The Triennial of Photography will take place in Hamburg in June 2018 – and LFI will also participate with an exhibition based on the theme of Identity and Homeland. Photographers still have up until November 30, 2017, to submit their picture series. Ulrich Rüter, Curatorial Advisor for the festival, spoke with LFI.
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Patrick Ludolph – Seafarers
PHOTO STORIES
16.10.2017
In 2016, Hamburg-based Leica photographer Patrick Ludolph spent six weeks travelling the oceans on various Hapag-Lloyd container vessels. The resulting series, titled ‘Seafarers’, documents the life and work of the men he accompanied on board.
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Peer Kugler – The end of a love story
ONE PHOTO - ONE STORY
11.10.2017
It wasn’t easy for Peer Kugler to take this picture, as it tells the story of a breakup, the end of a love affair. Now, however, the Berlin photographer is happy to have captured this very personal moment.
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René Groebli – 90 Years Old
PHOTO STORIES
09.10.2017
Today, the great, Swiss photographer, René Groebli, is celebrating his 90th birthday. Congratulations!
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Book of the Month – Andreas Herzau: Helvetica
BOOK OF THE MONTH
05.10.2017
Switzerland captured in images? How quickly clichés spring to mind the moment you start thinking about such an undertaking. In his new picture series, photographer Andreas Herzau proves he has enough experience to be able to play around with the viewers’ expectations.
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Daniel Etter – The Children of Syria
INTERVIEW
29.09.17
Children’s eyes revealing the story of Syria’s civil war: accompanied by Louay Yassin, the press spokesman for SOS Kinderdörfer, the photographer Daniel Etter visited some of SOS Kinderdörfer’s facilities on the outskirts of Damascus, where traumatised children and orphans have found a new home.
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Joseph Michael Lopez – Dear New Yorker
INTERVIEW
22.09.2017
Joseph Michael Lopez left New York when still a child, but was to return years later, transforming the city of his birth into a stage where he also transforms everyday life into something special. An emotional dialogue with the changing city.
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Lars Beusker – Welcome to the new Leica Gallery NRW
INTERVIEW
20.09.2017
A new location for Leica photography in the heart of North Rhine Westphalia: The Leica Gallery NRW opened its doors for the first time on September 16. In the future, this venue will host changing exhibitions. The launch featured the work of Lars Beusker, owner of the Leica Gallery NRW, himself.
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Peter Bauza – Flying High
BEHIND THE SCENES
13.09.2017
A reportage that takes your breath away: between La Paz’s southern district and its 4000 metre-high satellite city of El Alto is an altitude difference of 2800 metres, which affects people in the form of considerable physical and mental strain.
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Ya’nan Li – The Festival of Insignificance
INTERVIEW
08.09.2017
Born in Shanxi, a coal-mining province in North China, Ya’nan Li now lives and works in Beijing. With his series titled TheFestivalofInsignificance, Leica presents outstanding works by the young Chinese street and documentary photographer at Photofairs Shanghai from 8-10 September.
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