHY ✨is what keeps you moving forward - like this sunset🌅 bike rider 🚴🏻on the coast 🌊

📍Patras, Greece (2021)

07/08/2025

Just another one of those moments. No edits, just the raw depth of inner… reflection.

📸 ILCE-6000 + 18-105mm f4