The latest Magnum Square Print sale is now live and you can grab a signed archival print from your favorite Magnum photographer for only $100. The theme for this sale is “Up Close And Personal: The Most Intimate Photographs From Magnum” and each photographer has chosen an image that illustrates this theme. There’s a ton of great images that you can get for a song! Hit the jump for more info.
Street Photography News
Mary Ellen Mark’s Camera For Sale On eBay
Mary Ellen Mark was one of the most iconic documentary photographers of all time and her recent passing shocked the photography community. While the vast majority of her gear and images have kept in the archive, her estate has decided to sell her Nikon FM2 and 28mm f2.8 lens with 50% of the proceeds going to the American Red Cross. How much would you pay for Mary Ellen Mark’s camera? Hit the jump to find out more.
Holy Crap, PetaPixel Is Giving Away A Sony a7R II Worth $3200!
Petapixel is giving away a Sony a7R II. You heard me. Petapixel is giving away a Sony a7R II. The 42MP full frame mirrorless shooter uses a back-illuminated sensor to provide high resolution and excellent high ISO performance and it’s valued at $3200 USD. And they’re giving it away. As in free. Hit the jump for all the details!
Leica Is Giving Away A Leica T (Typ 107) On Instagram
The recent firmware update for the Leica T (Typ 107) vastly improved the operating speed of the camera and to celebrate, Leica is giving the camera away on Instagram. You heard me! Follow @leica_camera on Instagram and post an original image of your favorite design icon with the hastag #FasterT and you’re entered to win $3400 bucks worth of hand polished aluminum goodness. Hit the jump for all the details.
Street Photographer Gets Beat Up, Learns His Lesson
Street photography can make some people uncomfortable so you have to expect confrontation – especially when you’re shooting flash at night. But Mike Boyd got more than he bargained for when a grab shot resulted in an ass kicking and a stolen camera. He learned a lot from the experience and has some tips to help street photographers avoid confrontation in the first place. Hit the jump to watch the video!
Winners Announced For 2015 LensCulture Street Photography Awards
It’s street photography contest season and the winners and finalists have been announced for the 2015 LensCulture Street Photography Awards. 31 photographers have been recognized from the thousands of entries from over 115 countries around the world. Hit the jump to see the winning images!
Leica SL Announced, Is World’s Fugliest Mirrorless Camera
Leica’s tradition of excellent craftsmanship and design is responsible for some of the most beautiful and functional cameras on the planet. So when I heard Leica was entering the mirrorless game I was eager to see what they had up there sleeves. And then they released this… Behold! The Leica SL. It’s big. It’s expensive. And it’s fugly as all get out. Hit the jump for more.
Sony RX1R II Is An Itty Bitty Little Camera With A 42 MP Full Frame Sensor
Ho-hum. Another day, another high-end Sony camera. You’d think this would get boring but then along comes the diminutive Sony RX1R II. And you have to wonder, did Sony just invent the perfect camera for street photography? Hit the jump to find out more.
Free Street Photography eBook: Learn From The Masters Of Street Photography
Eric Kim is well known for his Learn From The Masters series of posts on his popular street photography blog. And now he’s assembled all of this knowledge in a free street photography eBook called Learn From The Masters Of Street Photography. This massive tome contains over 250 pages of wisdom and inspiration from one of the clearest voices in the medium and it’s free. Yup, free. Hit the jump for more info!
Win A Leica M-P Safari Set From Foto Promos
Foto Promos is giving away a brand new Leica M-P Safari Set and it’s free to enter. The Safari Set features an olive green M-P body and Silver Summicron-M 35mm lens with matching round metal lens hood. Even if you’re not a Leica lover this is $10,000 bucks worth of sexy green camera that can be yours for the low low price of nothing! Hit the jump for more details.