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Content Portfolios Tech-Talk Sections CONTENT PORTFOLIOS FRANK RÖTH 6 A horse, a bear and a bride – all walking the same city streets? Moscow is teeming with peculiar sights. Our photojournalist from Frankfurt captured a few of them in iconic black and white VICTOR COBO 60 For many migrants from Central America, the American Dream is more like a nightmare. Victor Cobo documented their search for happiness in a way that is as colourful as it is gritty TECH-TALK WHITE BALANCE 28 Adjusting colour temperature with expert tools: a comparison between CBL and Expodisc INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY 36 Part 2: Colour channels and layer effects M ACCESSORIES 44 The StreetShooter: ‘twenty paces and draw’ has never sounded like such an inviting offer THE M8 AS TOOL OF TRADE 48 Press photographer Lars Windhorst explains how the M8 has revolutionised his professional life COMPOSITION IN COLOUR 54 Part 5: Working with colour contrasts SECTIONS EDITORIAL 4 Frank Röth: Chameleon Club, Moscow, 1998 (page 6) BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS 4 White balance: When is the colour right? (page 28) Victor Cobo: from the series ‘American Dreams’ (page 60) EXHIBITIONS 20 BERLIN ONE CHALLENGE 22 NEW: LFI ONLINE GALLERY 74 Cover photo: Frank Röth, PREVIEW / IMPRINT 82 Sputnik Memorial, Moscow, 1996 1/2008 LFI 3 23895_E_S03_LFI0108_Inhalt.indd 3 27.11.2007 19:29:53 Uhr CONTENT PORTFOLIOS GIOVANNI DEL BRENNA 6 Giovanni del Brenna has been exploring the world’s cities for years. His intense and mysterious imagery explores the enigma of urban inhospitality: what are we doing here, again? HOLGER BIERMANN 66 Roma Termini, Rome‘s main train station, is the stage upon which Holger Biermann captures mundane dramas as they unfold TECH-TALK NOCTILUX, THE MAGIC EYE 26 The Noctilux-M 50 mm f/1 is the heaviest and most expensive lens in the M collection. According to Canadian photographer Nenad Bojic, it’s also the most interesting M8 IS FOREVER 34 Leica redefines the M8 as a platform concept with interchangeable components, and thus as a camera that defies the laws of ageing R SYSTEM AND LEICAFLEX 36 An interview with Douglas Herr, the ‘bird man of Sacramento’. He talks about the charm of the Leicaflex SL and the advantages of using manual focus in wildlife photography NPA UP CLOSE 46 Covert photographs of everyday life in the East German National People’s army: Oliver Bergmeier was there, a young recruit armed with a Leicaflex SL2 SENSOR TRENDS 52 What will the digital photography of tomorrow look like? We take a sneak peek at future technologies designed for ultimate light efficiency D-LUX 3 62 Rick Berland has a street photography epiphany SECTIONS Holger Biermann: from the ‘Stazione Termini’ series (page 66) Noctilux-M: Can a 50 mm get more universal than this? (page 26) Giovanni Del Brenna: East Village, New York 2002 (page 6) EDITORIAL 4 EXHIBITIONS 24 LFI ONLINE GALLERY 78 Cover photo: Giovanni Del Brenna: Construction PREVIEW / IMPRINT 82 site on Kowloon Highway, Hongkong 2006 2/2008 LFI 3 24105_E_LFI_2_03_Inhalt.indd 3 23.01.2008 14:00:12 Uhr CONTENT PORTFOLIOS LOÏC BRÉARD 10 Once a year, the quaint Spanish village of El Rocío transforms into the site of a flamboyant pilgrimage. Loïc Bréard captured the spectacle in intoxicating black and white images UWE DÜRIGEN 54 Living for the gods: Uwe Dürigen accompanied an Indian Sadhu on his pilgrimage – a colourful reportage on asceticism and the joys of faith TECH-TALK LEICA’S REVISED PLANS 6 An interview with the new CEO Dr Andreas Kaufmann on past experiences and future product strategies MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY 26 Getting close to Mother Nature: exploration with the Macro- Elmarit-R 60 mm f/2.8 and Apo-Macro-Elmarit-R 100 mm f/2.8 LEICA M8 36 Firmware 1.201 helps the M8’s auto white balance find its feet FOURTHIRDS 38 How things will continue with Leica’s D system, and how Ben Burling sees the world with the Digilux 3 CAPTURE ONE 4 48 Innovations and improvements that the current edition of the classic Raw converter has to offer APERTURE 2.0 50 The latest edition of Apple’s integrated program for the Raw workflow had made a big leap forward SECTIONS Loïc Bréard: Standard bearers in El Rocío, Spain 2006 (page 10) Macro photography with the R System (page 26) EDITORIAL 4 Uwe Dürigen: Sadhu in the Himalayas, India 2006 (page 54) HELEN LEWITT 22 EXHIBITIONS 24 LFI ONLINE GALLERY 64 Cover photo: Loïc Bréard: PREVIEW / IMPRINT 66 Pilgrims in El Rocío, Spain, 2006 3/2008 LFI 3 24349_LFI3_03_E_Inhalt_RZ.indd 3 12.03.2008 15:48:39 Uhr CONTENT PORTFOLIOS JÜRGEN SCHADEBERG 6, 54 Jürgen Schadeberg helped define the ‘face of South Africa’ like no other photographer in the world. Starting on page 6 he talks about his impressions of the 1950s, his work for ‘Drum’ magazine and his encounter with anti-apartheid fighters. Flip to page 54 to see the colour documentation of his most recent trip to South Africa. The ensuing publication ‘Tales of Jozi’ is a declaration of love for Johannesburg TECH TALK 50 YEARS LEICA M2 22 Double the nostalgia: A homage to the M that introduced the 35 mm bright-line frame in 1958, together with pictures by Vincent A. Stornaiuolo reviving the spirit of the 1980s RAW WORKFLOW 32 New tools in Lightroom 2: A glance at the beta version WILLIAM PALANK 34 Travel adventures in India with Leica M8, Summilux-M 50 mm f/1.4 Asph, Summilux-M 35 mm f/1.4 Asph and Summicron-M 28 mm f/2 Asph M8 UPGRADE 40 Of subtle sounds and smashing pendulums: Insights into the new, more subdued shutter mechanism, and the outstanding qualities of Leica’s recently developed display glass DIGITIZING FILM 42 Scanning: Checking your options and purchasing tips COMPOSITION IN COLOUR 48 Part 6: Balance and dominance: Harmonizing colour and form SECTIONS Jürgen Schadeberg: The Sizzling Sizzeleties, 1951 (page 6) Leica M2: half a century old (page 22) Jürgen Schadeberg: Yeoville, Johannesburg, 2007 (page 54) EDITORIAL 4 EXHIBITIONS 20 LFI ONLINE GALLERY 64 Cover photo: Jürgen Schadeberg, PREVIEW / IMPRINT 66 Miriam Makeba, 1955 4/2008 LFI 3 24594_0300_LFI408_E_Inhalt_RZ.in3 3 23.04.2008 20:37:08 Uhr CONTENT PORTFOLIOS F.C. GUNDLACH 8 “I wanted to inspire people.” The most prominent fashion photographer F.C. Grundlach talks about Zeitgeist, beauty, and the art of photographing a raincoat PHILIPPE BRAULT 62 Four years after the tsunami, Brault documented life and reconstruction in the Indonesian province of Aceh. A sensitive reportage on the gruelling path to normality TECH-TALK INKJET PRINTER REPORT 26 Which photo printer is the most accurate at fixing colour and greyscales on paper? We tested six A3+ devices made by Canon, Epson and Hewlett Packard LEICA M8 38 The Dutch brothers Rinze and Joost van Brug swear by the combination of M8 and Noctilux in fashion and beauty photography LEICA CLASSICS 46 The 0-Series from 1923 was released in the form of a reproduction in the year 2000. US journalist Brett Davis is fascinated by the slightly different way of taking pictures with the help of a lens cap PHOTOGRAPHING CHILDREN 52 Children are one of the most popular photographic motifs of all. Here, the risk of creating kitsch lurks within each exposure. We provide a few incentives to creating expressive shots SECTIONS F.C. Gundlach: ‘All day at the beach,’ Karin Mossberg, Gizeh/Egypt 1966, in: Brigitte 8/1966 (page 8) EDITORIAL 4 Leica 0-Series: charmingly outmoded (page 46) PHOTO NEWS: OSKAR BARNACK PRIZE 2008 6 Philippe Brault: Nias island, Indonesia 2008 (page 62) EXHIBITIONS 24 LFI ONLINE GALLERY 72 Cover photo: F.C. Gundlach, Simone d’Aillencourt, short dress PREVIEW / IMPRINT 74 by Falke Fashion, Hamburg 1967, in: Falke Création 67 5/2008 LFI 3 24849_E_LFI_508_03_Inhalt.indd 3 11.06.2008 14:12:25 Uhr CONTENT PORTFOLIOS KEENPRESS 6 For Keenpress it’s a question of perspective: Shooting from unusual angles, the photo- graphy duo transforms the world into a game of optical hide and seek WERNER MANSHOLT 52 Ready for the island? Werner Mansholt took his M6 to Zanzibar and returned with photographs showing the rough conditions of the working fisher- men, and the stunning beauty of the beaches TECH TALK ACCESSORIES AT A GLANCE 22 LFI looked at the current accessories market and discovered some fascinating and useful gadgets for the photography enthusiast – from ball heads to leather cases HARALD BENZ 40 Sinister photo poetry of city life. This German- Canadian photographer loves to bend the sliders in Lightroom and Photoshop, enhancing his DNG information with surrealistic colour impressions PAOLO POTESTÀ 46 The Leica M is a polite camera, says this Italian photographer. Perfect for people encounters and happening fiestas, like Semana Santa SECTIONS Keenpress: from the series ‘The Space Between’ (page 6) EDITORIAL 4 Accessories: something for every taste (page 22) Werner Mansholt: Zanzibar, 2008 (page 52) PHOTO NEWS 4 EXHIBITIONS 20 LFI ONLINE GALLERY 64 Cover photo: Keenpress, Bathing Italians PREVIEW / IMPRINT 66 in the blue lagoon, Iceland, 2003 6/2008 LFI 3 25153_LFI_6_E_03_Inhalt_RZ.indd 3 23.07.2008 14:43:13 Uhr CONTENT PORTFOLIOS JEANLOUP SIEFF 6 As he himself used to say, Sieff took pictures just for the pleasure of it. What came out were images both artistic and headstrong. Christian Caujolle of the VU agency speaks about the great Frenchman’s life and achievements ANDRÉ LÜTZEN 60 Of Elvis, cowboys and campers: A German photographer travels to the heart of everyday America – a sensitive road movie in colour PHOTOKINA 2008 LEICA S2 26 Just in time for photokina: Leica introduces a brand-new digital mirror reflex system based on a larger-than-full-format image sensor.
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