PLEASE READ the information below carefully before completing your registration. Welcome to registration for the LHSA Annual Meeting in Wetzlar in October 2018! As a pre-registrant, you may now complete your registration for the Wetzlar meeting.The...
Image by Ksenia Kuleshova, 2017 recipient of the LHSA PHotogarphy GrantThe second annual LHSA Photography Grant in the amount of $5,000 will be awarded in October 2018. Open to all photographers, the grant has been established to provide...
Image by Constantine Manos"The Leica is more than a camera, it is a way of life." - Constantine ManosIn this installment of the LHSA “How To” video series, LHSA member, Constantine Manos shares his 5 tips on how to capture the "magic moment." ...
Leica’s penchant for moderate telephoto lenses dates back to 1931 when Leitz unveiled two new ones in anticipation of the landmark Leica II (or D) of 1932: the first Leica with interchangeable lenses and a built-in coupled rangefinder. The 90mm f/4 Elmar,...
Image by Andy GodlewskiFor many years now, my friend and LHSA Director, Andy Godlewski and I have met several days before the LHSA Spring and Fall meetings. Each year, we map out surrounding sites to visit and photograph before joining up with members...
Image by Matthew Kenelly, first place winner of 2017 LHSA photo contest 2018 ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST - Members Only The 2018 LHSA Photo Contest is sponsored by LHSA – The International Leica Society, 14070 Proton Rd. #100, Dallas, TX 75244 and is open...
Book Signing & Reception with the Artist Friday, June 1st, 6-9 p.m.When Chicago-based photographer Allen Bourgeois is not shooting professionally he is working on the streets. His professional work feeds the family, with the majority...
Imagine thirty-five shooters, from nineteen states converging on Santa Fe for our “Spring Shoot.” Gathering and meeting at the centrally located and beautiful La Fonda Hotel.Everyone was told to be ready to “shoot!” Our days were filled with...
Max Berek joined the Ernst Leitz Company in 1912 as the first permanent professional scientist. The 1914-1918 war interrupted Berek’s work and it was only after he returned from the war that the emphasis of his work shifted more and more into the realm...
Image by Gary Hough“It will be no longer enough to produce a useful product. A story or legend must be built into it, a story the embodies value beyond utility. What is happening now is that the story that shapes our feelings about a product has become...
