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The winners of the 2023 Leica Oskar Barnack Awards have been chosen

By LR admin | Published: October 13, 2023

The winners of the 2023 Leica Oskar Barnack Awards have been chosen

Wetzlar, 12th October 2023. Ismail Ferdous and Ziyi Le: the two winners of the renowned international photography competition, the Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA), have been chosen for this year. 2023 brings us the 43rd edition of the LOBA. In the main category, the U.S.-based Bangladeshi photographer, Ismail Ferdous, convinced the five-member jury with his Sea Beach series. His project was submitted by Dimitri Beck and James Wellford, who were among this year’s 60 international LOBA nominators. In the Leica Oskar Barnack Award Newcomer category (for newcomer photographers up to 30 years old), the honor goes to Chinese photographer Ziyi Le, with his New Comer series. His work was submitted by the Fudan University School of Journalism in Shanghai.

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Leica Celebration of Photography 2023

By LR admin | Published: October 13, 2023

The Celebration of Photography 2023

Wetzlar, 13th October 2023. The 2023 Celebration of Photography delighted its guests with top-quality photography and a varied program of activities. For three days, the Leitz Park in Wetzlar was the setting to revel in the excitement of photography passion. Ismail Ferdous and Ziyi Le were the honored recipients of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2023, and Elliott Erwitt was inducted into the Leica Hall of Fame. These causes for celebration, together with the complementary program of guided tours, exquisite cuisine, a podium discussion, and insights into the new watch collection, ensured that the festivities made for an incomparable experience.

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Elliott Erwitt is being honoured with the Leica Hall of Fame Award

By LR admin | Published: October 13, 2023

Elliott Erwitt is being honoured with the Leica Hall of Fame Award

Wetzlar, 12th October 2023. On 12th October 2023, within the framework of the Celebration of Photography, Leica Camera AG will be honoring renowned Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt, with the Leica Hall of Fame Award for his life’s work. The accompanying exhibition will be on display at the Leica Gallery in Wetzlar, up until the end of January 2024. One of Erwitt’s well-known motifs has been selected as Leica Picture of the Year.

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Leica Picture of the Year

By LR admin | Published: October 13, 2023

LEICA PICTURE OF THE YEAR 2023

Wetzlar, 12th October 2023. This year, Leica Picture of the Year collectors can look forward to a very special motif by New York Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt. The limited edition print of Bulldogs, which is only available through Leica Galleries, is one of Erwitt’s signature dog pictures. The truism that dogs and their owners often have visual similarities is taken to a curious extreme in this motif taken in the year 2000.

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Launched today: the new 2023 5DayDeal Photography Bundle

By LR admin | Published: October 12, 2023

The new 2023 5DayDeal Photography Bundle is now available – as with previous years, you will get a package of different photography tools drastically reduced. Several different bundles are available and a portion of the sales will go to charities:

Here is the full list of included products:

2023 5DayDeal Photography Bundle

Via PhotoRumors

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New updates and offers from Topaz, Skylum, ON1, Adobe, DxO, and ACDSee

By LR admin | Published: October 11, 2023

Topaz Labs Video AI version 4.0 is coming on October 17 and there is a new limited-time offer: $50 off + 3 months free.

Skylum Luminar Neo flash sale: 30% off with code RUMORS30 (valid October 9-14).

ON1 Photo RAW 2024 is coming soon with new features: What’s new | Buy now with a discount.

DxO released PhotoLab 7 and FilmPack 7. DxO also announced support for 1185 new camera and lens combinations.

New ACDSee Photo Studio 2024 released (all 3 product levels, intro sale available).

At Adobe MAX 2023, Adobe released Classic version 13.0 (October 2023 release), improved Firefly AI and Premiere Pro 24.

The latest Adobe CC subscription plan rates can be found here. The different Adobe Creative Cloud options are described here. Additional information on Photoshop and Lightroom is available on this page.