Monday, August 25, 2014

100 years of the Leica camera – in pictures


  • John Naughton: Why I love my Leica
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    New York city 2000
    New York City, 2000. Erwitt produced many images incorporating the canine to beguiling effect.
    Photograph: Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos
    Portugal, 1976
    Portugal, 1976. The silent operation of the Leica allowed Josef Koudelka to shoot unnoticed. This shot is taken from his book Exiles.
    Photograph: Josef Koudelka/Magnum Photos
    Hyeres, 1932
    Hyeres, 1932. A great example of the painterly photographer.
    Photograph: Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos
    Normandy. June 6th, 1944
    Normandy, 6 June 1944. 
    Photograph: Robert Capa/Magnum Photos
    Children in the gorbals, Glasgow, 1948
    Children in the gorbals, Glasgow, 1948. 
    Photograph: Ben Hardy/Hulton/Getty
    South Vietnamese forces follow after terrified children, including 9-year-old Kim Phuc, center, as they run down Route1 near Trang Bang after an aerial napalm attack on suspected Viet Cong hiding places on June 8, 1972
    South Vietnamese forces follow terrified children, including nine-year-old Kim Phuc, centre, as theyRUN down Route1 near Trang Bang after an aerial napalm attack on suspected Viet Cong hiding places on 8 June 1972. 
    Photograph: Nick Ut/Associated Press
    Overcrowded housing in London's Elephant and castle in 1948
    Overcrowded housing in London’s Elephant and Castle in 1948. Hardy modified his Leica so it would perform better in low light conditions.
    Photograph: Ben Hardy/Hulton/Getty
    'Sailor kissing the nurse' New York August 14, 1945
    ‘Sailor kissing the nurse’, New York, 14 August 1945.
    Photograph: Alfred Eisenstaedt/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty
    42nd Street New York City 1960
    42nd Street, New York City, 1960. A long-time Observer photographer, Neil Libbert used a Leica M3 camera with a 35m Summicron lens. Photograph: Neil Libbert
    Harlem Race Riots New York 1964
    Harlem race riots, New York, 1964.
    Photograph: Neil Libbert
    Caravan park in Kerry, 2013.
    Caravan park in Kerry, 2013. Observer technology columnist and Leica FANATIC John Naughton says : ‘The “austerity” regime imposed as a condition of the EU bailout was visible everywhere in Ireland at the time. The little boy was dejected because nobody would play football with him. It was one of those metaphorical moments. Photograph: John Naughton
    Russian soldiers flying the Red Flag, made from table cloths, over the ruins of the Reichstag in Berlin, 1945.
    Russian soldiers flying the Red Flag, made from TABLE CLOTHS, over the ruins of the Reichstag in Berlin, 1945. Photograph: Yevgeny Khaldei/Getty Images  
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