Leica Time Travel Through a Century: 1964

1964

Leicaflex

Reflected in Time

The Leicaflex is a reaction to the trend towards single-lens reflex cameras – executed with the precision Leica is known for. Out of the shadow of the M – the bright viewfinder image, the robust design and the low shutter lag cause a stir, as do the pictures it produces.

Black-and-white image, helicopters flying low over a field containing soldiers

You can’t photograph a flying bullet, but you can capture the terror of a moment.
– Horst Faas
© Horst Faas Estate, courtesy of Michael Ebert

Vietnam

Anti-War Hero

Around 20 years after World War II, lasting peace remains elusive worldwide. In addition to uprisings, border conflicts and the Cold War, images of the Vietnam War in particular shock the world. We can be thankful that there are photographers like Horst Faas, Tim Page and Kyoichi Sawada, who keep their focus on the fate of individuals in the heat of the battle – thus bringing a touch of humanity to headlines about the war. The resulting images are emotional exposés, which translate into a wave of protests in this case.

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, soldiers run across a field, clouds of smoke can be seen on the horizon

Black-and-white image, women and children flee through water

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, two soldiers, smoke rises to the sky in the background

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, three aeroplanes fly over a field

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, tanks and soldiers on a road, aeroplanes in the air

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, four soldiers load ammunition

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, soldiers support a wounded soldier

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, soldiers unload a helicopter

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, fighter jets in the air above a river

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, soldiers wait on the airfield tarmac, with more soldiers holding musical instruments in the background

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, armed soldiers run waist deep through the sea

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, soldiers cross a field, many helicopters fly overhead

Vietnam War, a soldier kneels next to a Vietnamese woman with her crying children

Black-and-white portrait of Tim Page during the Vietnam War loaded down with camera equipment

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, injured child with their mother in a helicopter

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, a soldier kneels at a river and is watched by Vietnamese children

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, portrait of a soldier wearing a helmet

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, surrounded by trees, an injured soldier is evacuated by helicopter

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, a soldier crouches at a grave with more soldiers in the background

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, captured Vietnamese prisoners in a field surrounded by soldiers

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, soldiers lay in ambush behind a large, splintered tree trunk

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, an exhausted soldier sits against a house wall, his head bowed, his gun lying next to him

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, a Vietnamese mother sits in a field, holding a child in her arms

Vietnam War, several soldiers hide their faces from a cloud of dust; one of the jeeps has a radio aerial, the rear tyre of the other one is being repaired

Black-and-white image, Vietnam War, two soldiers rest in a field and smoke a cigarette

Black & white image, vietnam war, burning helicopter

The only good war photograph is an anti-war photograph.

– Tim Page

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