Events Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/events/ Leica cameras, photography and discussion Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:41:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.macfilos.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/macfilos-removebg-preview-1-150x146.png Events Archives - Macfilos https://www.macfilos.com/category/events/ 32 32 183858286 Too good to be true: Why the pictures of David Osborn fascinate us https://www.macfilos.com/2025/01/15/too-good-to-be-true-why-the-pictures-of-david-osborn-fascinate-us/ https://www.macfilos.com/2025/01/15/too-good-to-be-true-why-the-pictures-of-david-osborn-fascinate-us/#comments Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=82232 British photographer David Osborn creates his images with his camera and in Photoshop. The result is images to which the term “painterly” really fits.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2025/01/15/too-good-to-be-true-why-the-pictures-of-david-osborn-fascinate-us/feed/ 8 82232 November 11: To remember those who lost their lives in conflicts since 1914 https://www.macfilos.com/2024/11/11/november-11-to-remember-those-who-lost-their-lives-in-conflicts-since-1914/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/11/11/november-11-to-remember-those-who-lost-their-lives-in-conflicts-since-1914/#comments Mon, 11 Nov 2024 13:10:57 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=78526 Today, at the eleventh hour or the eleventh day of the eleventh month, is our opportunity to thank the millions of soldiers who lost their lives in conflicts since 1918…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/11/11/november-11-to-remember-those-who-lost-their-lives-in-conflicts-since-1914/feed/ 9 78526 Tom Stoddart Exhibition: An eye on humanity, an eye on history https://www.macfilos.com/2024/11/06/tom-stoddart-exhibition-an-eye-on-humanity-an-eye-on-history/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/11/06/tom-stoddart-exhibition-an-eye-on-humanity-an-eye-on-history/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2024 11:00:43 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=78629 From the 5th of November to the 2nd of January 2025, the Leica Gallery London will present an exhibition of 25 images by Tom Stoddart, the award-winning photojournalist…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/11/06/tom-stoddart-exhibition-an-eye-on-humanity-an-eye-on-history/feed/ 0 78629 Street Photography: Crowds and Cosplay at Comic-con 2024 https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/06/street-photography-crowds-and-cosplay-at-comic-con-2024/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/06/street-photography-crowds-and-cosplay-at-comic-con-2024/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:00:43 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=74143 Comic-con is the world's largest multi-genre entertainment convention, attended by hundreds of thousands of people. But for me, it's all about photographing cosplayers cruising around the nearby streets.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/09/06/street-photography-crowds-and-cosplay-at-comic-con-2024/feed/ 13 74143 Macfilos takes a well-earned summer break https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/15/macfilos-takes-a-well-earned-summer-break/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/15/macfilos-takes-a-well-earned-summer-break/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:38:33 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=74679 Macfilos is taking a summer break from regular publication. We'll be back on September 6 with some exciting developments in store...

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/15/macfilos-takes-a-well-earned-summer-break/feed/ 6 74679 Leica Oskar Barnack Award: Announcement of this year’s shortlist https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/05/leica-oskar-barnack-award-announcement-of-this-years-short-list/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/05/leica-oskar-barnack-award-announcement-of-this-years-short-list/#comments Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=73994 The shortlist of contenders for this year's Leica Oskar Barnack Award, LOBA 2024, has been announced. The list reflects a global photography community and its efforts to document the lived experiences of people from around the world.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/08/05/leica-oskar-barnack-award-announcement-of-this-years-short-list/feed/ 1 73994 My decision is final: We will take the risk — Ernst Leitz II in June 1924 https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/17/my-decision-is-final-we-will-take-the-risk-ernst-leitz-ii-in-june-1924/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/17/my-decision-is-final-we-will-take-the-risk-ernst-leitz-ii-in-june-1924/#comments Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:00:18 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=72570 One hundred years ago this week, Ernst Leitz II took the momentous decision to produce the Leica Camera. But it was by no means a unanimous decision, as the legend of the meeting suggests…

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/06/17/my-decision-is-final-we-will-take-the-risk-ernst-leitz-ii-in-june-1924/feed/ 20 72570 Photo Fair season in full swing — from London to Paris https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/16/photo-fair-season-in-full-swing-from-london-to-paris/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/16/photo-fair-season-in-full-swing-from-london-to-paris/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 08:00:29 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=71752 Photo fair season is upon us. We preview the forthcoming Photokina and Bievres fairs. We also have news of a new Fujifilm House of Camera in London and a detailed look at how the human eye works.

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/05/16/photo-fair-season-in-full-swing-from-london-to-paris/feed/ 0 71752 Vintage digital cameras are back. But some new models have become unobtainable https://www.macfilos.com/2024/03/20/compact-vintage-digital-cameras-are-back/ https://www.macfilos.com/2024/03/20/compact-vintage-digital-cameras-are-back/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:00:44 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=69567 In this week's news round up, we hear about the fascination with compact digital cameras from yesteryear, as well as the hurdles to getting your hands on the latest and greatest kit

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]]> https://www.macfilos.com/2024/03/20/compact-vintage-digital-cameras-are-back/feed/ 7 69567 The Weight of Time: An exhibition of photographs by Darcy Padilla https://www.macfilos.com/2023/12/06/the-weight-of-time-an-exhibition-of-photographs-by-darcy-padilla/ https://www.macfilos.com/2023/12/06/the-weight-of-time-an-exhibition-of-photographs-by-darcy-padilla/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.macfilos.com/?p=65592 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.

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