Leica has scheduled an exclusive event in Köln (Cologne) Germany on September 17th, 2012 (the day before the start of Photokina 2012). Promising to focus on the "exclusive premiere of precision photographic tools." The rumors include a new Leica M10, a redesigned Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH and a new Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4. The full invitation that was sent out:
Leica Camera AG today has issued a press release (in German) that they are an official partner of the St. Moritz Art Masters 2012 festival. The press release (and translation to English):
20.08.2012
St. Moritz Art Masters ist ein einzigartiges und exklusives Kunst- und Kulturfestival. Und Leica ist auch in diesem Jahr offizieller Partner und engagiert sich im Bereich Fotografie in unterschiedlichen Bereichen: Von Ausstellungen über Fotografie-Workshops bis hin zur Förderung von Nachwuchsfotografen, die während der St. Moritz Art Masters ihre Aufnahmen präsentieren.St. Moritz Art Masters findet vom 24. August bis 2. September bereits zum fünften Mal an verschiedenen Orten im Engadin statt und bietet Besuchern hochwertige Outdoor-Installationen, Fotografie und Ausstellungen international bekannter Künstler.
Leica zeigt in diesem Jahr im Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains (St. Moritz) Porträts von Musikern, die während des diesjährigen Montreux Jazz Festivals von Leica Fotograf Michael Agel aufgenommen wurden. Alle Bilder sind mit der im Mai dieses Jahres vorgestellten Leica M Monochrom entstanden. Michael Agel wird zudem während des Festivals teilnehmende Künstler porträtieren, die in Kooperation mit dem Veranstalter als „Artist Book" herausgegeben werden. Vor dem Kempinski präsentiert Leica die Rotunde „360 Grad by HG Esch". Der bekannte Architekturfotograf hat mit der Leica S2 ein faszinierendes Panorama von New York City aufgenommen.
Ein weiterer Höhepunkt ist die Präsentation einer Outdoor-Ausstellung im Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz. Unter Leitung des Schweizer Fotografen Peter Vann haben 25 Schüler des internationalen Internats das Engadin mit Leica Kameras fotografiert. Die daraus entstandenen Aufnahmen sind unter dem Thema „Blow up the Engadin" Teil der diesjährigen St. Moritz Art Masters. Neben Ausstellungen ermöglicht Leica allen Gästen und teilnehmenden Künstlern die exklusive Nutzung einer Leica Kamera oder eines Leica Fernglases. Im Bereich der Ausstellung im Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains können sich Gäste während der Festivaltage für eine zeitliche befristete Nutzung registrieren.
Ein weiterer Bestandteil des Engagements von Leica ist die Unterstützung eines zweitägigen Fotografie-Workshops mit den bekannten Fotografen Steve McCurry, Amedeo M. Turello und Jock Sturges. Der Workshop findet am 31. August und 1. September im Hotel Nira Alpina (Silvaplana) statt. Hierfür stellt Leica den Fotografen und Teilnehmern das Leica S-System und Leica M9 Kameras zur Verfügung.
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And in English:
08/20/2012
St. Moritz Art Masters is a unique and exclusive art and cultural festival. Leica and is also an official partner and is involved in photography in various fields: from exhibitions on photography workshops and to the promotion of young photographers who present during the St. Moritz Art Masters their shots.St. Moritz Art Masters takes place from 24 August to 2 September for the fifth time in various places in the Engadine, will offer visitors high-quality outdoor installations, photography and exhibitions by internationally renowned artists.
Leica shows this year at the Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains (St. Moritz) portraits of musicians that were taken during this year's Montreux Jazz Festival by Leica photographer Michael Agel. All pictures were taken in May this year with the featured Leica M monochrome. Michael Agel is also a portrait during the festival participating artists, in cooperation with the organizers issued as "Artist Book". Before Kempinski announces Leica Rotunda "360 degrees by HG Esch". The renowned architectural photographer has captured with the Leica S2 is a fascinating panorama of New York City.
Another highlight will be the presentation of an outdoor exhibition at the Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz. Led by the Swiss photographer Peter Vann 25 students of the international boarding school have photographed the Engadine with Leica cameras. The resulting photographs are under the theme "Blow up the Engadin" part of this year's St. Moritz Art Masters.
In addition to exhibitions, Leica enables all guests and participating artists have the exclusive use of a Leica camera or a Leica binoculars. In the area of the exhibition at the Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains, guests can register during the festival for a time-limited use.
Another part of the commitment by Leica is to support a two-day photography workshops with the renowned photographer Steve McCurry, Amedeo M. Turello and Jock Sturges. The workshop takes place on 31 August and 1 September at the Hotel Nira Alpina (Silvaplana) instead. For this, Leica photographers and participants, the Leica S-System and Leica M9 cameras.
More information:
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Leica has released additional details about their upcoming exhibition at Photokina 2012 via a press release (in German). You'll recall from an earlier interview with Stefan Daniel that Leica took over the task from Köln Messe and will occupy most of "Hall 1." Promising a variety of work from photographers such as Dominic Nahr, Thomas Dworzak and Moises Saman, Anthony Suau, Elliott Erwitt, Araki, Rankin, Andreas Gursky and Hubertus von Hohenlohe. The original press release, in German - followed by a translated version in English:
Leica Camera: Eindrucksvolle Fotokunst auf der Photokina 2012
Solms (ots) - Mit einem einzigartigen Ausstellungskonzept ist die Leica Camera AG in diesem Jahr auf der Photokina in Köln vertreten. In Halle 1 präsentiert Leica vom 18. bis 23. September 2012 die Aufnahmen international bekannter Fotografen - und macht Fotokunst für Besucher der Photokina zu einem eindrucksvollen Erlebnis. In Halle 1 der Kölnmesse wurde bis zur vergangenen Photokina die "Visual Gallery" präsentiert.
Unter den Ausstellungen sind die Serien "Portraits of Power" von Platon,"Arab Spring" der Magnum-Fotografen Dominic Nahr, Thomas Dworzak und Moises Saman und Aufnahmen des renommierten Projektes "Facing Change Documenting America" von Anthony Suau.
Darüber hinaus präsentiert Leica erstmals die Ausstellung "Personal Best for Leica" von Magnum-Fotograf Elliott Erwitt sowie Aufnahmen von international bekannten Fotografen wie Araki, Rankin, Andreas Gursky und Hubertus von Hohenlohe.
Die Ausstellungen werden von Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, Inhaberin der Leica Galerie Salzburg, und Inas Fayed, Chefredaktion Leica Fotografie International (LFI), kuratiert. "Zur diesjährigen Photokina bieten wir allen Besuchern neben Produkten vor allem eindrucksvolle Fotokunst. Das von uns entwickelte Konzept der Ausstellung ordnet die Bilder aller namhaften Fotografen thematisch einzigartig ein. Durch eine individuelle Farbgebung der Ausstellungswände wird die Bedeutung jeder Ausstellung hervorgehoben und damit ansprechend präsentiert", so Karin Rehn-Kaufmann.
Zahlreiche der Fotografen, deren Bilder Leica in diesem Jahr präsentiert, sind zudem persönlich auf der Photokina und geben Besuchern Einblicke in ihr Werk. Besucher können die Fotografen vom 18. bis 23. September 2012 täglich ab 11 Uhr auf der Leica Bühne erleben.
Translated into English (via Google):
Leica Camera: Impressive photo art on the Photokina 2012
Solms (ots) - With a unique exhibition concept, the Leica Camera AG, represented this year at Photokina in Cologne. In Hall 1, Leica presented on 18 to 23 September 2012 shooting internationally renowned photographers - photographic art and makes for Photokina visitors a memorable experience. In Hall 1 of the Cologne exhibition was until last Photokina presents the "Visual Gallery".
Among the exhibits are the series "Portraits of Power" by Plato, "Arab Spring" of Magnum photographer Dominic Nahr, Thomas Dworzak and Moises Saman and recordings of the prestigious project "Facing Change Documenting America" by Anthony Suau.
In addition, Leica is presenting the exhibition "Personal Best for Leica" by Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt, and recordings of internationally known photographers such as Araki, Rankin, Andreas Gursky and Hubertus von Hohenlohe.
Curated by Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, owner of the Leica Gallery in Salzburg, and Inas Fayed, chief editor Leica Fotografie International (LFI). "For this year's Photokina we offer all visitors, along with products especially impressive photo art. Our proprietary concept of the show arranges the pictures of all well-known photographers, a thematically unique. Through individual colors of the exhibition walls, the importance highlighted each issue and therefore attractively presented" said Karin Rehn-Kaufmann.
Many of the photographers whose pictures Leica presents this year are also personally at Photokina and give visitors an insight into their work. Visitors can see the photographer of 18 to 23 September 2012 daily from 11 clock experience on the Leica stage.
Leica Camera AG has issued a press release (in German) announcing a junior photographer program called the "Leica Mentoring Program" at the St. Moritz Art Masters 2012 festival.
Solms (ots) - Mit dem "Leica Mentoring Program" möchte die Leica Camera AG ab sofort junge Fotografietalente auf ihrem künstlerischen Weg unterstützen und begleiten. Dazu werden angehende Fotografen leihweise mit einer hochwertigen Kameraausrüstung ausgestattet. Ein erfahrener Fotograf wird ihnen als Mentor zur Seite gestellt. Mit ihrem Mentor können die Nachwuchstalente ihre Arbeiten besprechen, das Verständnis für Fotografie sowohl in handwerklicher als auch in künstlerischer Hinsicht vertiefen und ihre Begabung weiter ausbauen.
Das Programm wurde bei der "Tribute to Photography Night" im Rahmen der St. Moritz Art Masters von Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, Leiterin der Leica Galerie Salzburg, vorgestellt. "Die Marke Leica steht nicht nur für große Namen aus der Geschichte der Fotografie", betonte Rehn-Kaufmann. "Leica steht auch für die Fotografie der Zukunft. Daher möchten wir junge Menschen fördern und begleiten, die eine außergewöhnliche Begabung für Fotografie mit sich bringen und in ihren Bildern zeigen."
Karin Rehn-Kaufmann begrüßte auch den ersten Teilnehmer des "Leica Mentoring Program", den 22-jährigen Skispringer und Zweiten in der Weltrangliste Gregor Schlierenzauer aus Österreich. "Neben seinen sportlichen Höchstleistungen und mitten in seiner außergewöhnlichen Karriere ist Gregor Schlierenzauer ein sehr begabter junger Fotograf", so Rehn-Kaufmann weiter. "Genau das ist der Grund, warum Leica ihn in Zukunft für ein Projekt unterstützt, bei dem er sein großes fotografisches Talent ausleben kann."
Mit dem "Leica Mentoring Program" werden Projekte von jungen Fotografinnen und Fotografen weltweit gefördert und in Leica Galerien ausgestellt.
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Translated (via Google) into English:
Solms, Germany (ots) - The "Leica Mentoring Program" aims to support the Leica Camera AG with immediate Photography young talents on their artistic development and support. These budding photographers are equipped with a high quality camera equipment hire. An experienced photographer is given to them as a mentor. With her mentor, the young talents discuss their work, improving the understanding of photography both as a craftsman and artistically and develop their talent further.
The program was presented at the "Tribute to Photography Night" as part of the St. Moritz Art Masters of Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, Director of the Leica Gallery Salzburg. "The Leica brand stands not only for the big names from the history of photography," said Rehn-Kaufmann. "Leica is also available for photography in the future.'s Why we want to encourage and assist young people, bring an exceptional talent for photography with each other and show in their pictures."
Karin Rehn-Kaufmann also welcomed the first participant of the "Leica Mentoring Program," the 22-year-old ski jumper and second in the world rankings from Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austria. "In addition to his sporting achievements and his extraordinary career in the middle of Gregor Schlierenzauer is a very talented young photographer," said Rehn-Kaufmann continued. "This is precisely the reason why Leica him in future support for a project in which he can indulge in his great photographic talent."
With the "Leica Mentoring Program" projects of young photographers and photographers are promoted worldwide and in Leica galleries exhibited.
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Digital Photography Review interviews Jesko von Oeynhausen of Leica at Photokina 2012, which reveals some interesting tidbits. For example, Leica didn't want to call the new camera the M10, nor keep selling the M9 as-is so people wouldn't get the feeling that the "new" cameras make the old ones suddenly yesterday's news. Definitely worth a read.
Photokina 2012 is proving a busy show for Leica, with two new M models, the 'M', which succeeds the M9, and offers live view and movie mode, among other refinements, and the ME - a cut-down model, which offers the same functionality as the M9 at a more affordable price. Barnaby Britton caught up with M product manager Jesko von Oeynhausen at the Leica stand.
Jesko, there is a perception among some photographers that the M-series has up to now been a deliberately old-fashioned product line. The new Leica M features live view and movie mode - what has changed since the M9 was released?
The new M is a camera that extends the possibilities of the M system. With live view you can do things that you couldn't do on an M9-P or on any other M camera. The rangefinder is great for photography with wide-angle or standard tele lenses but it is limited to 135mm, so you cannot use large tele lenses, and to get accurate focus takes experience. These limitations are overcome now that we have live view and an electronic viewfinder option. Also zoom lenses are not possible on a classic M model because you're always dependent on the frame lines, but with live view, now you can use zooms, and macro lenses, too.
This is really a revolution for the M system - you can do everything now.
Are these changes that your customers were asking for?
Yes, they were asking for these functions. But at the same time our customers are asking us not to change the essence and keep M as a pure rangefinder system. This is what we have done with the new M - you can do pure rangefinder photography, you don't need to use the live view or video or anything if you don't want to. But if you need it, it's very easy to access. The design of the camera hasn't changed, basically. Only minor things.
How did you achieve the goal of maintaining a traditional purity but adding features?
In the same way as we always do, when making decisions regarding operation - we always want to have everything available directly, and easy to understand, and we added [the new functionality] in an easy way - we just added two buttons: the live view button, which is very simple, on/off, and the movie button. If you don't use [them] everything is like an M9. You have the same buttons, they might look a little different but they have the same functionality, so if you're used to using an M9 you will immediately find what you're looking for.
If there is something that we think is very nice to have for every customer, like focusing with live view, we add a button. We have a dedicated focusing button now, so if you're in live view, you press this button and you can zoom [for accurate manual focus].
The new M features a movie mode - is this something your customers were asking for, too?
Yes, not every customer, but we know that this function will be very attractive amongst some professional and professional users who want to use M lenses for video. This is such a compact solution, you can remain unobtrusive, shooting video with the M, but maintain professional quality. I think the M is the only solution for people who want to use M lenses for shooting video on a full-frame camera. So if you want to film wide-open on a Noctilux, without a crop factor, the M is the solution.
The new Leica M features a 24MP CMOS sensor, live view, and movie mode. The screen has been upgraded to 920k-dots, and you can also attach an EVF to the hotshoe (which can also accommodate a microphone adapter for video)
Can you explain the nomenclature change, from M8, M9 to 'M'?
We don't want to give our customers the feeling that when the M10 comes out, for instance, that the M9 is suddenly the 'old' model and they have to buy the new one because the old one isn't good enough anymore. We decided that the continuous numbering concept is not the right thing for us in the long term. The Porsche 911 for instance has always been the Porsche 911. The Leica M is a timeless product, and this is what the naming should express.
What are your biggest challenges in the market now, for M?
To produce enough cameras to meet demand! Also, we know that we have two kinds of professional customers [now]. Most of our customers will love the new features, and love live view and video, and everything else that the new M can do, but there are also customers that really want a camera that is reduced to the essentials of rangefinder photography. Maybe they are critical of [features like] live view and video. So we wanted to have a solution for them, which is the ME. It's a great camera, the M9 has proven that it's a great camera.
So the ME is basically an M9?
Technically yes, it's based on the M9, that's no secret, and because we've produced the M9 for three years, all the tools and jigs exist, and they're paid for. So for that reason we can offer the camera at a lower price - 4800 Euros. The only differences are that it does not have a USB socket, and also not the frame line lever on the front. This is the same as the new M.
Why not just sell the M9 at a lower price?
If we had continued the M9 people would have thought 'OK, that's the old camera, I don't want the old one, I want the new one because the new one is the best' but we want to make a statement that there is room for two [new] models. If you're a purist, you can take the ME, and if you're open to new applications, you can have the new M.
Are your customers changing?
Yes, we have observed this, and since the M9 was released we have seen a lot of new customers stepping into the M system. This is the case in every country but especially in Asia, we've reached a lot of new, young customers. The M system is just very popular. You can see that in fashion, for example, too. Last week I was in London, and I found a fashion store that had Leica T-shirts in the window, with old Leicas. Leica cameras are very popular among young people.
These new customers - how to their expectations differ from your existing customer base?
It's the new features - they don't understand why any camera wouldn't have live view - they don't see a reason why a camera would omit that function. Older customers know rangefinders and have always been satisfied [by them] and accept the limitations. But new customers find it hard to understand rangefinder photography and what's so popular about it. The M system is more accessible now that we have these features. But I'm also sure that the new customers, once they've learned how to use the rangefinder they will love it and they will appreciate pure rangefinder photography.
So the new customers are excited about the features of the flagship model, but the enthusiast model, the ME, which is more affordable, lacks these features…
Ah, well now you've got me! Maybe we'll get more new customers with the new M than the ME. We cannot offer M at an entry-level price. We want people to understand that the M system is a family. The M, the ME, and the Monochrom. Three parallel models.
Let's talk about the monochrome quickly. The obvious question is why did you do it?
Why make the Monochrom? Because it just makes sense. In terms of image quality, we always knew that there would be an advantage and we're very pleased that the increase is so easily visible. You really get such crisp images and fine grain and good noise characteristics. People understand that if you have a monochrome sensor you don't need interpolation, the images are more real - more pure. There are real advantages.
How many of your customers shoot exclusively in black and white?
I don't have a precise figure of course, but my perception is that a lot of people set their M cameras to black and white.
Could you quickly summarize the difference between converting color images to black and white in this way, and using the Monochrom?
The characteristics of the detail, and the noise. Regarding the noise, it's not just that the Monochrom has a lower level of noise, but if you have a color camera, each noisy pixel is interpolated and blurred, and with the Monochrom this doesn't happen. So you always have the full sharpness. It just looks better.
Older film Leicas have lifespans stretching into the decades - do you think the same is true of the new digital M models? If someone buys an M today, will they still be using it in 60 years time?
I hope so, yes. It's harder than it was with fully mechanical cameras, but this is a unique selling point, I hope, of Leica cameras, that they are an investment, a product that you can have for your lifetime. I don't know how difficult it might be in twenty years to find batteries for these cameras, for example, but we will do everything possible. It's very important for us. For example, we had a problem with M8 displays, that we couldn't repair or replace anymore. In that case, we exchanged those customers' cameras for M9s. Even after the end of the guarantee period, we do not leave you alone if something like that happens.
Get a behind-the-scenes look into the "Leica Das Wesentliche" event held on September 17, 2012 before the start of Photokina 2012. Watch what happened on the night Leica Camera announced an unprecedented amount of new products:
Petapixel takes us on a great tour - Inside an Exclusive Leica Launch Party. Well worth checking out if you want to get a feel for what it was like being there... Rather than purely focused on the products themselves.
WHAT IS THE STEPHEN BARTELS GALLERY? The Stephen Bartels Gallery is a unique photographic gallery located in London, England showcasing amazing, contempory photographs captured by member photographers using Leica cameras.
WHO ARE THE MEMBER PHOTOGRAPHERS? Our members are carefully selected established and emerging Leica photographers from throughout the world.
HOW ARE THE PHOTOGRAPHS DISPLAYED? The gallery uses large high definition screens to create a stunning exhibition of these contemporary photographs.
Member photographers are able to update their work on a monthly basis from anywhere in the world which means visitors to the gallery are treated to a dynamic new set of photographs on a regular basis.
WHY LEICA CAMERAS? A Leica photograph is different. Some say the reason for this is due to the quality of the camera and the lenses, others say it is because of the way a Leica camera makes a photographer think. Whether or not this is true can ultimately only be seen in the quality of the photographs and so we invite you to come to the gallery and judge for yourself.
If you are a lover of great photography, whether it be Leica photography or indeed any photography you will thoroughly enjoy your visit to the Stephen Bartels Gallery, leave with a buzz of inspiration and, if you like, you can even order a print of your favourite photograph.
CAN I BUY PRINTS? Prints are available on request so if you see a photograph that particularly connects with you or you think would be a suitable gift then let us know and we can arrange for a high quality print to be prepared.
Solms (ots) - Einzigartige Ausstellungen, beeindruckende Installationen und Workshops mit international bekannten Fotografen: Auch in diesem Jahr engagiert sich die Leica Camera AG (Solms) bei den St. Moritz Art Masters, die vom 23. August bis 01. September 2013 stattfinden. Leica ist offizieller Partner des exklusiven Kunst- und Kulturfestivals, mit dem das Engadin zum sechsten Mal zum Zentrum der Kunst- und Fotografieszene wird.
Ein Schwerpunkt des Festivals sind in diesem Jahr die Fotografieausstellungen an verschiedenen Orten in St. Moritz. Im Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains (St. Moritz) präsentiert der international renommierte Fotograf Amedeo M. Turello die Ausstellung "Emotional Stories", in der unter anderem Aufnahmen von Gregor Schlierenzauer, Bruno Ehrs, Hans-Georg Esch, Steve McCurry, Joel Meyerowitz und der diesjährigen Leica Oskar Barnack Preisträgerin Evgenia Arbugaeva über ihr Heimatdorf Tiksi im Eis der sibirischen Tundra zu sehen sind. Vor dem Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains wird in einer Rotunde die Panorama-Installation "360 Grad by HG Esch" mit einer faszinierenden Rundum-Ansicht der chinesischen Hafenstadt Shanghai zu sehen sein. In der Leica Lounge im Inneren des Hotels können Besucher die neuesten Leica Produkte testen und ein professionelles Porträt-Shooting mit dem Leica S-System hautnah miterleben.
In Kooperation mit Leica Camera zeigt der in der Schweiz geborene und aufgewachsene Designer und Fotograf Rolf Sachs erstmals seine Ausstellung "Camera in Motion: Von Chur nach Tirano". Die Bilder, die das Engadin in einzigartiger Atmosphäre zeigen, sind in der Schlossereiwerkstatt St. Moritz/Galerie von Bartha zu sehen. Rolf Sachs hat mit seiner Leica Kamera die flüchtigen Momente einer spektakulären Alpenlandschaft eingefangen, wie sie sich dem Betrachter bei einer Fahrt mit der zum UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe gehörenden Rhätischen Bahn durch die Schweizer Berge bieten. Zudem präsentiert Leica Camera gemeinsam mit dem Montreux Jazz Festival die Ausstellung "Tribute to Claude Nobs - Founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival". 40 Bilder aus dem Leben des Gründers des weltweit renommierten Musikfestivals in Montreux sind im Badrutts Palace zu sehen. Im Nira Alpina Hotel in Silvaplana werden am 30. und 31. August 2013 Magnum-Fotograf Steve McCurry, Bruno Ehrs und Amedeo M. Turello Workshops zu Porträt- und Modefotografie abhalten. Die Künstler gewähren individuelle Einblicke in ihre Arbeit als Profi-Fotografen. Ein weiteres Highlight ist die Leica "Tribute to Photography" am Abend des 29. August 2013 im Hotel Kempinski.
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And in English:
Solms (ots) - Unique exhibitions, stunning installations and workshops with internationally renowned photographer: This year, the Leica Camera AG (Solms) is involved with the St. Moritz Art Masters, from 23 August to 01 September 2013 take place. Leica is the official partner of the exclusive art and culture festivals, with the Engadine is a center of art and photography scene for the sixth time.
One focus of the festival this year, the photography exhibitions at various locations in St. Moritz. The Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains (St. Moritz), the internationally renowned photographer Amedeo M. Turello presents the exhibition "Emotional Stories" in which, among other things, recordings of Gregor Schlierenzauer, Bruno Ehrs, Hans-Georg Esch, Steve McCurry, Joel Meyerowitz and this year's Leica Oskar Barnack Award winner Evgenia Arbugaeva are about to see her home village Tiksi in the ice of the Siberian tundra. Front of the Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains is in a panoramic rotunda installation "360 degrees by HG Esch" with a fascinating panoramic view of the Chinese port city of Shanghai to be seen. The Leica lounge inside the hotel, visitors can test the newest products and experience a professional portrait shoot with the Leica S-System first hand.
In collaboration with Leica Camera, born and raised in Switzerland, designer and photographer Rolf Sachs unveils his exhibition "Camera in Motion: From Chur to Tirano." The images, which show the Engadine in a unique atmosphere, can be seen in the metalworking workshop in St. Moritz / Galerie von Bartha. Rolf Sachs has captured with his Leica camera, the fleeting moments of a spectacular alpine scenery as they offer themselves to the viewer on a ride on the UNESCO World Heritage Site Rhaetian Railway through the Swiss mountains. In addition, Leica Camera presents together with the Montreux Jazz Festival, the exhibition "Tribute to Claude Nobs - founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival." 40 pictures from the life of the founder of the world-renowned music festivals in Montreux can be seen in Badrutts Palace. At Nira Alpina in Silvaplana be on 30 and 31 August 2013 Magnum photographer Steve McCurry, Bruno Ehrs and Amedeo M. Turello hold workshops to portrait and fashion photography. The artist grant individual insights into their work as a professional photographer. Another highlight is the Leica "Tribute to Photography" on the evening of 29 August 2013 at the Hotel Kempinski.
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Adorama in NYC will be holding a "Special Event/Leica Day" at their store in Manhattan (55 West 17th Street) on Thursday, September 12, 2013 from 2pm to 8pm (EST). The highlights include:
For more information and registration for the event, see here.
Leica Camera and the Stephen Bartels Gallery collaborate to bring you the SBG Summer Exhibition - which opens on Monday, September 2 and runs until Saturday, September 14, 2013 for two weeks. The latest works by emerging and established Leica photographers represented by The Stephen Bartels Gallery will be exhibited at the Leica Studio-S in Mayfair.
The Exhibition will be open to the public Monday-Saturday from 10:00am-6:00pm. The Leica Studio-S is located off Berkeley Square at 27 Bruton Place, London W1J 6NQ. The closest tube stations are Bond Street / Green Park.
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The Italian photographer Paolo Pellegrin has been awarded (in German) the Dr. Erich Salomon Prize from the German Photographic Association (DGPh). The award ceremony took place on October 12 in the Raum für Fotografie Zephyr, Mannheim. The prize is awarded in honor of Dr. Erich Salomon, the great photographer of the Weimar Republic. Since 1971, it is presented each year for "exemplary use of photography in journalism". Leica Camera is proud partner of the award. Alfred Schopf, CEO, awarded Paolo Pellegrin with an engraved Leica M Monochrom. Pellegrin is a member of Magnum and has received numerous awards, including ten World Press Photo Awards.
You may recall that Paolo Pellgrin stirred some controversy when he suddenly found himself under intense scrutiny in the photo blog world after a picture he took in Rochester, NY that won him 2nd at POYi, 2nd at WPP and 1st as Photographer Of The Year was deemed to not show what it purports to show by Michael Shaw and co-contributors at BagNewNotes.
Translation to English (via Google):
Paolo Pellegrin receives Dr. Erich Salomon Prize 2013 DGPh
The Italian photographer Paolo Pellegrin has been awarded the Dr. Erich Salomon Prize of the German Society for Photography (DGPh). The award ceremony will take place on 12 October 2013 in Mannheim, Zephyr - Space for Photography instead.
Here also Pelle Paolo Grinning latest works are exhibited, the "trip to Germany," a collaboration between the agencies Magnum and Focus in collaboration with the 5th Festival of Photography and the Time Magazine Mannheim_Ludwigshafen_Heidelberg incurred during the project.
Of each year since 1971 for "best use of photography in journalism", the award is reminiscent of Dr. Erich Salomon, the great photographers of the Weimar Republic, the image of modern journalism owes strong suggestions.
With the born in 1964 in Rome Paolo Pellegrin DGPh the honors one of the world's most prolific and most dedicated photojournalists who has devoted some 25 years of photographic documentation of the human condition.
Paolo Pellegrin lives alternately in Rome and New York. From there, he works around the world, restless and high personal commitment to his numerous projects. War and crisis, and the inextricably linked existential moments of life are frequent subjects of Pelle Grins gloomy black-and-white images representing visual highlights of the medium in a time of high-pitched tones. Him to be labeled only as a war photographer, however, would clearly fall short, because the funeral of Pope John Paul, fashion shows and Hollywood's elite, he begins with his distinctive look in. The recently emerged portraits of famous actors are now considered classics of the genre. Always the man at the center of Pelle Grins work, justly known of the great humanist photographer Gilles Peress (Salomon Prize 1995) and Josef Koudelka as his role models.
Paolo Pellegrin first began to study architecture, but switched after three years at the Istituto Italiano di Fotografia in Rome to study photography. During this time he met his mentor, the Italian photographer Enzo Ragazzini know. The late 80s, he began his career with projects in Italy, where he dealt with immigration and homelessness. In 1991, after a well-paid job for the Italian state television, he bought a used car and moved to Paris. There he met Christian Caujolle know. The Pellegrin invited to become a member of the agency he founded VU. What follows is one of the most impressive careers in international photojournalism at all. Roma in Italy and Bosnia, which opens the children in post-war Bosnia and Albania are also subject such as Cambodia, Doctors Without Borders or the AIDS disease in the coming years. For reports on AIDS, he travels among other Mexico, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda. This wins Paolo Pellegrin in 1995 its first World Press Photo Award. The following are reports from all focal image of world events, especially from the former Yugoslavia. The latter he summarizes in the 2002 book "Kosovo" together.
The new millennium begins Pellegrin as a nominee at the famous Magnum agency. His interest now turns to the Middle East and Africa. He accompanied the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the humanitarian disaster in Darfur with the camera. 2005 Paolo Pellegrin full member of Magnum and thus arrived at the "Hall of Fame" of photojournalism. On our laurels, he does not resting. On the contrary, the coming years are still dominated by intensive work. In addition to the destruction caused by the tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, he photographed and visited the former Guantánamo detainees in U.S. detention center in Afghanistan, Albania, Kuwait and the United Kingdom. Together with Jim Goldberg, Alec Soth, Mikhael Subotzky and Susan Meiselas, Magnum, he realized the project "Postcards from America"and it travels from San Antonio, Texas to Oakland, California. From Egypt and Tunisia, he reports on the Arab Spring. Lately Pellegrin also increasingly devoted his book publications, appeared in 2012, the comprehensive retrospective Paolo Pellegrin.
Numerous awards, including ten World Press Photo Awards, the high recognition Paolo Pelle Grins impressively document. His images have been published and are in almost all leading publications in the world. Solely from the long-standing cooperation with "The New York Times Magazine" result more than ten cover stories in the prestigious magazine. German readers Paolo Pellegrin is particularly known for his work for the "Time Magazine".
Experience the Leica X Vario in this creative challenge for 120 participants in 4 cities. The Leica X Vario City Challenge is a coast to coast Leica Camera photo competition with a twist! Leica fans in four cities— New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles and Miami—can compete for the chance to win a Leica X Vario among many other valuable prizes. 30 lucky participants in each city will be invited to shoot with a Leica X Vario during the City Challenge. Sign up quickly, be creative, select your favorite image, and submit it to the competition.
To sign up, email rsvp@leicacamerausa.com and specify the city you would like to compete in and represent. Spots are granted on a first come, first serve basis; limit of 30 photographers. During the photo excursion, you'll have the opportunity to experience the Leica X Vario and capture a photo to submit for the city judging. You'll have until 11:59 PM on the Sunday following the challenge to submit your entry.
After each city challenge, all submissions to the X Vario City Challenge will posted as an album to the local Leica Store's page on Facebook. The image with the most votes over the course of one week will win the city challenge and advance to the final round.
Voting will take place on the respective city’s Leica Store pages on Facebook:
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Each city winner will be judged by a panel of 5 acclaimed judges who will choose the overall X Vario City Challenge winner.
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The timetable will be as follows:
City 1 – New York City
City 2 – Washington DC
City 3 - Los Angeles
City 4 – Miami
Finalists Judging and winner announcement
Click here for the official rules for the X Vario City Challenge
As we wrote about earlier, rumors pointed to a new Leica camera at PhotoPlus Expo. Today was the opening day of the PhotoPlus Expo which is taking place at the Javits Center in NYC. Today Leica has announced a "reimagined"D-Lux 6 camera available in high-gloss black and silver finish.
The classic compact Leica Camera reimagined with a high-gloss and silver finish.
Solms, Germany (October 24, 2013) – Leica Camera AG, presents a new design twist on the Leica D-Lux 6 digital compact camera. With an existing version in elegant, matte-black, the camera is now available in a high-gloss, two-color finish. The new high-gloss black camera body paired with the silver-colored lens creates a tasteful contrast that results in a sophisticated, stylish appearance.
The silver lens of the Leica D-Lux 6 is a Leica DC-Vario-Summilux lens. The varied range of focal lengths makes the camera particularly versatile, ideal for everything from wide-angle architectural and landscape photography to photojournalism and portraits. Combined with a powerful 1/1.7” CMOS image sensor, this camera guarantees a high dynamic range and brilliant images that capture life’s greatest moments.
The Leica D-Lux 6 offers a comprehensive range of features, including automatic mode, manual setting options and optional accessories, like an electronic viewfinder with 1.4 million pixels, which provide even greater creative freedom in all areas of photography. Full HD video recording capability is also included in this newest version of the D-Lux 6. The camera records a perfect rendition of fast-moving subjects in outstanding detail. Video data can be saved in Internet-compatible MP4 format and can be uploaded directly to social media or mobile devices without any need for conversion. Crystal-clear sound recording is guaranteed by special wind-noise filter that reduces undesirable noise.
Both versions of the Leica D-Lux 6 are available from Leica dealers. A new addition to the range of accessories for the Leica D-Lux 6 is the Leica Soft Pouch in lambskin nappa leather: black, stylish and with a fascinating wrap-around design, this leather case is a perfect complement to any outfit.
Lens: | Leica DC Vario-Summilux 4.7 – 17.7 mm f/1.4 – 2.3 ASPH. (equivalent to 24 – 90 mm in 35 mm format), 11 elements in 10 groups (5 aspherical lenses, 9 aspherical surfaces) |
Zoom | 3.8x/4x |
Optical/digital: | |
Focusing | |
Modes: | Normal/Macro |
Metering modes: | Face recognition, AF tracking, 23-field, 1-field (flexible/scalable) |
Focusing ranges | |
P/A/S/M: | 50 cm–∞ |
Macro/intelligent/auto/video: | 1cm (wide-angle) / 30 cm (telephoto) – ∞ |
Sensor: | 1/1.7″ CMOS with 12.7 MP (effective 10.1 MP) |
Resolution | |
Still pictures: | 4:3 format: 3648 x 2736 pixels (10 MP), 3072 x 2304 pixels (7 MP), 2560 x 1920 pixels (5 MP), 2048 x 1536 pixels (3.1 MP), 1600 x 1200 pixels (1.9 MP), 640 x 480 pixels (0.3 MP) 3:2 format: 3776 x 2520 pixels (9.5 MP), 3168 x 2112 pixels (6.7 MP), 2656 x 1768 pixels (4.7 MP), 2112 x 1408 pixels (3 MP), 2048 x 1360 pixels (2.8 MP), 640 x 424 pixels (0.3 MP) 16:9 format: 3968 x 2232 pixels (8.9 MP), 3228 x 1872 pixels (6 MP), 2784 x 1588 pixels (4.4 MP), 2208 x 1248 pixels (2.8 MP),1920 x 1080 pixels (2.1 MP), 640 x 360 pixels (0.2 MP) 1:1 format: 2736 x 2736 pixels (7.5 MP), 2304 x 2304 pixels (5.3 MP), 1920 x 1920 pixels (3.7 MP), 1536 x 1536 pixels (2.4 MP), 480 x 480 pixels (0.2 MP) |
Videos: | AVCHD, 16:9 format: 60p: 1920 x 1080 pixels, 60 fps, 60i: 1920 x 1080 pixels, 60 fps, 60p: 1280 x 720 pixels, 60 fps MP4, 16:9 format: 1920 x 1080 pixels, 1280 x 720 pixels, 4:3-Format: 640 x 480 pixels. |
3D photo function: | 16:9 format: 1920 x 1080 pixels (MPO format). |
Recording file format/ compression rate Still pictures: | JPEG (Fine/Standard) (DCF/Exif 2.3), RAW + Fine, RAW + Standard |
Videos: | AVCHD/MP4 |
Video recording time: | Max. 29 minutes per clip (E-version only) |
Exposure control | |
Exposure modes: | Automatic program (P), Aperture priority (A), Shutter priority (S), Manual setting (M), Intelligent-Auto |
Exposure compensation: | Increments: 1/3 EV steps, range: ±3 EV |
Scene modes: | Portrait, Soft skin, Scenery, Panorama shot, Sports, Night portrait, Night scenery, Food, HDR, Baby 1, Baby 2, Pet, Sunset, High sens., 3D Photo, Through glass, Handheld night shot |
Metering modes: | Intelligent multiple, Centre-weighted, Spot |
White balance: | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Incandescent, Flash, Color temperature, Manual setting |
Sensitivity: | Auto/i. ISO/80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800* (*with pixel binning) |
Shutter speeds: | 250 s – 1/4000 s, f/1.4 – 8.0 (wide-angle), f/2.3 – 8.0 (telephoto), ND filter (3 steps) |
Continuous shooting/burst frequency: | max. number of pictures/max. resolution 2 fps: 100/10 MP, 5 fps: 100/10 MP, 11 fps:12/10 MP, 40 fps: 40/5 MP, 60 fps: 60/2.5 MP |
Flash | |
Flash modes: | AUTO, AUTO with pre-flash (to reduce red-eye effect), AUTO with slower shutter speeds and pre-flash, On, Off |
Range: | 80 cm – 8.5 m (W/ISO Auto), 0.3 – 5.2 m (Tele/ISO Auto) |
Self-timer: | 2/10 s delay |
Monitor: | 3.0″-TFT-LCD, approx. 920,000 pixels, AR coating |
Microphone/Speaker: | Stereo/mono |
Recording media | |
Internal memory: | Approx. 70 MB |
Memory cards: | SD: 8 MB–2 GB, SDHC: 4 GB–32 GB, SDXC: 48 GB–64 GB |
Interfaces: | Digital: USB, Mini-HDMI cable (Type C), AV-out: (PAL), charger socket |
Printer compatibility: | PictBridge |
Operating temperature/ humidity: | 0–40°C /10–80% |
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery | |
Voltage/capacity: | 3.6 V/1250 mAh (330 pictures according to CIPA standards) |
Dimensions (L × H × D): | 110.5 × 67.1 × 46.6 mm (approx. 4.4 x 2.6 x 1.8 in.) |
Weight: | 296 g with memory card and battery (approx. |
Scope of delivery: | Camera with lens cap, battery charger (Leica BC-DC 10), battery (Leica BP-DC 10), hot shoe cover, AV cable, USB cable, shoulder strap, CD with full instructions |
Software: | Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom® |
Leica is pleased to announce a first of its kind collaboration with Exclusive Resorts the world’s foremost private destination club for luxury vacations. Combining the inspirational and educational experience of a Leica Akademie workshop with the five-star luxury and personalized service of a members-only stay in an Exclusive Resorts villa. This collaboration presents an extraordinary opportunity to advance your photography, while relaxing on an once-in-a-lifetime vacation with family and friends.
Exclusive Resorts®, the nation’s premier destination club, today announced its newest strategic partnership with Leica Camera, the industry’s most iconic and revolutionary camera brand, marrying the worlds of luxury travel and photographic education through experiential escapes in Costa Rica, Mexico and Arizona.
As the first collaboration of its kind for Exclusive Resorts, a private Club boasting more than 350 multi-million dollar villas across seven continents, members alongside Leica enthusiasts will enjoy privileged access to Leica Akademie’s team of instructors and over $100,000 worth of Leica equipment including the newly launched Leica X Vario on a series of carefully curated 4-night getaways in the Club’s most sought-after and private locales.
Celebrated for their handcrafted cameras, the German-based brand is credited with paving the way for a new, undreamed-of freedom in reportage and artistic photography since Oskar Barnack's small, lightweight 35 mm format Leica camera was brought to market in 1925. Today, Leica boasts more than 11 models including a new line of digital cameras. The most coveted models remain the M-System series which was introduced in 1932 and is still the camera of choice for many of today’s most acclaimed photojournalists.
“Leica has had a profound influence on our view of the world we live in,” says Kristen Nolte, SVP of Marketing, who plans to incorporate Leica’s photographs of Exclusive Resorts in a commemorative coffee table book and traveling gallery exhibit. “There is simply no better partner to capture the sheer enjoyment and beauty of an Exclusive Resorts vacation. We are thrilled to share with our members Leica’s unique visual perspective on the world while at the same time capturing what makes our Club experience truly unique for generations of members to enjoy for years to come.”
Developed for experienced and novice photographers alike, each Destinations In Focus weekend is paired with stays in Exclusive Resorts’ multi-million dollar villas, complete with dedicated on-site concierge and a host of luxe resort amenities ranging from a private chef to daily spa programming. In addition to the benefits of small class sizes and real world shooting situations, each participant will have access to experienced Leica instructors, as well as, a selection of guest photographers who will provide coaching and inspiration through the sharing of their images, techniques, and insights.
"One of the Leica Akademie's goal has always been to bring inspirational learning vacations to a [high-end or premium] market." says Tom A. Smith, Manager and Lead Instructor for the Leica Akademie in North America. "This partnership provides a unique opportunity for Leica customers to redefine how they learn photography and vacation, while introducing Exclusive Resort members to the Leica experience and approach to travel photography."
As a preferred partner, Exclusive Resorts members will also enjoy privileged access to a variety of Leica benefits including private one-on-one photography tutorials with Leica experts at any of the brand’s new retail locations nationwide including New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington D.C.
The Leica Destinations In Focus photography series joins Exclusive Resorts’ dynamic roster of Exclusive Events providing members privileged access to some of the most elite happenings in the world traversing the realms of gastronomy, sports and recreation, fashion and design and family-friendly adventure. Tailored to meet the Club’s discerning taste, each event provides unparalleled access ranging from front row seats during Milan Fashion Week and The Masters to a private chalet at Formula 1 complete with private pit tours and one-on-ones with the world’s most acclaimed drivers. The Club most recently announced a partnership with leading American retail brand Barneys New York in August 2013.
Beginning on July 23, 2014 in Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica, the series will travel to Exclusive Resorts’ villas in the premier destinations of Real del Mar, Mexico and Tucson, Arizona at the award-winning Miraval Resort & Spa. Workshop pricing starts at $2999 for a single student in a shared villa.
For more information on Leica Akademie’s Destinations In Focus weekends by Exclusive Resorts or to make a Leica Akademie reservation, please visit http://www.leicaakademie.com.
For more information on Exclusive Resorts or the Club's 2014 Exclusive Events program, to request a brochure or to inquire about membership plans and pricing, please contact (866) 863-2688 or visit http://www.exclusiveresorts.com.
For the third time, since 2010 - Leica Camera is pleased to announce their official partnership with Red Bull Illume - the world’s largest international photography competition dedicated to action and adventure sports. The first exhibition tour stop in the U.S. will begin in Scottsdale, Arizona on November 14, 2013. A showcase of the most exciting and creative action sports photography on the planet will be displayed as art to the wider public. The top 50 images selected from over 28,257 submissions by photographers from around the globe will be displayed as a part of a unique illuminated nighttime exhibition and will be free to the public. After the first U.S. stop in Scottsdale, the tour will continue to travel around the world’s capitals and cultural hubs over the next two years.
| Scottsdale, Arizona | November 14 - 24, 2013 |
| Vancouver, Canada | February 1 – 10, 2014 |
| Atlanta, Georgia (Tentative) | March 15 - 29, 2014 |
An opening gala will be held the first night in Scottsdale for invited guests celebrating the tour’s first installation in North America on November 14, 2013. Light boxes will be covered until the sun sets, and upon darkness, the covers will be removed to reveal stunning illuminated works of art. Later that night a celebration will continue at the W Scottsdale, a local event partner, for the Red Bull Illume Official Kickoff Party. The party will be open to the public starting at 9 p.m. and will feature a musical line-up including special guest DJs. Attendees must be 21+.
Leica Camera teamed up with the Miami Street Photography Festival to help bring back photography into Art Basel Miami. Featured events included portraits by Mark Mann with the Leica S-System and workshops with the Leica Akademie. Art Basel Miami was held on December 3 - December 8, 2013.
Over on DiePresse.com they're running a piece called, "Ché, Wars and Art: The Life of René Burri" (in German). A story about the Swiss Magnum photographer René Burri and his trusted Leica M2 (produced from 1958 to 1967 - his is from 1962). Ironically, he "scratched off" his Red Dot to deter thieves; something some of us might be familiar with... In any event, he plans to auction the camera on May 23, 2014 in Wetzlar, Germany for the 100th birthday of Leica Camera. If you're not familiar with René Burri, you may recall some of his photos; the picture of Ché Guevara smoking a cigar from 1963 perhaps. Or the photo of Picasso at a bullfight. In fact, the 2014 LFI Calendar features 12 of his photos!
Translation to English (via Google):
The Swiss has written with the image Chés with cigar or Picasso at a bullfight photo story. Now he shows his photos in Vienna.
It is a camera that has seen the world. A Leica M2, built in 1962. The red dot, the hallmark, René Burri has scraped a long time. To protect his camera from thieves. And because he had paid for his camera, wanted to make an advertisement for the manufacturer, as he says. Soon someone will pay for this camera again. Probably tens of thousands of euros.
Finally, René Burri, the great Swiss Magnum photographer, brought his old Leica Peter Coeln, founder of the West and Ostlicht galleries to Vienna. And that she wants 23 May be auctioned at an auction on the occasion of the 100-year anniversary in Leica Wetzlar, Germany. The ideal value of the camera is probably not to pay, after all she has, René Burri worn for decades around the neck. He had this Leica in hand, when he was in Havana for three hours Ché Guevara photographed in 1963, as he spoke to a journalist. His image of Ché with the cigar was a million times reproduces an icon. It says Burri, he had back when he switched in the Industry Ministry in Havana, no idea that one of these images would be so famous.
Life in color and black-and-white
For in the moment in which he pulls the trigger, he never knew whether it is a good picture. And finally he had to "fight like a lion" that the image with the cigar is ever printed, and then there was also severely curtailed. The Leica was created with the image Burri had 40 years there. In wars, with artists such as Pablo Picasso, whom he photographed while visiting a bullfight, with Le Corbusier, Alberto Giacometti, Yves Klein, as this naked, young women with color painted.
Is it difficult for him to part with this camera? "No. It's like having children, since one must also be separated, "says Burri in the gallery Ostlicht. The Swiss - today he lives in Paris - has recently come to Vienna to open an exhibition of his paintings. In the gallery Ostlicht in the former anchor bread factory in Vienna's favorite famous black and white photos will be displayed next to largely unpublished color photographs by mid-March Burris. "Double life" is the show, two lives, one in black and white, one in color.
Burri is finally one of the few photographers who have just photographed in color or black and white. And that was considered vulgar, as cheesy in a time when color photography. Even with Magnum, he says, is color long "almost frowned upon" was. Burri is since 1959 a full member of the prestigious Magnum agency. He began to photograph, born 1933, already in 1946. Back when Winston Churchill is driven by Zurich in an open car, pushing the 13-year-old from Burri with his flip camera. Already this photo went round the world. From 1950 he settled in Zurich train to the photographer, from the mid-fifties he works worldwide as a photojournalist for magazines such as "Life", "look", "star", "Geo".
Documented war, world politics, everyday scenes, portraits of artists. He was, he says, probably the most widely traveled of the Magnum photographer. Once he had the goal, with his pictures to improve the world. So he came to Beijing and São Paulo, Tokyo and Texas, he has held street canyons in New York, combat missions in Vietnam, at Sinai or the Suez Canal. And everywhere Burri was, he had at least two cameras here: one for black and white and one for color photography.
The camera as a notebook
He knows both Metiers showing the exhibition of the Museum of Design Zurich, which is now on display in Vienna: his black and white series show nuanced portraits, games with prospects, shades, some famous Burris picture series, supplemented by its color images . Most individual photographs that have surprising perspectives or compositions, and where the use of color follows strict laws. The homage to the 80s shows how he approaches and themes, draws his life after photographers. His many lives. In bright colors and without, as a documentarian of wars, as a photojournalist, as an artist.
Still bears Burri always a Leica around his neck. Today it is a digital one. "It's amazing, the digital," he says, finally, he no longer need to think about movies, can store 1500 photos on a map. And so he photographed still. The audience, in which he sits, while talking to the exhibition opening. Old friends who stop by. The tray with bun, which is placed on the table during the interview. "This camera," he says, raises his Leica in his hand, "today is like my notebook, I'm still interested!"
While you might not recognize the name, you've surely seen his photos over the years. Jim Marshall was a photographer of rock stars, and shot primarily with Leica gear. In fact, the background of his website features a huge Leica background. He had extended access to numerous musicians through the 1960s and 1970s, including being the only photographer allowed backstage at The Beatles last concert, and chief photographer at Woodstock. He's photographed the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Cream, The Who, Allman Brothers, Miles Davis, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane - the list goes on and on. Over on the Grammy website, they've got a news blurb called "Trustees Award: Jim Marshall" featuring a tribute by Henry Diltz and Graham Nash.
There's an interesting background piece on TOP called "Artists Ain't Saints: Jim Marshall, 1936-2010." The Washington Post ran this story when he died on March 26, 2010. There's also an in-depth piece over on Autoweek called "Cars, guns and cameras: The life of Jim Marshall" - which happens to feature Leica Store LA which will hold an exhibition of his work.
Jim Marshall was my guru. He told me so himself. He was the guru of most of today's music photographers because he was one of the first and one of the best. His mantra was "Get the picture!"
I met him in the mid-'60s. He worked mostly in San Francisco and I worked mostly in L.A., but our paths crossed at the Monterey Pop Festival and at Woodstock, and then more often as the years went by.
There are many colorful adjectives that come to mind when remembering Jim: irascible, impatient, explosive, but always very, very kindhearted. He liked to drink and tell stories and he loved pretty women. "Cars, guns and cameras always get me into trouble," he used to say. He brooked no denial as he waded right in with his little Leica clicking quietly and constantly. His eye was amazing as he caught the essence of each scene before him. His subjects loved his energy and commitment to the moment. He was always very much in the moment.
I had always known Jim for his photos of San Francisco's rich music scene: the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, and Santana. I knew his famous photo of Johnny Cash giving the finger (a message to the warden of the San Quentin State Prison), but I was totally unprepared for the breadth of his subject matter the day I walked into a gallery in L.A.'s Bergamot Station that was exhibiting his work. There were several big rooms whose walls were completely covered with his photos from floor to ceiling with no space in between. I saw old blues singers, civil rights marches, baseball players, famous comedians, beatniks, hippies, and jazz musicians. I never saw so many pictures on a wall in my life. That huge collection of images is his living gift to us all.
Jim had no family as long as I knew him; his family was his friends, all of whom have hilarious and harried "Jim" stories they love to share. Some involve guns, some involve drugs, all involve the "F" word (his favorite), and all include an awe and a warm feeling for the man we all loved.
We still love you, Jim!
— Henry Diltz
The world is a better place because of the talent and vision of my friend Jim Marshall. He, of course, took countless iconic photographs over the years and always brought a deeper insight into the world of photography and music. His images can be likened to haiku poetry: everything in its proper place … no "extra" information … only the very essences necessary to convey what he wants us to see. Never one to be dissuaded from a good shot, he opened our eyes to the wonders of his portraits. Jim's images always have a sense of completeness and his ability to compose instantly is renowned. It's possible that I took the last portrait of Jim shortly before his untimely passing. Jim may be gone but his images will absolutely stand the test of time and be around for us to see and enjoy for years to come.
— Graham Nash
