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Leica D-Lux 7 A BATHING APE x STASH
Leica D-Lux 7 A BATHING APE x STASH
STASH
August 18, 2022
LFI: How did the collaboration between BAPE and you come about?
STASH: I had a conversation with my friend Steffen at Leica about how we could possibly work together and what would make sense. We agreed to bring in BAPE, whom I’ve been working with since ‘95, as it would make the project that much more special.
What connects street art and photography for you, personally?
The simple art of documenting; also using photography in my artwork and graphic work, being able to document my art, whether it’s a mural outside, or just shooting my work in my studio…
Your photos will be exhibited at Leica Gallery Los Angeles. What does this exhibition mean to you?
It’s the second time I'm able to share my work at the LA Gallery. This particular exhibition celebrates the launch of the D-Lux 7, and, alongside my photos (taken with the D-Lux 7), I’m also spray painting a wall in the gallery.
The Leica D-Lux 7 “A BATHING APE X STASH” has the same technical features as the series model, with a large Micro Four Thirds sensor, and a fast zoom lens with optical stabilisation (24–75mm f/1.7–2.8 ASPH: 35mm equivalent). To gain the 17-megapixel resolution, the lens uses a central area of the original sensor with a resolution of just over 21 million pixels, which further increases the image quality. The camera comes with an additional carrying strap, as well as a specially-designed bag and a lens cap that opens automatically. To coincide with the sales launch of the limited-edition Leica D-Lux 7, the Leica Gallery Los Angeles is presenting a special exhibition with a selection of STASH's photographs.
Find more information about the new Leica D-Lux 7 on the website of Leica Camera.
The exhibition AND NOW is on display from August 18 to September 15 at Leica Store Los Angeles.
STASH: I had a conversation with my friend Steffen at Leica about how we could possibly work together and what would make sense. We agreed to bring in BAPE, whom I’ve been working with since ‘95, as it would make the project that much more special.
What connects street art and photography for you, personally?
The simple art of documenting; also using photography in my artwork and graphic work, being able to document my art, whether it’s a mural outside, or just shooting my work in my studio…
Your photos will be exhibited at Leica Gallery Los Angeles. What does this exhibition mean to you?
It’s the second time I'm able to share my work at the LA Gallery. This particular exhibition celebrates the launch of the D-Lux 7, and, alongside my photos (taken with the D-Lux 7), I’m also spray painting a wall in the gallery.
The Leica D-Lux 7 “A BATHING APE X STASH” has the same technical features as the series model, with a large Micro Four Thirds sensor, and a fast zoom lens with optical stabilisation (24–75mm f/1.7–2.8 ASPH: 35mm equivalent). To gain the 17-megapixel resolution, the lens uses a central area of the original sensor with a resolution of just over 21 million pixels, which further increases the image quality. The camera comes with an additional carrying strap, as well as a specially-designed bag and a lens cap that opens automatically. To coincide with the sales launch of the limited-edition Leica D-Lux 7, the Leica Gallery Los Angeles is presenting a special exhibition with a selection of STASH's photographs.
Find more information about the new Leica D-Lux 7 on the website of Leica Camera.
The exhibition AND NOW is on display from August 18 to September 15 at Leica Store Los Angeles.
All photographs on this page: © Josh 'STASH' Franklin
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Josh “Stash” Franklin was born on Long Island in 1967 and came of age in the East Village in the early 1980s, when his first canvas was shown alongside Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, in FUN Gallery’s Graffiti, Thanks a Lot!. Stash’s work has since been shown in New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Dubai, Singapore, and Moscow, and joined the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Brooklyn Museum. More
