LEICA Personal Perspectives

Alex Webb. Oaxaca, Mexico, 1990

With the “Personal Perspectives” exhibition this summer, the Leica Gallery Wetzlar in Germany will be celebrating its own history while, at the same time, honouring the significance of Leica Galleries within the context of the company’s cultural work. A collaboration with Leica gallerists around the world has resulted in an exciting and varied exhibition, with numerous classics presented alongside many new discoveries.

“Personal Perspectives” was launched around a year ago, the call for current gallerists to select their favourite images from the Leica Galleries programme met with a wide response. The diversity of the photography that has been on display ensured great variety in the proposals, with the classics holding their own, alongside newer voices. The scope of this exhibition includes such greats as Werner Bischof, Elliott Erwitt, Gianni Berengo Gardin, Thomas Hoepker, Bruce Gilden, Barbara Klemm, Ralph Gibson and Joel Meyerowitz. Classic photojournalistic approaches are well represented, as are free, artistic works – from portraiture to reportage; and, of course, the street photography genre, which is linked to Leica like few others.

Ragnar Axelsson. Greenland

Juergen Schadeberg. Mandela's Cell

Rania Matar. Barbie Girl

Steve McCurry. Eyes of Humanity, Pakistan

Fulvio Bugani. Folklorico, Cuba

Henrike Stahl. Untitled

Thomas Hoepker. Alte Frau im Schnee