Book tip: On Reading

David Hurn

This new, small photo book by the Leica photographer spirits you away into the world of the reader, and reveals moments of tranquillity and immersion. It is a wonderful homage to the individual and universal happiness that comes from diving into imaginary spaces.

PublicationsLeica ClassicConceptual

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Streetlife

Selected works by Bernd Reinert are on view at the MMH KunstGang in Hanover from 10 January to 28 February 2025.

ExhibitionsStreet Photography

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Piece by Piece

The Landesmuseum Kunst & Kultur Oldenburg dedicates a comprehensive exhibition to German fine-art photographer Thomas Kellner: Sights is on view at the Oldenburg Castle until 25 January 2025.

ExhibitionsAnalogue Photography

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Obituary: Constantine Manos

The great Magnum photographer passed away on January 3, 2025. He was 90 years old.

Photographers

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Patina: Leica black paint models

An aspect that was initially considered a flaw – namely the impermanence of black paint on cameras – soon became a feature coveted by collectors.

Leica WorldLeica MTechnology

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Golden Years

Through to 2 February 2025, Foam Amsterdam dedicates a comprehensive retrospective to the oeuvre of Dutch photographer Paul Huf.

Exhibitions

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Current issue

LFI 01.2025

Omar Al-Jiwari: The Soul of Senegal. The visually impressive street shots taken by the photographer offer authentic insight into the culture of the West African country

Anush Babajanyan: Places of the Past. Structures, shapes, light. Brutalist and modernist buildings remind the photographer of the former Soviet Union and a time long gone by

Ciro Battiloro: Le Petit Souffle. Following the best humanistic tradition, the Italian photojournalist sketches daily life for fishermen out at sea off the coast of Normandy

Rena Effendi: The Kelaat M’gouna Rose Festival. The photographer makes use of the Moroccan rose oil industry to show the pride of a population in its country’s rich cultural heritage

Robert Frank: The Americans. Starting in the mid fifties and equipped with a Leica, the Swiss-American photographer began to create one of the most important books of 20th century photography

F/STOP: Leica M11 Glossy Black / Leica Cine Play 1 / The Kaufmann Family: 20 Years

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The soul of Senegal

Omar Al-Jiwari

The streets of the West African country are made up of a lively kaleidoscope of colours, sounds and emotions, reflecting life in all of its facets. Little mundane stories just waiting to be told await around every corner. Omar Al-Jiwari has set himself the goal of visualising this energy through his camera lens.

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Places of the Past

Anush Babajanyan

The photographer’s series is dedicated to buildings constructed during the Soviet Union era. Anush Babajanyan captures a time which has left its indelible mark on Armenia’s history – not only socially but also architecturally.

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Le Petit Souffle

Ciro Battiloro

Since 2022, the Italian photojournalist has spent any number of weeks in rugged Normandy – both on land and on sea. Equipped with an M6, he took part in the arduous daily life of fishermen, whose existence is defined by the tides, the waves and the wind.

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The Kelaat M’gouna Rose Festival

Rena Effendi

Each year, countless people come together for a lively festival on the streets of Kelaat M’Gouna. The so-called Moussem is the highlight of the intense weeks of the rose harvest. The series presents the colours, traditions and rituals that make the Moroccan festival so special.

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Groundbreaking

Robert Frank

It has been seventy years since the Swiss photographer’s successful application for a Guggenheim Fellowship. The images he captured over the subsequent two years culminated in his groundbreaking book The Americans. The recent reprint by Aperture pays tribute to what would have been the artist’s 100th birthday.

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