https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/ilse-bing-the-queen-of-the-leica-pp/ “I didn’t choose photography; it chose me,” said Ilse Bing (American, born Germany, 1899–1998). Bing was just a snapshooter until forced to hone her photographic skills to produce illustrations for her doctoral dissertation at the University of Frankfurt on an 18th-century architect. Then in 1929, on a university field trip, the 30-year-old art historian … Continue reading Ilse Bing : The Queen of the Leica