Matera Can a city preserve its history without living in the past? Matera challenges the trends of tourist cities by retaining its local character without compromising its integrity. | WHO OWNS A CITY | Progress and preservation are in a constant battle. We love the things of the past, but want the conveniences of the [more...]
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Inside the Sassi The city of Matera is a hilltop town in Southern Italy. An area known for its agricultural history maintains a culture that predates the Greeks. There is a graceful age to the city, its people and its architecture. Findings The moment I stepped out of the car I could smell that Matera [more...]
ÔªøGreat Compositions La Scuola di Henri When we begin photography, it is a natural tendency to look for inspiration. If we are lucky we might have a chance to work with the photographers we admire, but for many of us, we can only know them through their images. — Getting To Know Henri This week’s [more...]
Lenses For Free? Last weekend Leica hosted the most popular booth at the NY Photo Festival, why? They were loaning out cameras and lenses to anyone with a drivers license and a credit card. It was a fantastic way to test your dream camera and lenses in the field. —The Breakdown Leica lenses are in [more...]
One Camera, One Lens Photographer Liz Loh-Taylor gave up a career in finance to start a humanitarian foundation and to work as a photographer. Equipped with only an M9 and a 35mm lens, her bare bones approach is giving a voice to people being squeezed out of their homelands. What made you take the leap from working in finance [more...]
ISSUE N° 005 / HONG KONG How did you decide to start working with a Leica? And which equipment do you use? I have always been a huge fan of “The Greats” like Robert Frank, Clemens Kalischer, and Wim Wenders just to name a few. For me they are true Leica photographers, along with Henri Cartier-Bresson. [more...]
[ Snow Day ] When I woke up at 4:21 this morning, the street was covered in a heavy blanket of snow. For once, the weather channel actually got it right. Craig Semetko “Unposed” + Misha Erwitt “Street Smart” Tomorrow night my snow boots and I are headed to the Leica Gallery at 670 Broadway. They [more...]
F 1.4 from Leica Images Every morning I check two websites for new images. Leica Images and LFi’s Online gallery have some of the finest, user submitted, pictures on the planet. I wanted to take a moment to discuss why these pictures are so successful. -F 1.4 aka Dustan Osborn Coming back from India, my [more...]
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