Norwegian Knut Skjærven is a freelance photographer, blogger and communications researcher living in Copenhagen, Denmark. As part of his participation in the #place2be series Knut was given a D-Lux 5 and asked to document his favorite piece of architecture, preferred shop and prime bar or nightclub in Berlin. “It started by looking for a suitable [...]
Thomas Schweigert is a Berlin based professional photograher who works with Favorite Picture, an image licensing agency in Berlin. You can view his work on his site Purephotography. You can also watch him at work in our Portrait of Thomas Schweigert. We armed Thomas with a Leica camera and asked him to document his favorite spots [...]
Dear Leica Readers and Friends, This is our last blog post of 2010 since the Leica Internet Team will be on holiday next week. Regular blog posts will return on Monday, January 3, 2011. Thank you for all of your support this year as we took on new endeavors to connect with you online, including the launch of this blog [...]
Though Wataru Maruyama’s journey and exploration of photography is fairly new, his life’s journey has brought him from Japan, his birthplace, to California, his home. Having won the grand prize in the Leica Berlinspiration contest, he now has the opportunity to bring a glimpse of his California to Berlin. A billboard featuring Wataru’s photograph of [...]
This post by Jan Michalko is the first of our “#place2be” series. We are equipping urbanites in cities around the world with the new D-LUX 5 to document their favorite piece of architecture, preferred shop and prime bar or nightclub. Regardless of what city you’re in, you have the places you cherish, the ones that [...]
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Berlinspiration contest with us on Facebook! After 7 days, 7 places, and 7 questions we hope that you enjoyed the inspiring journey around Berlin. Congratulations to the winners of the Berlinspiration contest! Each winner will receive a Leica D-Lux 5 camera that was revealed yesterday at Photokina. Additionally, the [...]
You are invited to visit us at Photokina which is just around the corner! The photokina trade fair runs from the 21st to the 26th of September 2010 and will also be the occasion to meet some of the most famous photographers in the world. Experience the world of Leica photography, legendary takes and also the [...]
QUESTION 1: It might not be to your taste, but it’s won a number of awards. Where can you find this “ugly underwear” in Berlin? Click here to submit your answer for the BERLINSPIRATION contest 7 Days, 7 Places, 7 Questions We’ve been leaving teasers leading up to today…a Twitter background here, a Vimeo video there…and at [...]
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