Jeff Garlin and MM on The Daily Show
Jeff Garlin appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, toting his Leica M Monochrom. Jon Stewart seemed to really enjoy the camera, but quips, "we have color now." Jeff is producing a documentary...
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Peter Turnley - Havana, Cuba Workshop
Our friend Peter Turnley wrote us, and we wanted to share this great opportunity. He's leading a photography trip April 5-11 partnering with Cuba Cultural Travel who holds a license from the US...
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Leica Camera Turns 100 (Today)
This year, 2014 - marks the 100th anniversary of Leica Camera - which was started in 1914 when Oskar Barnack created the very first Leica (for Leitz Camera, a.k.a. the Ur Leica). You can read more...
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Anniversary of Eddie Adams Saigon Shot
46 years ago today, on February 1, 1968 - General Nguyen Ngoc Loan fired a pistol at Nguyen Van Lam's head early on in the "Tet Offensive." Lam was a member of the National Liberation Front, also...
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Epic Gear Collection for Monument Valley
That's Josh Lehrer of Dale Photo Photo & Video in the photo above. Leica Store Miami has teamed up with Arizona Highways Magazine Photo Workshops for the Leica S Photo Adventure: Monument Valley...
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Leica Special Event in Berlin on April 24!
Leica is promising a "special highlight" on April 24, 2014 in Berlin at 7pm... Telling us to keep the evening free and be excited. It's definitely going to include the new mirrorless camera we...
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ICP to Close Midtown Museum
Photo copyright by Jim Henderson. Literally just ten days ago, we told you about the Robert Capa in Color exhibit at the International Center of Photography (ICP) and today we have more, rather...
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Leica Gifts MM - Controversy Ensues
RocketNews24 (Japan) has an interesting article called "Tsunami survivor’s Y1.2 mil camera: heart-felt gift or PR stunt?" -- about an 18-year-old high school student from Miyagi Prefecture’s Shiroishi...
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Leica Cameras on Display at Carl Benz Museum
Through Mercedes-Benz news channels, we have word of "100 Years of Leica at the Dr. Carl Benz Museum" (in German). The Auto Museum Dr. Carl Benz in Ladenburg, Germany will be featuring a special...
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Leitz Park Opening Festival
This commemorative plaque was unveiled on May 21, 2014 as part of the 100 years of Leica photography celebration and the Leitz-Park Opening Festival. See more pictures from the event in the Leitz-Park...
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Leica Announces Photokina 2014 Details
As we told you earlier in July, Leica Camera AG will present at this year's Photokina in Cologne (September 16 to 21, 2014) in Hall 1 with a varied calendar of events. In addition to the unique...
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Leica Partners with St. Moritz Art Masters 2014
As we've reported in 2012 and 2013, Leica has issued a press release that they are again an official partner of the St. Moritz Art Masters 2014 festival (which runs from August 22-31, 2014). The press...
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New Leica Products at Photokina 2014?
That time is upon us once again - the biennial Photokina 2014 show in Cologne, Germany. We've already posted about the official Leica schedule of events... Now it's time to enter the murky area of new...
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GAS - A Year Later
Some of our regular readers (and many, many more far and wide) might remember a story we ran a year ago, called "Think You've Got GAS?" The story of Dilish Parekh and his collection of more than 4,425...
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High Megapixel M Camera at Photokina?
Details are still sketchy right now, but we'll go ahead and break the news anyway - and of course, keep you updated on any developments between now and Photokina... As you know, Leica will be...
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Leica Partners with Jamie Cullum
Photo copyright by Jamie Cullum. The Leica Camera exhibition at Photokina 2014 focuses on impressive photo art around the theme of music. It takes into account all facets of the music photography of...
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60 Years of Leica M Event at Photokina
Leica will be holding a special "60 Years of Leica M" event at Photokina 2014 on September 16, 2014 at 7:30pm - the first day of the show. Read more about what you might expect including the official...
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La Vida Leica Leads Photokina 2014 Coverage!
There's no doubt about it - this year's Leica Camera AG event at the Photokina 2014 show in Cologne, Germany was their biggest, by far. Releasing no less than eight cameras, eight lenses, a huge...
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100 Days in Tibet: The Leica S2
Three years ago, German photographer York Hovest made a promise to the Dalai Lama: that he would travel to Tibet, to places perhaps never seen before by tourists, and take photographs. Last month,...
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Better Vacation Photos - For a Price
These tips come from Tom A. Smith and Craig Semetko, via Leica's Destinations in Focus program of workshops, which promise to "combine the inspirational and educational experience of a Leica Akademie...
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