DP Review Wednesday October 29, 2025
For decades, the Leica rangefinder system has been synonymous with its brand and is the basis for the charming shooting experience that Leica M cameras are famous for. But, notes PetaPixel, with the new Leica M EV1, Leica “has forged a new path, and it is sure to polarize its fans.” Though it's shaped like the company's other M-series models, the M EV1 has no optical viewfinder or rangefinder mechanism, relying instead on an electronic viewfinder, adds DP review. It’s available everywhere except the USA, where gaining FCC approval has caused a delay. Projected price: $8,995.
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David Schonauer Wednesday October 29, 2025
"There are American fashion photographers aplenty, but few made a name for themselves in photojournalism and portraiture as well," noted Vanity Fair recently, citing as examples the likes of Lee
Miller, Eve Arnold, and Annie Leibovitz. Another name can be added to the list: Coreen Simpson, who, added VF, "excelled in all of these genres while also documenting street style, nightlife, and the
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David Schonauer Tuesday October 28, 2025
Recently, three scientists were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for work in quantum mechanics, the physical laws that rule the subatomic realm. Quantum theory, which delights millions across
the globe who will never really understand it, was first developed around 1900 by Max Planck, and by 1908 his name had been put forward for the Nobel Prize. Instead, the award went to … Read the full Story >>
The New York Times Tuesday October 28, 2025
Gilles Larrain, a lauded portrait photographer whose groundbreaking 1973 book, Idols, celebrated the pride and plumage of a subculture that at the time was largely ignored if not scorned, by the mainstream, died on Oct. 7 in Kauai, Hawaii, notes The New York Times. He was 86. Over the course of his career, he shot for magazines including Rolling Stone, Esquire, Vogue and Time, He was straight, and he had no ties to the drag world. Still, notes The Times, his book came to be regarded as a cult classic, celebrated as an early and daring celebration of gay and transgender life.
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