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Oct 8, 2021 · The little negatives would be easy to make prints from in an enlarger.’. First image taken from the Ur-Leica by Oskar Barnack 1913, Eisenmarkt, Wetzlar, Germany. The first image captured with that camera, pictured above, was done so in the historic Eisenmarkt in Wetzlar, Germany. The photograph depicts ‘a crowd of shoppers in front of the ...
The South African photographer Guy Tillim won the 2005 Leica Oskar Barnack Award with his photo reportage “Jo’burg Story”. His series documents the transformation of the town from an urban enclave of the white minority to an “African town”, as the photographer puts it. Tillim was the first photographer on the African continent to ...
Jun 14, 2011 · Oskar Barnack was a german engineer who is credited with the invention of the first hand-held 35 millimeter camera. The first ‘Leica’ cameras based on his work went into production in 1925 ...
The Leica Oskar Barnack Award, presented almost continuously since 1979, recognizes photography expressing the relationship between man and the environment. It was known as the Oskar Barnack Award when presented by World Press Photo between 1979 and 1992, and has been known as the Leica Oskar Barnack Award while presented by Leica Camera since 1995.
Rehn-Kaufmann has been a member of the jury of the Leica Oskar Barnack Awards since 2008, and has played a significant role in the organisation and further development of the prestigious photography competition. She is the editor of the “40 Years of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award” catalogue, and curator of the exhibition with the same title ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2024. Wetzlar, 12th April 2024. With the announcement of the members of the jury, the 44th edition of the renowned photography award enters a decisive phase. Once again, the world-renowned photography award will be making an important statement with regard to the role and significance of contemporary photography, by ...
The winner of the "Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer" will receive a cash prize of EUR 10,000 and also a Leica M camera and lens worth approx. EUR 10,000. The other ten finalists will each receive a cash prize of EUR 2,500. The winners and finalists of the "Leica Oskar Barnack Award / Award Newcomer" will be informed by telephone or email.
