Fotoviva had a great review from the respected photoblog Photocritic this week. The owner of the site, Haje jan Kamps runs the interesting blog which has tons of useful photography related articles and is well known in the photoblog community. He is quite a character and has a particular writing style which makes reading the articles a joy! After a brief chat he decided to write the article for us and also make a short interview with me which gives an insight into the fotoviva world. We would like to thank Haje for taking the time for the interview and wish him every success in the future.

Well I'm happy as Larry today (who is he anyway?) as one of my own images was made Photo of the Day over at Earthshots. The Rising Swan picture has proved to be a popular image with Fotoviva customers and I'd like to say a big thanks to those nice people at Earthshots for the lovely photo award! The wildlife image has won several awards and been featured on many websites, although this is the only place where you can purchase it as a print.

There is a new site in the photography world that's well worth a look. PhotographyVoter.com is a collobarative project that lets you share and vote for information, articles and photography resources with the photographyVoter community. This fills a void left by the mighty Digg world because they don't have a dedicated photography section. If you have any photography related articles that you have written yourself, you can submit them for free on the site. And if you just fancy a read there is a growing collection of interesting writing by photographers from all over the world. The site is

UV FiltersMany photographers always use a UV Filter on their cameras, wherever they go. The reason being that not only do they absorb ultraviolet rays from the sun, give cleaner, sharper pictures with less haze, but it also protects the lens from dust, moisture, scratches, and breakage. UV filters can be bought from shops such as Jessops for as little as £12.99. Well worth the cost considering without one to protect your lens you could end up paying hundreds of pounds for a brand new lens if you scratch it!

We are pleased to announce 2 new art prints by our acclaimed photographer Don Tiffney. 'Barnard Castle' is a wonderful landscape picture and 'Cascade' shows a strong technical understanding when utilising shutter speed and filters to create the magical water blur effect. Both these art prints can be purchased from the Fotoviva Online Art Store in a variety of sizes as either giclee canvas prints or poster art.