CONTENT PORTFOLIOS · SAUL LEITER 22 At Hamburg’s Deichtorhallen the complete works of the New York artist are being presented for the first time anywhere in the world. The exhibit

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Bruce Gilden: Makeshift shelter in Haiti, 2010 (p. 8) New: Super zoom camera Leica V-Lux 3 (p. 28)

Martin Herrera Soler: Employee of the National Railway Company AFE in Peñarol, Montevideo, Uruguay (p. 60)

PORTFOLIOS

BRUCE GILDEN 8

“I always was and will always remain a black & white photographer,” Bruce Gilden has declared. The Magnum photographer caused a sensation when he returned from Haiti with colour pictures!

MARTIN HERRERA SOLER 60

In Peñarol, the ‘railway’ district of Montevideo, every-thing takes longer. With nostalgic images, Martin Herrera Soler documented the quiet that has descended over the once lively neighbourhood.

TECH TALK

NEW: LEICA V-LUX 3 28

Thanks to a new sensor, the compact camera with the gigantic 24 x Vario lens promises more picture quality – above all in the higher ISO levels.

DEPTH OF FIELD – AN ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVE 38

Evaluating and controlling the resolution of picture details, made easy with Harold M. Merklinger’s circle of resolution concept.

IMAGE CREATION 48

Part 12 in our workshop series with Torsten Andreas Hoffmann: Composition with various picture layers.

SPECIAL: LEICA AND BLACKSTONE 54

Locust or honey bee? What does US financial investor Blackstone stand for, and what are the possible consequences of his involvement in Leica?

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EDITORIAL / PHOTO NEWS 4

BOOKS 6

EXHIBITIONS 26

LFI READERS’ GALLERY 72

PREVIEW / IMPRINT 74Bruce Gilden: Haiti, 2010

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Kieran Doherty: from the ‘Wootton Bassett’ series (p. 52) Travel combo 21 and 50 mm (p. 28)

Alex Webb: from the ‘Second City’ series, 2011 (p. 8)

PORTFOLIOS

ALEX WEBB 8

“I like Chicago because it is not New York,” Alex Webb explains. The Magnum photographer speaks about street photography, his work tools and his intuition.

SAUL LEITER 22

At Hamburg’s Deichtorhallen the complete works of the New York artist are being presented for the first time anywhere in the world. The exhibit includes Saul Leiter’s surprising and timeless colour photographs.

KIERAN DOHERTY 52

From 2007 to 2011, the small town of Wootton Bassett in southern England became a symbol of mourning for fallen British soldiers. Kieran Doherty photographed the solemn ceremonials along the high street.

TECH TALK

TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY 28

Cambodia with an M9, Super-Elmar-M 21 mm f/3.4 Asph and Summilux-M 50 mm f/1.4 Asph. A travelogue by Peter Lück.

A CLASSIC OF LENS DESIGN 40

Leica historian Bahman Bawendi speaks about the Thambar 9 cm f/2.2 soft focus lens.

IMAGE CREATION 46

Part 13 of our workshop series with Torsten Andreas Hoffmann: Clouds as an element of composition.

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BOOKS 6

EXHIBITIONS 26

OBITUARY: EVE ARNOLD, 1912–2012 64

PREVIEW / IMPRINT 66 Alex Webb: from the ‘Second City’ series, 2011

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Constantine Manos: Moscow 1965 (p. 10)M range: The lightweight 28 mm f/2.8, the heavyweight 50 mm f/0.95 (p. 40)

Tomás Munita: in the Atacama desert (p. 26)

PORTFOLIOS

CONSTANTINE MANOS 10

In 1965, Constantine Manos accompanied a United States delegation to Moscow. With a few exceptions, the pictures he shot outside of the official assignment were unpublished till now.

TOMAS MUNITA 26

The Atacama desert in Chile is one of the driest areas in the world. Tomas Munita’s photo series shows how the fight over water defines the life of both the people and the landscape.

TECH TALK

M SYSTEM LENSES 40

The M range includes 21 lenses. From super high speed to super compact, and with focal lengths between 16 and 135 mm, there’s something for every taste. The quality in each case is first class, as you’ll see in the examples we’re giving here.

FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY 60

Swiss photographer Marie-Louise Cadosch has a weakness for anything retro. Using an M9 and Noctilux exclusively for the first time in a project, she staged a fashion series in the style of the 1950’s.

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 64

Often mundane yet full of powerful imagery, daily life in public places is like the El Dorado for street photographers. Four of them speak about their motifs and their methodology.

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BOOKS 6

EXHIBITIONS 38


PREVIEW / IMRPINT 82Constantine Manos: from the ‘Moscow 1965’ series

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Jacob Aue Sobol: Moscow, 2012 (p. 8) The new Leica M Monochrom (p. 26)

Chien-Chi Chang: from ‘Chinatown’, 1996–2007 (p. 56)

PORTFOLIOS

JACOB AUE SOBOL 8

By train from Moscow to Beijing, equipped with a brand new Leica M Monochrom and Apo-Summicron-M 50 mm f/2 Asph combo: a stirring series in black & white.

CHIEN-CHI CHANG 56

Countless immigrant workers live in New York’s Chinatown in inhuman conditions. What tourists don’t see – the Magnum photographer’s touching, long-term documentation project.

TECH TALK

LEICA M MONOCHROM 26

Leica enthusiasts have been thinking about it for a long time, and now it’s become reality: a digital M with black & white sensor. We talk about and demonstrate its qualitative advantage.

APO-SUMMICRON-M 50 MM F/2 ASPH 36

This shows how sharp it can get when the art of error correction is pushed to the max. The new 50 mm Apo-Summicron is the best standard lens ever built.

LEICA X2 44

A model upgrade for Leica’s classy compact camera: new sensor, much improved auto-focus, ergonomic optimization.

CENTRAL SHUTTER 48

All S lenses are immediately available with a central shutter. We explain all about the mechatronical masterpiece.

FURTHER LEICA NOVELTIES 52

V-Lux 40 with 20x zoom. S Adapter H to connect Hasselblad H lenses to the S2. M9-P »Edition Hermès«.

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BOOKS 6

EXHIBITIONS 70


PREVIEW / IMPRINT 74 Jacob Aue Sobol: Moscow, 2012

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Werner Bischof: Michiko Jinuma, Tokyo, 1951 (page 24) Photo bags for many tastes (page 36)

Adriana Zehbrauskas: from the ‘Tepito’ series, Mexiko City (page 10)

PORTFOLIOS

ADRIANA ZEHBRAUSKAS 10

“I just had to see for myself” – the Brazilian photographer dared venture into the Tepito district of Mexico City – a district full of violence, drugs and danger.

WERNER BISCHOF 24

Midway between tradition and modernism: Tokyo in 1951. For a number of weeks, the Magnum photographer accompanied two students, resulting in close-up, documentary-like impressions.

MICHAEL RUETZ 60

With pictures taken of dogs over a span of fifty years, the photographer gets to the very essence of dogly existence: la condition canine.

TECH TALK

PHOTO BAGS 36

The amount of transport articles for cameras and lenses has become simply unmanageable. We selected a couple of compact bags that we, as M users, would consider carrying.

A CLASSIC OF LENS DESIGN 50

Leica historian Bahman Bawendi speaks about the early variations of the Summicron 90 mm f/2, starting 1951.

PANORAMA PHOTOGRAPHY 56

PT4Pano manufactures tailor-made solutions for specific combinations of cameras and lenses, which make it easy to take precise panorama pictures even with an M.

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LEICA OSKAR BARNACK AWARD 4

BOOKS 8

EXHIBITIONS 34


PREVIEW / IMPRINT 74Adriana Zehbrauskas: from the ‘Tepito’ series, Mexiko City

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Jakob Berr: from the ‘Jelera – Bengal’s Fishermen’ series, 2008 (page 8) Image processing apps on the iPad (page 38)

Stefan Bladh: from the ‘Stasis’ series, since 2008 (page 22)

PORTFOLIOS

JAKOB BERR 8

Cyclones, climate change and overfishing threaten the existence of fishermen in the Gulf of Bengal. Berr’s powerful black & white images document their simple but tough everyday life.

STEFAN BLADH 22

Swedish photographer Stefan Bladh was one of the finalists of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2012. We present a selection from his surreal series, ‘Stasis’.

TECH TALK

MOBILE IMAGE PROCESSING 38

Apple’s iPad is a popular gadget for looking at pictures wherever you happen to be; but is it also a good tool for retouching or for DNG development? We give the relevant apps a close scrutiny.

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 44

In his pictures, Andreas Herzau creates an image of the present that can be read at many levels. We take a look at his most recent projects, photo-graphed in Switzerland and in Moscow.

IMAGE CREATION 56

Part 14 of our workshop series with Torsten Andreas Hoffmann: Night Photography.

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EXHIBITIONS 36


VORSCHAU / IMPRESSUM 66 Jakob Berr: from the ‘Jelera – Bengal’s Fishermen’ series, 2008

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04 EDITORIALPHOTO SCENE AP photographer Nick Ut received the Leica Hall of Fame Award on Septem-ber 17 at Photokina’s eve

06 BOOKSNew photo books by Ryan McGinley, Candida Höfer, Elliott Erwitt and Walker Evans

80 EXHIBITIONSfotofever Brussels & New-topia – young, aspiring and unconventional, and why Human Rights are still a dream for the future

84 READERS’ GALLERY Red shirt photography taken by LFI readers

86 MY PICTUREDanish photographer Jacob Aue Sobol speaks about a motif that brought him back to photographyIMPRINT

8 | Open MindedJens Erdman Rasmussen, curator at Det Nationale

Fotomuseum in Copenhagen, speaks about the past and present situation of photography in Denmark.

12 | Dead TrafficOver a decade after the civil war, Danish photographer

Kim Thue presents everyday life for youths and their gangs in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone.

26 | Price of the FutureThe mining of coveted rare earth metals takes

place in the furthest reaches of China – a photo reportage by Véronique de Viguerie and Manon Querouil.

38 | No Man’s LandFences and walls give the world structure yet create

a chaotic conglomerate – good enough reason for Robert McCann to photograph them time and time again.

42 | Right Between the EyesThere are few subjects as captivating for the viewer as

the human face. Peer Kugler’s straightforward portraits stand out because of their severe and formal emphasis.

76 | Araki: Love by LeicaLove is the force that drives him, leading to both

productivity and provocation: Araki, one of the most influen-tial representatives of Japanese photography.

Cover photo: from the ‘Dead Traffic’ series by Kim Thue (starting p. 12)

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LEICA WORLD 50 A NEW ERA: THE NEW LEICA M

Leica’s flag ship – a cam-era with tradition and radical new technology

58 THE LEICA M-E The newest member of the M family: a slimmed-down version of the M9

60 THE LEICA SAt heart unchanged, but with many optimized components

64 NEW S LENSES Leica expands the S sys-tem with 3 new lenses and one ancillary lens

66 THE D-LUX 6A compact with an ex-tremely fast zoom lens

70 THE V-LUX 4With everything it takes to be the secret star of Leica’s compact range

72 X2 PAUL SMITHBritish designer Paul Smith has given the Leica X2 a new outfit

73 X A LA CARTEOne-of-a-kind cameras thanks to a choice of leather coverings and in-dividual engravings

The mining of rare earth metals seems light years away from the high tech products they are needed for (starting p. 26)

The Leica M with a 24 mega-pixel CMOS sensor (starting p. 50)

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04 EDITORIALPHOTO SCENE A large selection of images flood the banks of the Seine: Paris Photo takes place in November

06 BOOKS New photo books by Anders Petersen, Ester Vonplon, and about the Gernsheim Collection and the Prix Pictet 2012

76 EXHIBITIONSCarmignac Gestion Awards winner Robin Hammond documents life in Zimbabwe

80 READERS GALLERYHow LFI readers use sur-faces, lines and axis of reflection to create images

82 MY PICTUREBruce Gilden remembers his first successful flash street photographIMPRINT

8 | Increased AwarenessCollector, gallery owner and salesman, Peter Coeln,

is central to the Austrian photo scene. We talk about his way to Leica, Viennese solutions and future plans.

12 | Blues in the DeltaThe downfall of the once flourishing region can be

seen everywhere. Even so, the Mississippi Delta is rich – rich in warmth, hospitality and traditions.

26 | HikariPeople at the forefront: photographer Herbie

Yamaguchi captures images that reflect their dignity and beauty – whether in London or in his homeland of Japan.

40 | Project CocktailBrett Prestidge: Iceland – the fascinating volcanic island,

Oliver Rüthers: Sparkling photos (page 46),Bjørn Wad: A new way of looking at age (page 50).

52 | OutdoorsJonas Bendiksen and Marcus Felix Hofschulz out

and about with the S system: the handling, robustness and quick, intuitive navigation of the Leica S are impressive.

72 | Martine FranckThanks to the camera, the photographer with a clear

eye for humanitarian problems and everyday life situations, found her own way to face life and the world.

Cover photo: from Mag-dalena Solé’s ‘Mississippi Delta’ series (page 12)

CONTENT | LFI 8.2012

LEICA WORLD 62 THE NEW V-LUX 4 PUT TO THE TEST

Out and about with Leica’s compact camera with extremely bright 24x zoom: The V-Lux is a camera to be taken very seriously

66 UPON PAPER A large-format art mag- azine wallows in colours and images – a worthy homage to fine art and to the medium of paper

68 PHOTOKINA 2012 MINIATURES Bags, tools and other use- ful photographic utensils. A selection of finds from Photokina 2012

Capturing the magic moment before it disappears again into the mundane – photographer Herbie Yamaguchi explores London and Japan (page 26)

Out and about in lousy weather with the V-Lux 4 and its super zoom

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CONTENT PORTFOLIOS · SAUL LEITER 22 At Hamburg’s Deichtorhallen the complete works of the New York artist are being presented for the first time anywhere in the world. The exhibit