Long Tongued Bat scoops British retailer’s Photographer of the Year award

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An inaugural photography competition, organized by The London Camera Exchange, has delivered some truly exceptional images. Both winners and runners-up have set a very high standard across multiple genres.

The Weight of Time: An exhibition of photographs by Darcy Padilla

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Visitors to The Leica Store, San Francisco can savour not only an impressive collection of new and used Leica gear, but also a new exhibition of photographs by Darcy Padilla: The Weight of Time.

Street Photography: A seven-step plan for overcoming range anxiety

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Keith shares his strategy for tackling an aversion to photographing complete strangers. It's a seven-step plan for overcoming street photography 'range anxiety'.

Newberry Springs, California: Sightseeing in a suburb slowly being swallowed by sand

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Newberry Springs is a small town on the edge of California's Mojave Desert. It is known as the location where the English language German film, Bagdad Cafe, by Percy Adlon was shot. Its abandoned homes, buried under sand, illustrate the power of nature to reclaim its own territory.

The Leica Q2 on the Road: Visiting Victoria, British Columbia

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Keith describes the second destination he visited on his trip to the West Coast of Canada. Victoria, BC and its famous Butchart Gardens prove to be superb settings for a travel photographer.

Manplan Project: The state of Britain at the end of the Swinging Sixties

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The Manplan project, which was to become one of the highlights of my career as a photographer, came to me in 1969 from a...

Conversations: The art of bonding with your photographic subjects

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David tells us about a chance encounter with a street crusader which proved pivotal to his photographic career...

Peter Karbe: Leica’s legendary lens designer takes a potter around London’s Mayfair

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A small group of enthusiasts had the pleasure of joining legendary Leica lens designer, Peter Karbe, on a photographic stroll through the streets of London…

Street Photography: Leica meets Fibonacci and the golden ratio

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In the fourth article of his series on street photography, Keith has a close look at a mathematical strategy for creating balanced compositions. What does a formula described by a 13th century Italian mathematician have to do with taking pictures?

Jason’s Newsround: The trickle becomes a flood — it’s raining new M-lenses from China

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We are enjoying a wave of new camera and lens options from two powerhouse manufacturing nations: Japan and China. From reimagined vintage lenses, to innovative camera bodies, it's a great time to be in the M- and L-Mount ecosystems.

Street Photography: Diving deep into shadows Down Under

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In the first of several forthcoming articles about his newfound interest in street photography, Keith makes the most of some antipodean summer sunshine. It's all about the shadows in Sydney and Auckland.

The Doors: rainbow colours under a cloudless sky

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Choice of front door color allows homeowners to personalize their home and express something about themselves. But, how many take full advantage of the full spectrum of colors available to them? Our photographic explorer went to find out.

Street Photography with a Hasselblad: China in the 1980s and early 1990s

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Although more usually associated with scenic and portrait photography, a Hasselblad set proved a very effective tool for capturing images of China in the 80s and 90s.