My trusty Yashica Mat 124g and Kodak Portrait 400 rolls I had with me. Only two rolls used The problem with traveling like this (fast) with only short overnight stops and limited time for exploring, it didn’t feel right for me to use my analog camera. I love to take time with my films and […]

A little digression from our journey through Europe stories. Ireland jumps in forcefully like its storms Since our return weather was not kind to me. I mean, it’s typical Irish weather, lots of Atlantic storms, with rain, grey dark days, occasional sun bursts through thick clouds. Damp, damp, damp. My body needed lots of time to […]

A bird became more than a pet. His name is Coco and he is all she has When we travel, we enjoy meeting people. We arrived at Krimml, Austria on a very wet afternoon. After a long dry, hot summer the week of our journey started with rain all over Europe, actually most of the […]

On this day, five years ago, Ireland was wrecked with the Hurricane Ophelia and while we had severe downpour and flooding just recently (two days ago), I remember the hot summer wrapped in layers of woollen clothes and our journey through Europe. From Ireland to Croatia by car and back    We started our journey […]

Winter in some causes irritation, restlessness that they can’t pinpoint to anything specific. It is the bad weather syndrome. We are less able to change locations during bad weather. COVID-19 is like a bad weather period as restrained us to stay in one location for way to long. Change of perspective in a different way […]

It’s a bit bombastic, I mean, the title. Playing with infras The thing is that few days ago was sunny in Kinsale. Yes, it’s Ireland and sun during winter is not a common occurrence. Well, I took my full spectrum adapted Fuji XA3 and decided to take some infrareds. Usually I was using a really […]

Lights, lots of it It was a crisp evening, not more than 5.30 pm. Sunset is now days at 4.30pm. Short winter days and long, long nights. Cork City was dressed in shadows with mellow yellow street lamps. Only bright white beams streaming through streets from all kinds of vehicles. Stars in the sky and […]

Frostbites on my fingers, red cheeks and a smile on my face. The morning light enticed me to go outside even though it was -1C. Less postproduction the better As I am ageing my preferences are changing. Is it a general rule I can’t tell, but youngsters seem to prefer more saturated, more processed images, […]

Design adventures Recently my interest was shifted to designing illustrations that can be printed on T-shirts. I designed this illustration with photographers on my mind, especially wildlife photographers. Next 16 hours, it is 50% off on my site Lidija-Ivanek.pixels.com More T-shirt designs and illustrations here

I recently joined Nature First – The Alliance for Responsible Nature Photography Reason being that I believe all photographers should approach photographing nature/landscapes/animals, with care and reverence. What are your thoughts on the subject? I would love to hear your comments. Early mornings, my favourite, are the time when I am in search of my […]