What’s in Our Camera Bags – 2021 Edition
I have a camera bag problem. It started out innocent enough - just one or two bags for different-sized camera systems - maybe a backpack for longer hauls and a shoulder bag for the day-to-day stuf...
Leica APO-Summicron-SL 35mm f/2 ASPH Review: Single-Lens Setup in the Boundary Waters
It’s no secret: I like to travel light. If you’ve read any of my previous articles such as Five Countries, One Camera: Travels with the Leica Q or Two Weeks in India with the Leica CL: Getting o...
The Everyday Backpack by Peak Design Review
Recently, I found myself in the market for a new camera bag and was leaning towards a backpack. But I didn’t want something that screamed ‘camera backpack.’ Nor was I excited by the prospect of a big, bulky pack loading me down. Whatever I went with had to be...
Two Weeks in India with the Leica CL: Getting out of my Comfort Zone
“Do you want to go to India?”“What are you talking about, dad?” I half-laughed through the phone.My father, a recently-ordained pastor, eagerly explained that he’d been invited to India to speak at a fe...
Leica M10 Review: The Quintessential Digital M
The Leica M10 might be the most ‘analog’ digital M yet. And perhaps the most faithful to the M lineage. This should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed Leica’s journey into digital photography over t...
Five Countries, One Camera: Travels with the Leica Q
It happened by accident really. A few years ago, a couple girlfriends and I started talking about getting together. Life had taken us in different directions and we were living in opposite corners of the country. We would all have to travel to see each other,...
Travels through Morocco with the Leica S
Morocco occupies a uniquely strategic and cultural position on the African continent. Perched on the northwest coast of Africa, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean are natural borders to the North and ...
Photographing the Atacama Desert with the Leica S (Typ 006)
My wife Ruth and I ventured into the Atacama Desert in December 2013 with John Paul Caponigro and Seth Resnick of Digital Photo Destinations. The Atacama is one of the oldest, driest and highest deserts in the ...
How to talk to Strangers: “The Couple”
PrefaceHow many of us would love to photograph perfect strangers, but the idea of talking to people, let alone taking their picture, seems impossible. This series looks at situations around the world, where I have met complete strangers, taken their pictu...
Leica V-Lux (Typ 114) Review: The Swiss Army Knife of Cameras
Leica Camera once again led the way at Photokina this past September with the announcement of several new, large-sensor compact cameras including: the Leica X (Typ 113), Leica X-E (Typ 112), Leica D-Lux (Typ 1...
The Leica V-Lux (Typ 114): A versatile travel companion to my M Monochrom
My primary camera is a Leica M Monochrom, but as a serious and frequent traveler I needed a versatile, all-around camera, capable of capturing color as a companion to the Monochrom, which only shoots in black a...
Using the Leica S2 at the LHSA Spring Shoot in Savannah, GA
Two weeks ago I attended the 2010 LHSA Spring Shoot in lovely Savannah, GA. I've gone to almost every meeting since going to my first one four years ago. The LHSA (Leica Historical Society of America) has about 1200 members worldwide and is focused on everythi...