LFI - Leica Fotografie International

18/12/2024

Our newest PICTURE OF THE WEEK is titled ”Breath Control“, taken by user David Callinan

11/12/2024

Our newest PICTURE OF THE WEEK is titled ”Wrestlers in Calcutta“, taken by user Stephane Jobert

05/12/2024

Our newest PICTURE OF THE WEEK is titled ’Horse Racing’, taken by user Antonio Naia!

28/11/2024

Our newest PICTURE OF THE WEEK is titled ’Off-Season’, taken by user Gio Sormani!

25/11/2024

What does it mean today to be Italian? What future is this country facing? Titled The beautiful Country?, this year’s edition of the Photolux Festival is dedicated to the feeling of living in a country full of inner contradictions. Find our newest behind the link in our bio. Photo: Neapolitan Wedding © Francesco Cito

20/11/2024

Our newest PICTURE OF THE WEEK is titled ’Trinidad 2024’, taken by user Giancarlos Santana Diaz!

19/11/2024

This year's winner of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award, Italian photographer Davide Monteleone, has not only compiled photographic works for his project, but has also accompanied the series with a film. Find more information in our newest .

This year's winner of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award, Italian photographer Davide Monteleone, has not only compiled photographic works for his project, but has also accompanied the series with a film.

15/11/2024

[LFI+] How do you go about capturing the true soul of a celebrity? Mathieu Bitton reveals his approach to taking portraits of the stars. Find out more in our newest .

How do you go about capturing the true soul of a celebrity? The photographer reveals his approach to taking portraits of the stars.

14/11/2024

Our newest PICTURE OF THE WEEK is titled 'Flying', taken by user Mark Ma Ke!

13/11/2024

Societal roles, power and the relationship between appearances and reality are the themes for many of Herlinde Koelbl's long-term projects. The current cover motif from the 'Feine Leute' (High Society) series also relates to these themes. Find out more in our newest .

Societal roles, power and the relationship between appearances and reality are the themes for many of the photographer's long-term projects. The current cover motif from the Feine Leute (High Society) series also relates to these themes.

13/11/2024

LFI 8.2024 is out now! Discover the twelve shortlisted series of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2024, including those of winner Davide Monteleone and newcomer Maria Guţu. Also: Impressions of the Land of the Rising Sun by Bas de Graaf, monochrome dream scenes by Emanuele Scorcelletti and Mathieu Bitton's iconic snapshots from Paris. German photographer Herlinde Koelbl was honoured with the Leica Hall of Fame Award for her life's work. This issue provides an insight into her work.
Find out more here: https://lfi-online.de/en/magazine/lfi-08-2024.html

09/11/2024

[LFI+] Photographers Robert Frank and Edward Keating enjoyed a decades-long friendship. On the occasion of the centenary of Frank's birth, we are presenting a selection of portraits that Keating took of his friend and mentor.

Photographers Robert Frank and Edward Keating enjoyed a decades-long friendship. On the occasion of the centenary of Frank's birth, on November 9, 2024, we are presenting a selection of portraits that Keating took of his friend and mentor.

09/11/2024

Our newest PICTURE OF THE WEEK is simply called 'Street Photography', taken by user Chris Mozyro!

05/11/2024

Around 55 000 photographers present over a million pictures in the . The newest issue of our includes a street dancer, a pair of red shoes, an extraterrestrial DJ, and countless hats.

Around 55 000 photographers present over a million pictures in the LFI.Gallery. This issue includes a street dancer, a pair of red shoes, an extraterrestrial DJ, and countless hats.

01/11/2024

Our latest PICTURE OF THE WEEK is called "Old Car", taken by user Chae Hoon You!

29/10/2024

All about analogue: The Rotlicht Festival is a meeting point for analogue photography in the heart of Europe. Find an interview with Co-director Michael Laubsch in our newest .

A meeting point for analogue photography in the heart of Europe.

25/10/2024

[LFI+] Sara Messinger has been working on her 'Shadow of a Teenage Daydream' project since 2021, documenting the daily lives of youths in New York City. Using a contact sheet, she explains why she prefers to work intuitively and the meaning negatives have for her.

The photographer has been working on her Shadow of a Teenage Daydream project since 2021, documenting the daily lives of youths in New York City. Using a contact sheet, she explains why she prefers to work intuitively and the meaning negatives have for her.

24/10/2024

Our newest PICTURE OF THE WEEK is called "Classy", taken by user Q**m Vilar!