The 266th Pope of the Catholic Church /  by Glenn Fajota

High above the world's smallest country, Vatican City, is the chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel that declared Cardinal Bergoglio the new pope of the Catholic Church. From this angle, it's unbelievable that 100,000 fit in St Peter's square just outside the St Peter's Basilica!

If you have been here, you know how difficult it was to get to the top. The winding staircase was just a couple of feet wide and angled. If you didn't pass out when you got to the top, you would have passed out when you got to the top, haha. Because once you got to the top, the view you would see overlooking Rome is definitely a breathtaking one.

Canon 20D, ISO400, 10mm, F/4, 1/8000. Shift added in post.

Lowepro Pro Messenger 200 AW Review /  by Glenn Fajota

I got this bag from Lowepro just before I left for an assignment trip to Lisbon, Portugal where I was shooting a few editorials, as well as stock images. Although this is my first messenger style camera bag, I can honestly say I was quite impressed. When I want to travel light, I usually carry one of my shoulder bags or even backpacks but I really love the style of the messenger bag. It was easy to access my gear inside and all the little pockets that stored my metro cards, maps, phone. No one knew I had four different cameras in the bag (=

Canon 1DsIII

Canon 7D

Polaroid Land 320

GoPro Hero 2

Canon 16-35mm

Canon 135L

Pantheon at night /  by Glenn Fajota

Travel + Leisure's March 2013 Issue features Rome and Hamburg. Here's my take of Rome and I think the best way to photograph the Pantheon is to get an apartment right across from it and shoot it from your room in the middle of the night when all the tourists are gone!

For size reference, check out the taxi parked next to it.

 

Lowepro Dashpoint 30 Review /  by Glenn Fajota

In this video I review one of Lowepro's new compact pouches, the Dashpoint 30. It was made for small P&S cameras and other small electronics but I actually use this as an extra lens case when I'm out scouting locations. The thick padding provides protection for the lens inside which helps out in the field where I'm always brushing up against walls or laying on the ground.