Leica Classic

STORIES | November 11, 2024

Leica Hall of Fame

Herlinde Koelbl

Her enthusiasm for ever-new topics and a genuine interest in the people she portrays are the cornerstones of her work. Herlinde Koelbl ranks among the great German photographers — but is also much more: author, researcher, chronicler.

STORIES | November 8, 2024

Images of a friendship

Robert Frank

Photographers Robert Frank and Edward Keating enjoyed a decades-long friendship. On the occasion of the centenary of Frank's birth, on November 9, 2024, we are presenting a selection of portraits that Keating took of his friend and mentor.

STORIES | September 30, 2024

Leica Classic

Constantine Manos

Whether in colour or in black and white, in Europe or the USA: with his series Constantine Manos has left his mark on the history of the medium. To celebrate the American Magnum photographer’s 90th birthday, we have selected some of the most out-standing images from his vast oeuvre – comprising well-known works along with plenty of surprises.

STORIES | August 12, 2024

Legends

Extensive portfolios by outstanding Leica photographers have been part of our magazine since its beginnings. Throughout the decades, some 170 men and, in the early days more rarely, women were introduced under the title Master of the Leica. Many of them went on to become celebrated icons of photography — and subsequently reappeared in the magazine’s Leica Classics section.

STORIES | August 12, 2024

On the Cover Photo

Is it a cyborg? A collage? A great composition?! The motif adorning the cover of LFI 6.2024, our 75 year jubilee edition, has long been considered an icon of photographic history.

STORIES | July 23, 2024

A Photographer’s Life

Sabine Weiss

July 23rd marks the centenary of the birthday of the great humanist photographer Sabine Weiss. An exhibition of her work will be opening in Berlin in September. 

STORIES | July 14, 2024

Happy Birthday, Lee Friedlander!

Lee Friedlander

Best wishes on the occasion of the American Leica photographer's 90th birthday. 

STORIES | July 12, 2024

Obituary: Thomas Hoepker

The great camera-wielding humanist has passed away after a long illness.

STORIES | July 2, 2024

Framed

Lee Friedlander

Quirky, mysterious, visually astounding: film director Joel Coen has compiled a special selection of works from the legendary photographer’s oeuvre. These shared pictorial inclinations can be found in the Lee Friedlander Framed by Joel Coen exhibition at LUMA Arles cultural centre. We present a selection in honour of Lee Friedlander’s 90th birthday.

STORIES | May 13, 2024

Leica Classic

Diana Walker

A life of work within the world of American politics. Diana Walker herself made history as an observer. Her best images are defined by her unique eye for capturing the moment; combined with a perfect, technical ability. She also had the necessary degree of diplomatic sensitivity to be able to photograph certain situations.

STORIES | April 6, 2024

Obituary: Ulrich Mack

The photographer was in his 90th year when he passed away on Easter Monday.

STORIES | February 19, 2024

Leica Classic

Werner Bischof

Few twentieth-century photographers have achieved such visual intensity and rapid artistic evolution. Werner Bischof went from solitary studio photographer to international photojournalist, driven by the magnitude of world events. The Ernst Leitz Museum in Wetzlar offers fascinating insights into his all-too-brief life’s work.