When you take a moment and think about it, New Orleans is, for all intents and purposes, an island. To get here you have to cross a bridge. We are surrounded by water and are below sea level. Adding to its uniqueness or weirdness, depending on your perspective,...
In Patagonia the wind blows relentlessly endlessly never-endingly."Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage, blow!” cries Shakespeare’s Lear, a king subjected to the superior power of nature as any man. In Patagonia the winds howl and whistle...
When Eliana, a young flamenco dancer from Madrid, stepped out from behind a curtain into the red-hot glow of the stage, little did I know how much she would profoundly affect me.My wife, Mona, and I were seated in a small underground cave waiting...
Cuba is the jewel of the Caribbean, the largest island in the sea. First inhabited by tribes of indigenous peoples from the Americas, Cuba was claimed by Christopher Columbus for the Spanish crown in 1492. In the following centuries, Spanish colonization...
Editor’s Note: LHSA – The International Leica Society held its annual convention in Boston, from October 18-19, 2019. Justin Smith and Ham Hollett, two of LHSA’s newest members, share their impressions of the meeting.Justin: I’m Justin Smith...
images by Rosalynn TayI came to photography a little late in life, I am a self-taught photographer, was a keen ballroom dancer (danced competitively in international competitions) and a former journalist. After suffering a knee injury, I turned my energies...
As a Leica user, you may have already found, as I have, that a love for photography is perfectly matched with a passion for travel.I recently completed my first single trip circumnavigation of the globe as part of a project we call Red Dot Blue Dot. Including...
Haus Friedwart, the Wetzlar home built by Ernst Leitz II, is well known to students of Leica history. It stands on the hill above the old factory in Wetzlar, known as the Kalsmunt, at 4 Lauferdorfer Weg, with a commanding view of the factory, Wetzlar...
It's not often you hear the phrase “Wait or mate?” To some it has no meaning and to others it brings a smile. In the last issue, Bill Rosaur brought us stunning images and a great review of the Leica Wide Angle Tri-Elmar lens - the WATE. In this...
Reflections are ever present in our daily lives - in our morning mirrors, the large plate glass panes of urban buildings, on the shiny metal surfaces of our automobiles. When we glimpse reflections, we see our world bounced back, yet transformed, upside...
