Imagine April in Santa Fe… And living and working as a freelance photographer. The 2018 LHSA Spring Shoot will take place from April 19-22 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. With its legendary photographic history, this promises to be an inspirational, spectacular,...
During the mid-1960's (my college years) I purchased my first Leica, a used IIIg with several lenses. As expected, the results were excellent. I sought assistance from others with more Leica Experience than I. Ohio State University Professor, Al Clarke,...
Dates: May 14-24, 2018Cost: Per Person + AirfareFor more info call Hal, 925-935-1424"Join Tom Brichta and Camera West for a trip in the most romantic region of Italy: Tuscany. We’ll visit some of the most picturesque villages of Tuscany...
Join Tom Brichta, landscape photographer, along with Camera West, and Phaseone as we discover, California’s Big Sur Coastline.For three days we will explore this beautiful coastline from Carmel to Julia Pfieffer Burns State Park. Our home base for this...
Please join Camera West and Tom Brichta March 19th-23th as we discover the unique landscape of Death Valley.Over four days, we’ll traverse the valley, canyons, and playas of Death Valley. Working from our base at Furnace Creek, each...
If there were ever a perfect convergence of photography, inspiration and camaraderie, the LHSA Annual Meeting in Chicago this past October 6th & 7th was the place to be. The year’s meeting marked the beginning of LHSA’s Jubilee Year - our 50th...
The Leica X-U is a unique camera in the Leica lineup. The APS-C sized CMOS sensor, 23mm Summilux f/1.7 lens and battery are the same used in the Leica X. However, the similarities stop there. The X-U is water and dust sealed. Not just 'resistant' but sealed....
It'always exciting receiving a new lens from Leica for testing. Unlike the camera bodies it is often a long time from prototype testing until the lens is introduced. I’ve had several versions of the 75mm Noctilux-M over an 18 month period. It seems...
Traveling West in search of fortune, gold and silver, American pioneers settled all along the Rocky Mountains, where geologic uplift laid bare access to deposits of valuable minerals and ores. The craggy beauty of this rugged terrain also created...
When I was an impoverished student in London in the 70s I used to cycle past a camera shop in Paddington (I’ve long since forgotten the name and I imagine that it has long since disappeared). In the window was a Leica CL. I lusted after it, once or twice...
