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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 E n g l i s h E d i t i o n
Lenny Kravitz
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More than 25000 photographers present over half a million images in the LFI Gallery. In this issue: a rainy night, a star with legs, and a headless pedestrian
Sepia brown paint and faux python leather: The “Drifter” set created by Lenny Kravitz combines the technical specifications of the Leica M Monochrom with an unusually extravagant design
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No-frills aesthetics in silver and black: The special-edition Leica CL marks the centenary of the Bauhaus movement, and pays tribute to a shared ethos
New publications by Alec Soth, Evelyn Hofer and Guy Tillim; and, on the occasion of the 100 year jubilee of its founding, the photo book Bauhausmädels
Nicoló Lanfranchi: from his project about the Macuxi
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9 8 | Q 2 & B luet o o th What are the benefits of dual connectivity? The Leica Q2 enables wireless data transfer both via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE
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Formation, community and perfect performance: How the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea celebrates its 70th birthday
Nicoló Lanfranchi 2 2 | Macu x i stru g g les Dangerously beautiful: Lenny Kravitz’s “Drifter“ with synthetic, faux python-skin trim
They are proud and they are many: in northern Brazil the indigenous Macuxi people fight against assaults on their land
Robin Maddock
Anthony Hernandez, Kansas City; Alex Prager, Amsterdam; Seaside Photographed in Kent; The Body Observed, Norwich; and Erwin Olaf, Paris 1 1 6 | L eica Galleries The programme of Leica Galleries around the world, including Yashuhisa Ishii in Tokyo, Anatol Kotte in Constance and Ralph Gibson in London 1 1 8 | I nter v ie w Photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, co-founder of the film and photo collective Amber, speaks about their archives as the source of inspiration
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What do a ping-pong ball, spilled milk and white paper have in common? A photo essay on the fugacity of the moment
José Luis Carrillo 4 8 | S MO K E A N D S H A D OW S
Welcome to the fairytale world of Cannabis Social Clubs: a rather surreal series about people and their love of weed
1 2 2 | m y picture Whoever believes that selfies are a phenomenon of the 21st century will learn differently from Jean Pigozzi 1 2 2 | i m print
Lenny Kravitz 5 8 | D rifter
Portraits and street scenes, staged and situational: exciting glimpses into the life of the musician, designer and photographer
Cover: Lenny Kravitz, photographed by Mark Seliger
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Xiomara Bender t h e p ow e r o f d r ea m s
In 2018, photographer Xiomara Bender travelled to North Korea to cover the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic People’s Republic. Welcome to the land of perfect unison.
The celebrations continued inside the May Day Stadium on Rungra Island, Pyongyang – currently the largest stadium in the world. The venue seats up to 150 000 people; some 100 000 performers delivered a meticulously choreographed show
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Dionito Jose de Souza (51, left) and Keila Pereira Alexandre (15, above) of the Macuxi tribe in Uiramutã. Lanfranchi: “The only things I needed for the portraits were my Leica CL, a black cloth and a place with good lighting.” During the photo shoots, there was virtually no communication between the photographer and his subjects. Their self-confidence is particularly strong in these portraits
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A ping-pong ball, a blank sheet of paper and some spilled milk: in his III series, Robin Maddock photographs three things that share the themes of movement and fleetingness in common. The items pause their journey briefly in his pictures – before light-footed and sinuously bouncing, flying or flowing on their way.
The start of the series: “I can remember the bench I was sitting on when I started throwing the ping-pong ball about ...”
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In order to legally consume weed in Spain, Cannabis Social Clubs have been sprouting up like mushrooms in the past couple of years. Carrillo photographs members intoxicated by their favourite drug.
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Musician, actor, producer, designer – and photographer. In his new exhibition, Drifter, Lenny Kravitz once again shows that he knows his way around a camera. Intimate portraits and laconic snapshots, precisely observed scenes on the street and well-composed moments in a hotel room, Kravitz takes us on a journey and shows us his life.
Photo: Š Mark Seliger
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In addition to the camera and the two SummicronM lenses, the “Drifter” set includes two vintagestyle quivers, two pouches, and the matching multipurpose bag “The Drifter Traveler”. All materials that appear to be leather are, in fact, made of highquality synthetic alternatives – none of them are derived from animals
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HA M S a “The Arabic word ‘Hamsa’ stands for the number five. I work in Eminönü, the historic part of Istanbul. One day, when I was on my way home, I saw these five women standing side by side. I made use of the opportunity, as one of them suddenly turned when she realised that I was taking pictures behind the group.” Mehmet Esen Leica M10 with Summicron-M 35 f/2 Asph
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Sm a ll Gifts “In the time leading up to Christmas, I visited a settlement where Sinti and Roma live. The parents of these children have virtually no money; the families fight to survive day by day. I had brought them some sweets and clothes, and was able to take this picture.� Martin Krystynek Leica Q, Summilux 28 f/1.7
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