if you are the Typee of person who appreciates design, quality, uniqueness and craftsmanship and you enjoy developing your skills as a photographer I can think of no more delicious piece of equipment to have in your hands than the new Leica M. Besides that indescribable pleasure derived from the design, the quality of construction and the “Leica feel”, you will also be rewarded with the highest image quality currently available from a 35 mm sensor.
Link: René Burri’s Impossible Remeniscences (4 Photos) | PDN Photo of the Day
Impossible Reminiscences features more than 170 of Burri’s lesser-known color images, drawn and edited by Burri from his archive over the course of eight years, and accompanied by his personal reminiscences.
Link: The LPV Show – Episode 6: A Conversation With Mikael Kennedy | LPV Magazine
Each time I’ve met up with Mikael it’s been memorable. I have a small collection of his books sitting next to my desk and I always pick them up when I need a change of pace. His photographs take me on the road and slow life down. It’s a good place to visit, especially living in New York. In these episode we discussed the road, shooting Polaroids, Tumblr and Mike Brodie.
Link: Jonathan Alpeyrie: Mokattam Fighting | Le Journal de la Photographie
I felt the end had come, I decided then to rush out of the house to make an escape, I ran into the courtyard which I discovered with horror was surrounded by a 3 meter wall and a closed gate. I pushed forward and jumped as I high as I could to start climbing the gate. With all the energy I could muster, I pulled myself to the top of the gate, while some hands tried to grab me. I manage to jump on the other side, while dozens of screaming men, furious that I had tried to force the gate
Martina Cirese Asankojo What happens when a circle begins? You know the circle will end. The matter is how is it gonna end. (The matter is, how can you know how is it gonna end?). A photographer me…
Animated GIFs are enjoying a renaissance on the interwebs, but very few of them could be considered art. That’s why Peter Marquez grabbed our attention. Instead of getting laughs, his GIFs make us feel.
There’s a long moment of dread near the beginning of Sebastian Junger’s new film about the life and death of Tim Hetherington. A video camera pans around a car full of journalists covering the uprising in Libya in April 2011. Hetherington and Chris Hondro
Leica M 240 review by Tom Grill (incl. high resolution images): “In terms of resolution, dynamic range, capability in low light, and expanded features, the M (240) has reached a pinnacle of digital perfection that is exceptional in the tests I have done s
HRR is now selling new soft releases with shorter thread to fit Leica M and Fuji X cameras. The product is made in Germany out of solid brass. The picture shows the pure brass version. The soft releases will be also available in many different colors like
The Leica icons set for Mac OS created by Andrew Sigurow is a great collection that includes 180 high quality icons featuring photographic cameras manufactured by Leica Camera AG from 2000 till 2012. The available .PSD, .ICNS and FOLDERS versions will giv
Driven by an inner motivation to comprehend her family reality, Russian photographer Alla Mirovskaya explores the complex relationship between mother and daughter in Distant and Close, a series that reads just like it sounds. She weaves together an intima
Link: Tom Stoddart: Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan « The Leica Camera
The Jamam refugee camp in Upper Nile State, South Sudan houses 36,500 vulnerable people who have fled across the border from their homes in Blue Nile state to escape the ongoing fighting between Khartoum’s government troops and the Sudanese People’s Liberation Army. In spring 2012 water was desperately scarce in the camp and as people formed long lines at taps in 40 degrees of heat, frustration and fights broke out.
Brandon Thibodeaux’s evocative work was selected for 2nd place in CENTER’s Gallerist’s Choice Award by juror, Lauren Panzo, Director at Pace/MacGill Gallery in New York. Donna J. Wan’s 3rd place win follows. Lauren shared these comments about the jurorin