European TV talent show for professional and dedicated amateur photographers begins second series with Leica Camera AG as exclusive technical provider
Following the enormous success of the first season, the new series of the Sky Arts TV talent show ‘Master of Photography’ will be aired from 25 May 2017 on Sky Arts in the UK and Republic of Ireland, Sky Arte HD in Italy and Sky Arts HD in Germany and Austria. In this second season, Leica Camera AG makes a return appearance as the show’s exclusive technical provider. The aim of this unique international production is to promote all aspects of creative photography.
Extended Photographic Material has several new Leica T-shirt designs in their collections. The price is ¥5,800 (around $50) and they do ship internationally.
The Ninth Issue of S Magazine Shows the Diversity of Professional and Contemporary Leica Photography
May 18, 2017 – S Magazine has continually documented the expertise and inspiration of globally acclaimed photographers, and the ninth issue, available today, goes further still by presenting a new exhibit of professional and contemporary Leica photography. For the first time, S Magazine illustrates the enormous diversity of Leica photographers in a lookbook containing 20 top portfolios. Acclaimed photographers, as well as up-and-coming talent, reveal their full imagination and creative prowess with no limitations or specified themes. All works and accompanying film material shown were captured with Leica S-System or SL-System cameras and lenses. In-depth interviews and videos can be found on the website www.s-magazine.photography.
On Monday Leica Camera announced the end of the free sensor replacement for older M9/M9-P/M-E/Monochrom cameras that suffer from CCD sensor corrosion. One of the options given was to upgrade to a new M model, but the official text did not provide any details. Here are the exact US prices on the different upgrade paths: