SHOWCASES WORK OF INTERNATIONAL MAGNUM PHOTOGRAPHERS
Solms, Germany (November 30, 2011)
- Leica Camera AG, in conjunction with Magnum Photos, presents the
Leica M-System wall calendar for 2012. Titled ‘Past. Present. Future.,’
the calendar shares its name with the motto of the partnership between
Magnum and Leica and contains six monochrome and six color images shot
with Leica’s flagship M cameras by a selection of well-known Magnum
photographers.
Each
calendar image is accompanied by a few words from the photographer
along with information about the camera used. The photographers selected
include: Alex Majoli, Richard Kalvar, Bruno Barbey, Martine Franck,
Paul Fusco, Alex Webb, Constantine Manos, Rene Burri, Mark Power and
Elliott Erwitt. Each photographer is represented by at least one image
and several contributed two. The result is a high-quality wall calendar
with widely differing images that provide impressive insights into the
world of photojournalism captured with the Leica rangefinder system.
The
Leica M-System wall calendar in landscape format (approximately 16.5 x
28.3 in) will be available from the LFI online shop at www.lfi-online.de, Leica stores and Leica distributors beginning December 2011.
About the collaboration between Leica Camera AG and Magnum Photos:
In
February 2011, Leica Camera AG and Magnum Photos signed a technological
and photographic partnership agreement founded on the common history of
these two world-famous photographic institutions that goes back almost
one hundred years. New chapters in this story of long-standing
dedication to the field of independent documentary photography will be
written in a number of joint projects under the motto of ‘Past. Present.
Future.’
Against
this common background, a number of independently produced multimedia
essays by Magnum photographers began production in Spring 2011 and will
be presented online at www.leica-camera.com, www.lfi-online.de and www.magnumphotos.com.
Additionally, the partnership provides an opportunity to gain knowledge
and insight from the experience of Magnum photographers working in the
field with the latest Leica equipment. The field reports from Magnum
photographers will make a significant contribution to the comprehensive
user requirements analyses already performed by Leica, assisting in the
mutual aim of developing the Leica product portfolio to ensure that
products continue to meet the needs of photographers around the world.
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