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Emily Garthwaite

What drives someone to learn a foreign language, and then travel to a war-ravaged region to try and bring it back to life? The cover of the latest issue of LFI shows a woman who did exactly that.

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Shades of Blue

In terms of colour palette, we have photographers in our LFI Gallery who work within the blue spectrum: the result is a series of atmospheric images capturing nature, the city and the animal kingdom.

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Variations and Associations

The exhibition Hans Borg – Funiculì Funiculà continues at the Box Gallery in Brussels until July 11, 2026.

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An Icon of Architecture and Social Equality

From July 1 to September 6, 2026, Foto Arsenal Wien presents the exhibition 100 Years of Amalienbad, featuring photographs by Michael Rathmayr.

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Luna Ultra

Insta360 and Leica Camera are introducing their jointly developed next-generation gimbal camera for mobile filmmaking.

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Skating Culture: Up Close and Personal

From June 27 to September 6, 2026, Leica Gallery Amsterdam presents the collective exhibition Skaters Captured – including works by Ed & Deanna Templeton, Marcel Veldman and Ray Barbee.

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Current issue

LFI 05.2026

Emily Garthwaite: Mission [Im]Possible. The British documentary photojournalist reports on an ambitious project in the desert of northern Iraq: the aim is to turn the land there into green, fertile fields

Aryan Pankhiyani: That which never returns. Just under 20 years old, the young photographer is on the hunt for fleeting moments in his native India. A poetic collection in black and white

Jesse Marlow: The Blue Kingdom. A region full of potential discoveries – the Australian photographer was out and about in the streets of northern Morocco, and shares his impressions

Mikael Siirilä: Here, in Absence. Absurd details and grotesque perspectives define the Finnish artist’s contemplative images, which extend beyond the edges of the picture and spark the imagination

Saul Leiter: Leica Classic. It was through his colour photography in particular that the American photographer created complex, atmospheric images that remain inimitable to this day

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Mission (Im)Possible

Emily Garthwaite

Anyone seeking to save the Yazidi homeland needs one thing above all else: trees. A Benedictine nun, a gardener, and a Yazidi civil engineer are convinced of this and have set out to restore parts of the Sinjar Mountains following the IS attack. Emily Garthwaite photographed the trio and their ambitious project.

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That Which Never Returns

Aryan Pankhiyani

Loud, colourful and turbulent: India rarely shies away from the camera. But Aryan Pankhiyani is interested in nuanced fleeting moments, always seeing the human element within the overwhelming. He is driven by a simple yet compelling thought: no moment ever returns.

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The Blue Kingdom

Jesse Marlow

Whether fashion designers, painters or photographers, many artists consider Morocco an abundant source of inspiration for their work. The Australian photographer also explored the country’s atmospheric light and bright colours, in search of new motifs in unknown locations.

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Here in Absence

Mikael Siirilä

Take a look beyond the frame and try to discover that which is not shown. Mikael Siirilä subverts the documentary nature of photography in an artful manner adopting a style with an unusual use of perspectives and cropping, and creating instead contemplative images that spark the imagination.

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Leica Classic

Saul Leiter

For a long time, Saul Leiter worked in obscurity. Today, he ranks among the most influential photographers of the twentieth century. His visual language has become style-defining. To complement the exhibition at the Leica Gallery Frankfurt, Germany, we present some of the American artist’s most outstanding works.

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LFI Book

Craig Semetko: America Unposed

The world is a stage where remarkable scenes can unfold at any moment. Craig Semetko has the rare ability to capture such stories in a single frame. In his new photo book, the American photographer takes us on a personal journey through his homeland. America Unposed is a humorous declaration of love that celebrates the country while leaving room for critical undertones.

In this high-quality photo book America Unposed, Craig Semtko presents on 96 pages a collection of 67 images whose diversity combines beauty and turmoil, the banal and the extraordinary, the comical and the serious. With a foreword by Karin Rehn-Kaufmann and an interview with Tom A. Smith.

Hardcover, 96 pages, 67 images, English, 24,9 × 31,7 cm

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LFI Special Edition

Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2025

The LOBA catalogue 2025 features all the series of the 45th LOBA round: in the German and English editions, 156 pages with 237 images present not only the two winners Alejandro Cegarra and Serghei Duve, but also the other ten candidates on the LOBA shortlist 2025 with their complete image series and background information. This time, the following photographers are included: Lynsey Addario, Arlette Bashizi, Gideon Mendel, Stanislav Ostrous, Xiangjie Peng, Ivor Prickett, Frederik Rüegger, Anastasia Taylor-Lind, Jodi Windvogel und Youbing Zhan.

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