Lfi Blog

Benjamin Kaufmann

ONE PHOTO – ONE STORY

14.08.2018

Benjamin Kaufmann’s Motion Blur series features in the latest issue of LFI 6/2018. In the following lines, the photographer explains how one of his first commissioned assignments came about. More

Julio Bittencourt – 43 Hours

VIDEOS

10.08.2018

Alone among many and many all alone: in his Plethora project, Julio Bittencourt does an impressive job of capturing how individuals react within the anonymity of the big city – whether alone or among their equals. The settings he chooses are swimming pools, capsule hotels, laundromats and the Tokyo underground. The common denominator is always excess: excess in the form of masses or in the form of accumulated loneliness. For the Plethora chapter titled 43 hours, he also produced a video where he focused his attention on city traffic. More

Stefan Moses – Encounters with Peggy Guggenheim

ONE PHOTO – ONE STORY

07.08.2018

With Stefan Moses and Peggy Guggenheim, two kindred spirits appear to have met in Venice; at the very least the photographer and collector were united by an interest and delight in staging images. More

Paolo Burlando – American Icons

PORTFOLIO

02.08.2018

Over time, the eventful history of the USA has produced a number of symbolic images. The American Icons series, by Swiss photographer Paolo Burlando, picks up on this iconography, and, at the same time, honours, symbolizes and critically observes the American way of life. More

Margaret Lansink – Borders of Nothingness

PORTFOLIO

27.07.2018

In her delicate and powerful series of black and white images, Dutch photographer Margaret Lansink dwells in the emotional state of transition between knowing and not knowing another person. More

Jean-Michel Clajot – At the Louvre Abu Dhabi

LFI.GALLERY PHOTOGRAPHER

24.07.2018

For an assignment from his agency, French photographer Jean-Michel Clajot took pictures in the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Soon he noticed visitors were more busy taking selfies than looking at the art. More

Armin Walcher – Zeitlos in Bewegung

BOOKS

19.07.2018

"There is a spirit for every age" – is how the book begins. Zeitlos in Bewegung (Timeless in Movement) by Armin Walcher, explores identity, homeland and Zeitgeist in the Ausseerland region of Austria. The photographer spoke in an interview about how the book came about, the relevance of traditions, and why it is so important to go through life with openness and curiosity. More

Cameron McLaren – In Port Moresby

ONE PHOTO – ONE STORY

16.07.2018

Cameron McLaren talks about his stay in Port Moresby - the city that is considered one of the most dangerous places in the world. More

Thomas Mandl – World Cup Girls

PORTFOLIO

12.07.2018

For his “World Cup Girls” project, the Munich photographer, Thomas Mandl, took pictures of female football fans from all over the world, with one clear goal in mind: to seize the #worldcupgirls hashtag, to free it from sexism and to give it positive connotations. In an interview, he talks about the reactions triggered by the project, his impressions during the World Cup, and the role of images in football. More

Advertorial – Billingham camera bags

ADVERTORIAL

11.07.2018

Billingham has been making camera bags since 1973. Their models have stood the test of time, often requiring no more than a modicum of improvements throughout the years. Dutch photographer Mich Buschman is among those who entrust their equipment to a Billingham bag. More