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 center
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 airplane that has crashed hanging in a destroyed building
Stylized Portrait of Elsie Kühn-Leitz
Stylized 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 at 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
Colorful 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
Black-and-white image, iconic photo, Muhammad Ali stretches his right fist towards the camera
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 parlor, 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 gray 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 in front of a stark white wall, speaking on a cell 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
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