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Gaël Turine Emil Gataullin Lisl Steiner Jarle Hagen
L E I C A F O T O G R A F I E I N T E R N AT I O N A L
Ralph Gibson
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8 4 | L e i c a CL
Over 23 000 photographers present over 300 000 pictures in the LFI Gallery. The topics in this issue: people, cities and street scenes
The Leica TL2 has a new sister: the Leica CL. The most important technical parameters are identical, but the design is classic. Also new: the super-flat ElmaritTL 18mm f/2.8 Asph
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90 | Thambar The story of a rebirth: After its original introduction to the market in 1935, the Thambar 9cm f/2.2 soft focus lens returns with an M bayonet replacing the original thread-mount
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Emil Gataullin, Dalmatian, Moscow, 2011
Current publications by Álvaro Laiz, Gianluca Galtrucco, Guy Bourdin, Sam Contis and Raymond Depardon 114 | Exhibitions
96 | Limoland The first special edition of the instant camera from Wetzlar has arrived: the Leica Sofort ‘Limoland by Jean Pigozzi’ who has encased the camera in an explosion of colour. Welcome, Mr Limo!
Ralf Gibson 6 | The Vertical Horizon
More tension, more dynamics: Ralph Gibson’s song of praise for the vertical format
Emil Gataullin 2 0 | T o wa r d s t h e H o r i z o n
A poetic collection of ‘moments of life’ captured in the rural landscape of Russia
Virtually the same silhouette as the first Leica: the new CL with APS-C sensor
Gaël Turine 36 | En bas la ville
Photographs from the crisis-ridden Caribbean State of Haiti: a declaration of love of life
George Tatakis 52 | Greek Customs
Rituals with tradition: a photographic journey to earthly weddings and heavenly name days
Stephen Shore, New York; Wim Wenders, London; Arrivano I Parazzi!, Turin; Malick Sidibé, Paris; Irving Penn, Paris 116 | Leica Galleries An overview of the programme of Leica Galleries worldwide, including exhibitions by Oskar Anrather, Marc Riboud, Ahmet Polat and Craig Semetko 1 1 8 | i n t e rv i e w A talk with the photo enthusiast and lawyer, Douglas So, about Hong Kong as a meeting point between East and Wes, F11 Foto Museum and f22 foto space 122 | my picture Traditional handicraft: While working on his The Afghans series, photographer Jens Umbach portrayed a baker 122 | imprint
Jarle Hagen 62 | A Proud SÁmi
Impressive portraits of the Sámi taken in the sparse light of the northern reaches of Norway
Lisl Steiner 7 2 | I m p r o v i s at i o n : T h e u lt i m at e f r e e d o m
From Fidel Castro to Martin Luther King: legendary images and the story of how they came about
Cover photo: from the The Vertical Horizon series by Ralph Gibson
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His pictures have no titles. Most of the time the only thing that the viewer can identify is that Emil Gataullin’s preferred motifs are all located in rural Russia. The photographer does not regard his themes as providing information about an event, but rather as an invitation to viewers to search for their own meanings in his images.
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George Tatakis shines a light on the customs and traditions of his home country, many of which date back to the Archaic period. Their origins may have become lost in the mists of time, but on many of the South Aegean islands, folkloric culture is still very much alive.
A day before the wedding, women in traditional dress display the bride’s dowry by carrying it through the village. Karpathos island, Olympos
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The Sámi – or Laplanders as they are often referred to in English – live in the northern reaches of Norway. They were happy to dress in their traditional costumes for Jarle Hagen. The outcome is a series of sensitive portraits, that speak of the strength and the vulnerability in this indigenous group.
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Lisl Steiner I m p r ov i s at i o n : The U lt i m at e F r eed o m
She is one of the most extra ordinary characters in the history of photography. Born in Vienna and now based in New York, Lisl Steiner is an extensively-travelled photojournalist, draughtswoman, poet and muse. Every one of her pictures has its own story. We present a selection of images in honour of Steiner’s 90th birthday.
A happy accident led to this double exposure with Fidel Castro, Buenos Aires 1959. Next double page: Extra editions on Times Square, 22 November 1963, NYC 1963. All of the following captions contain the photographer’s own commentary
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D e v i l’ s Pe a k “This picture was taken on an outing to Devil’s Peak in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. On the top of a hill, at an altitude of 222 metres, stand the ruins of a fort belonging to the British Army. The man is walking there because the old fort offers a great panoramic view over the eastern part of Kowloon.” Debby Kwong Leica Q, Summilux 28mm f/1.7
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