Leitz Park
100
Become a Witness to a Century
On a Leica Time Travel through 100 Years of Modern Photography
1914
NYC illustration, Art Deco style
Oskar Barnack illustration
Black-and-white image, half-timbered house in Wetzlar town centre
The Ur-Leica
The World in Motion
1925
Illustration of Ernst Leitz II
N°126
Black-and-white image, Leitz factories trade fair stand
Leica I
1932
Vintage Leica Advert
Vintage Leica Advert
Leica II
1933
Hindenburg Camera
Black-and-white image, view of the world’s most famous airship from underneath
Illustration of Leitz factory
Leica III
1939
The crew of a Messerschmitt Me 110 destroyer on an airfield along the Channel coast, standing in front of their aircraft
Black and white motif, an aeroplane that has crashed hanging in a destroyed building
Stylised portrait of Elsie Kühn-Leitz
Stylised signature of Henri Cartier-Bresson
Black and white motif, graphic image of marching soldiers by the sea
Under the Shadow of War
1945
Symbol of the “Fall of Victory” flag
Black and white motif, soldier kissing a nurse in Times Square in New York
Black and white portrait of Alfred Eisenstaedt
1949
Black and white motif, Andreas Feininger looks at a negative through a magnifying glass
Illustration of 100 years of the Leitz factory
New Horizons
1953
White letter M
Portrait of Willi Stein
The first Summicron
1954
M2 side view
ASA dial
Black and white portrait of Elliott Erwitt with a dog
Black and white motif, man skipping across the struts of the Eiffel Tower
People
M3 side view
1959
White star
Iconic black and white portrait of Che Guevara
Black and white motif, man stealing a sword from a moving car
The first Summilux
1961
Man with a cigarette and injuries to his face and hand stands on the street and seems to be hailing a taxi
Portrait of Joel Meyerowitz
Black-and-white image, iconic image of an elegant lady with a pinned-up hairstyle and elbow-length gloves; she holds her right hand with her fingers spread across her face
Visions of Change
1964
Colourful peace symbol
Black-and-white portrait of Tim Page during the Vietnam War loaded down with camera equipment
Black-and-white portrait of Horst Faas
Product shot of the Leicaflex
1966
Ali
Portrait of Thomas Hoepker
Product shot of the Leica Noctilux
1967
Black-and-white portrait of Martin Luther King
Flower Icon
Black-and-white image, woman confronts soldiers wielding weapons with a flower
Product shot of the Leica M4
1968
Apollo
A crowd anxiously awaits the take-off of a spaceship
Icon for guitar rock music
Black-and-white image of Jimi Hendrix playing the guitar with his arm outstretched and absorbed in the music
Product shot of the Leicaflex SL
1972
Portugal
Maple leaf icon
Product shot of the Leica M5
1975
Product shot of the Leica APO-Telyt-R 180 f/3.4 lens
1976
Black-and-white self-portrait by Ralph Gibson
Oskar Barnack Award logo
In a green field with yellow flowers, a Mexican is arrested while a helicopter flies in the background
Black-and-white image, a pair of human feet and a pair of dog feet, next to them a small dog wearing a hat on a lead
Leica Gallery
Product shot of the Leica R3
1980
Basquiat symbol
Silver sports car, driver wearing a helmet, a woman with sunglasses runs barefoot behind the moving car.
A glimpse through a window into an ice cream parlour, where two employees are at work – outside, the soft pink hues of the evening sky shimmer in reflection.
Product shot of the Leica R4
A Staged World
1984
Black and white portrait of Nelson Mandela in profile, gazing thoughtfully out of the window of his former prison cell during a commemorative visit.
Black and white photograph of debris and gondolas from a Ferris wheel in snow-covered Chernobyl.
A man wearing glasses, with a moustache, tie and coat, walks across a New York street, holding a worn book in his mouth. In the background are passers-by, buildings, cars and a New York taxi.
Monogram of Queen Elizabeth II
Product shot of the Leica M6
1988
Aids symbol
A surreal, blue-radiant spring seen from above, resembling an eye, encircled by golden, brown and grey stone formations.
Photographed from within the crowd, people are seen destroying a section of the Berlin Wall. A man stands atop the demolished portion, holding a large German flag, while numerous hands support the broken structure beneath him.
Leica lettering
1996
Product shot of the Leica S1
Cover of Time magazine featuring a black and white image of Steve Jobs, dressed in black and crouching before a stark white wall, speaking on a mobile phone.
Claudia Schiffer, dressed and styled to resemble the Barbie doll she holds with both hands in front of her chest – her voluminous blonde hair, earrings and make-up echo the doll’s iconic look in a striking, playful homage.
Product shot of the Leica R8
IPO
1998
Portrait of Sebastião Salgado
Monumental black and white image of a worker clad in protective gear striding through the blaze of a burning oil field in Kuwait, while in the background, a towering plume of fire erupts from another inferno.
Product shot of the Leica Digilux
2000
9/11
Bizarre black-and-white image of a woman sitting in front of the entrance to a house, her upper body covered by one of her dogs.
A woman wearing sunglasses and a chic dress sits in front of a shop window and talks on her mobile phone.
Instant Exposure
2002
Black-and-white print advert featuring a logo, accompanied by text and a depiction of two hands holding a Leica M7 camera as the sole motif.
Black-and-white image of a man pointing at a test screen, his head only visible as a shadow.
Image presenting a minimalist view of the blue sky, seen from the shadows of a room through a narrow window.
Product image of the Leica M7
2003
Portrait of Ashley Gilbertson
Black-and-white image of the head of a large statue of Saddam Hussein being dragged across a bridge pulled by a steel chain.
Product image of the Leica D-Lux
2004
Monumental black-and-white image of a dog sledge driver walking across the snow in front of his huskies, with a crumbling wall of ice behind him.
Black-and-white image depicting a view down a devastated New Orleans street where a man with two bicycles rides past a storm-swept yacht laying on the street.
Illustration of Dr Andreas Kaufmann
2006
Wall Street symbol
Hollywood symbol
Portrait of the young Black TUGGSTAR wearing streetwear posing casually against a wall at dusk, looking up at the sky.
A typically gaudy amusement park mural of a blonde woman holding a carnival mask with visitors in front, partially in silhouette.
Product image of the Leica M8
2009
A bare-chested man dressed in tight yellow sports trousers poses for a portrait in the sun in front of a stone wall, showing off his arm muscles.
Product image of the Leica S2
Product image of the Leica X1
Studio shot of a Black woman posing while wearing white plumage and with a dramatic gesture.
Product image of the Leica M9
09/09/09 09:09 a.m.
2010
A person wearing a yellow raincoat and red trousers holds a yellow parasol bearing the inscription AKW NEE (no nuclear power plants) and a smiling red sun on a muddy protest site.
A person holding an Atatürk flag photographed from behind stands next to a damaged car at night and looks at a large crowd of people. Thick smoke and several demonstrators can be seen in the background.
A lone polar explorer pulls a fully loaded sledge on skis across rugged snowfields characterised by high ice formations, under a clear, cool Arctic sky.
Everything for the Self-Image
2012
Black-and-white image: A large, rounded boulder leans at an angle on a rocky surface in the open air. In front of it, in its shadow, a relatively small person lies sleeping.
A woman wearing large glasses with turquoise-coloured lenses and striking pink lipstick looks directly into the camera, her heavily made-up face almost filling the frame.
Dark black-and-white image: A person wearing a hat stands in the dark. Their face is completely in shadow, so only their hat and shoulders of their coat are visible.
Product shot of the Leica M Monochrom
2014
Product shot of the Leica T
Black-and-white image: A large, reflective metal sculpture distorts the façade of a building, with the Leica logo visible in the background. Curved elements of the sculpture reach up into the sky.
Illustration of the Leitz-Park in Wetzlar
2015
A boy wearing red clothes and a red hat pushes a mannequin on a flatbed trolley into a structure covered with camouflage netting.
Brexit
Black-and-white image: Two women stand in front of a black wall. The young woman on the left looks at her mobile phone, while the young woman on the right leans against a railing, staring into space with her smartphone tucked into her skirt at navel height.
Stylish black-and-white image: A skater crosses a bright beach promenade framed by tall palm trees casting graphic shadows in the sand, a lantern standing in the foreground.
Black-and-white image: Several people and celebrities cross a street in New York while the paparazzi try to take photos from the front. The scene and the celebrities can be seen from behind.
Product shot of the Leica SL
Product shot of the Leica Q
2017
A couple sit close together by the bus window at night. He holds his hand on her head with his eyes closed while she looks at her smartphone.
Two young Black women stand close together on a rocky stretch of coastline. One of them is wearing a yellow dress and is embracing the other woman wearing a brown coat over a yellow dress. She is looking forwards while the other rests her head on the first woman’s shoulder.
Bird’s eye view: A large group of people sit and eat together at a table and on a blanket. Through a border fence, they form a common image of two eyes looking up at the sky.
Product shot of the Leica M10
2020
Black-and-white image: A man and a woman, both wearing dresses, pose together in a square in front of a brick building. A woman wearing a sun hat, a tight white dress and high heels is photographing them. In the background, two other women are busy with their smartphones.
Black-and-white shot: A slender woman wearing a low-cut evening gown leans against a crumbling corner of a building at night, lifting her knee as if she were dancing and exposing her leg as puddles of rain reflect the empty street scene.
Black-and-white image: A man stands in profile with his eyes closed in front of a neutral background. His face looks exhausted and you can see deep imprints from a mask on it.
White Black Lives Matter lettering
Red emblem marking 40 years of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award
Product shot of the Leica SL2-S
Reality in Question
2022
Golden logo marking 50 years of Leica Portugal
A stage bathed completely in red light with two delicate neon blue LED strips in the background. Lenny Kravitz stands with a cool stance in the red spotlight, one hand on the microphone, sunglasses on his face and an electric guitar slung over his shoulder.
Close-up of a white motorboat with striking yellow window frames, green seat cushions and wooden panelling on the side.
Product shot of the Leica M11
Ukrainian soldiers fire a large artillery cannon in an open field, creating a bright fireball, while a soldier ducks for cover.
Product shot of the Leica M6
2024
Illustration of a golden musical note
Product shot of the Leica M11-D
2025
100 years of Leica photography logo
Black-and-white image: A young couple look into each other’s eyes, smiling and in love. A desert landscape stretches out behind them, her hair and his scarf blowing strongly in the wind.
Product shot of the Leica M EV-1
Black-and-white image: Two people sit next to each other with their backs to the camera, each looking at a smartphone on which the face of each person appears mirrored.
A Tokyo street scene at blue hour: The reflection of a dark alleyway is doubled in a puddle, directing our gaze towards facades with a conspicuously illuminated restaurant and a red sign.
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Witness to a Century