Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]for those who haven't seen it: In a message dated 1/25/2006 6:19:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, leica-newsletter@leica-camera.com writes: Dear Leica friends, Today we would like to inform you about: __30 Years of the Leica Gallery: Anniversary year 2006 again sees interesting exhibition program __Closing date for Leica photo competitions: 31st January 2006 __Don?t miss LFI 1/2006! __30 Years of the Leica Gallery: Anniversary year 2006 again sees interesting exhibition program The Leica Gallery is celebrating its 30th anniversary in the year 2006. To commemorate this occasion, the exhibition program is again spanning the whole range of 35mm photography from fine-art to documentary with a total of twelve international photo exhibitions, one for every month of the year. The opening of the Leica Gallery in the year 1976 marked the beginning of Leica culture projects. This was followed in 1979 by the first Leica Oskar Barnack competition and numerous other activities to do with photographic culture. The Leica gallery has been accommodated in the entrance hall of Leica Camera AG's factory in Oskar-Barnack-Strasse since 1988 and gives world-famous as well as young aspiring Leica photographers the chance to present outstanding achievements in an exhibition. Further information on the exhibition program for 2006: http://www.leica-camera.com/kultur/galerie/solms/programm/index_e.html __Closing date for Leica photo competitions: 31st January 2006 Leica Camera AG, Solms, will be holding its international photo competitions for professional photographers again this year. The closing date for both the Leica Oskar Barnack Award and the Leica European Publishers Award for Photography is 31st January 2006. The entry forms for both competitions can be downloaded as a pdf file at www.leica-camera.com. The Leica Oskar Barnack Award has been sponsored as part of Leica Cultural Projects since 1979, the year of the 100th anniversary of Oskar Barnack?s birthday. The prize is awarded in cooperation with the Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie in Arles, France. The international jury gives the award to the photographer whose sure powers of observation most vividly express man's relationship to his environment in a photo series consisting of up to 12 pictures. Previously known under the name ?European Publishers Award for Photography 2005?, the competition has been one of the culture projects of Leica Camera AG ever since ! it was initiated in 1994. This year, 'Leica' is being added to the name for the first time to show the involvement of the Solms company in one of the most important photo book awards in Europe. To be eligible for entry, photo projects must be completed, unpublished and in the form of a book. The winner's project will be published by the participating publishers in their particular country and language. Further information on the Leica Oskar Barnack at: Award at: http://www.leica-camera.com/kultur/events/wettbewerbe/obp/index_e.html Further information on the Leica European Publishers Award for Photography http://www.leica-camera.com/kultur/events/wettbewerbe/epa/index_e.html __Don?t miss LFI 1/2006! Now in LFI: Leica interview: ?We will face the digital world.? Conversation with Gero Furchheim and Stefan Daniel on Leica?s strategy for the future and on the Leica M Digital. - Portfolio: Sebasti?o Salgado ? The children of Exodus. Sensitive child portraits by the great Brazilian Leica photographer. Read in LFI 2/2006: taking the Digital Module R off road. ? Comparing Raw converters. ? And much more. Available February 10! More on the current issue at: http://www.leica-camera.com/markt/magazine/lfi/index_e.html With best regards, Leica Camera AG Corporate Communications http://www.leica-camera.com/ ______________________________________________ Do you have friends, colleagues or acquaintances who might also be interested in this service? If so, please forward this communication to them, or kindly alert them to the free subscription service at the following address: http://www.leica-camera.com/produkte/service/newsletter/index_e.php3 You will receive this mail if you have entered your name on the distribution list offered by Leica Camera AG on the internet. If your mailing address changes, or if you wish to re-subscribe or cancel your free subscription, you can find the appropriate instructions at the following site: http://www.leica-camera.com/produkte/service/newsletter/index_e.php3 If you have questions or suggestions concerning Leica Camera AG offerings, please sent us an e-mail. http://www.leica-camera.com/mail/index_e.php3 Leica Newsletter v1.2