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“Ninety Nine Years Leica” Special Edition Book: Fewer Than 1,500 English Copies are Now Available

This video presents “photokina 2012 – DAS WESENTLICHE”:

  • Get a behind-the-scenes look into the “LEICA DAS WESENTLICHE” event held on September 17, 2012 before the start of photokina 2012
  • Watch what happened on the night Leica Camera announced an unprecedented amount of new products

"Revealed at the LEICA – DAS WESENTLICHE event the night before photokina 2012, the new book “Ninety Nine Years Leica” by the Hamburg publisher 99pages is a nod to Leica Camera’s history and the emotions and legendary images that have been a part of our lives for nearly a century. After reading through its 300 pages, one gets a sense of what it means to shoot with a Leica camera and how truly different the company is."

“Revealed at the LEICA – DAS WESENTLICHE event the night before photokina 2012, the new book “Ninety Nine Years Leica” by the Hamburg publisher 99pages is a nod to Leica Camera’s history and the emotions and legendary images that have been a part of our lives for nearly a century. After reading through its 300 pages, one gets a sense of what it means to shoot with a Leica camera and how truly different the company is.”

The Leica Internet Team sat down with Alfred Schopf, CEO of the Management Board of Leica Camera AG, to give us insight into the inspiration and idea behind the celebratory, new book “Ninety Nine Years Leica”:

The images in the Flickr group dedicated to this book are all self-portraits of people with a Leica Camera.

The images in the Flickr group dedicated to this book are all self-portraits of people with a Leica Camera.

PRESS RELEASE

LEICA CAMERA CELEBRATES 99 YEARS

Special edition book recounts the path to becoming a living legend 

 Allendale, NJ (December 6, 2012) – For nearly a century, Leica cameras have captured fleeting moments and transformed them into stories brimming with the lifeblood of true human experience. The iconic image of the end of WWII as displayed by the sailor and nurse in Times Square embodies the excitement and relief felt in the U.S. on V-J Day, an immortal message not of love, but of spontaneous joie de vivre.  As a stark contrast, yet just as intense, the palpable fear on Napalm Girl’s face reaches beyond the picture as she runs screaming from the wreckage that was formerly her home, announcing to the world that war also, and above all, affects the most innocent people: children. Now, the story of passion and inspiration synonymous with Leica Camera comes to life in “Ninety Nine Years Leica,” a 300-page tribute to the intensely emotive and legendary images that have become a part of our lives. It sheds an emotional spotlight on 99 years of enthusiasm for a small camera developed by Oskar Barnack in 1913.

Part history lesson, part compilation of personal anecdotes, part pop culture retrospective, “Ninety Nine Years Leica,” ushers readers into an undiscovered “Leica Universe.” A unique, fun and enlightening combination of compelling images and expressive texts tells the story behind a brand well on the way to becoming a living legend. Throughout the book, it becomes evident that not only has Leica played an active role in the world’s celebrations, sadness, relief and hope but also in the lives of its camera owners. The result of a close collaboration between Leica and the multiple-award-winning publisher 99pages – under the creative direction of Ansgar Pudenz, Rainer Schillings and Till Schaffarczyk – “Ninety Nine Years Leica” takes readers on a trail of photographic discovery blazed by legendary Leica photographers such as Henri Cartier Bresson, Robert Capa and Elliott Erwitt.

“Ninety Nine Years Leica” debuted at the photokina 2012 trade show to rave reviews. In North America, fewer than 1,500 English copies are now available exclusively through the following Leica Stores, Boutiques and Dealers:

 

LEICA STORES AND BOUTIQUES

 

 

 

LEICA STORE WASHINGTON DC

977 F STREET NW

WASHINGTON, DC 20004

Telephone: 202-787-5900

LEICA STORE NEW YORK SOHO

670 BROADWAY #501

NEW YORK, NY 10012

Telephone: 800-871-6648

LEICA STORE SAO PAULO

SHOPPING CIDADE JARDIM,

AV. MAGALHAES DE CASTRO

12.000 PISO TERREO

05502-001 SAO PAULO, SP

Telephone: +55 (11) 3758-3609

Portuguese Language book

LEICA BOUTIQUE at Willoughby’s

298 5TH AVE

NEW YORK, NY 10001

Telephone: 800-378-1898

LEICA BOUTIQUE at Samy’s Camera

431 S. FAIRFAX. AVE

LOS ANGELES, NY 90036

Telephone: 323-938-2420

LEICA BOUTIQUE at Bergen County Camera

270 WESTWOOD AVENUE

WESTWOOD, NJ 07675

Telephone: 800-841-4118

LEICA BOUTIQUE at Camera West

70-177 HWY 111, SUITE 100

RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270

Telephone: 760-992-5422

LEICA BOUTIQUE at Broadway Camera

1055 WEST BROADWAY #102

VANCOUVER , BC V6H 1E2

Telephone: 604-733-9282

LEICA BOUTIQUE at The Pro Shop

417 CLEMATIS STREET

WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33401

Telephone: 561-253-2606

LEICA GALLERY NEW YORK

670 Broadway

NEW YORK, NY 10012

Telephone: 212-777-3051

 

LEICA DEALERS (U.S.)

 

 

 

ADORAMA CAMERA

42 WEST 18TH STREET

NEW YORK, NY 10011

Telephone: 212-627-8487

CAMERA WEST

1255 S MAIN STREET STE 201

WALNUT CREEK, CA 94596

Telephone: 925-935-1424

THE CLASSIC CONNECTION, LLC

501 KINGS HIGHWAY EAST STE 101

FAIRFIELD, CT 06825

Telephone: 888-534-2272

C&H PHOTO

7720 FAY AVE.

LA JOLLA, CA 92037

Telephone: 858-729-6565

DALE PHOTO & DIGITAL

2960 SIMMS STREET

HOLLYWOOD, FL 33020

Telephone: 800-327-1776

E.P. LEVINE

219 BEAR HILL RD

WALTHAM, MA 02451

Telephone: 800-875-3055

GLAZER’S CAMERA SUPPLY

430 8TH AVE. NORTH

SEATTLE, WA 98109

Telephone: 888-531-3232

HOUSTON CAMERA EXCHANGE

5900 RICHMOND AVE

HOUSTON, TX 77057

Telephone: 800-226-3725

KEN HANSEN NY INC

NEW YORK, NY 10022

Telephone: 212- 879-3263

OC CAMERA

27680 MARGUERITE PKWY.

MISSION VIEJO, CA 92692

Telephone: 949-347-1276

PAUL’S PHOTO

23845 S. HAWTHORNE BLVD.

TORRANCE, CA 90505

Telephone: 310-375-7014

QUALITY CAMERA COMPANY

382 TRABERT AVE

ATLANTA, GA 30309

Telephone: 404-881-8700

SILVIO’S PHOTOWORKS

22409 HAWTHORNE BLVD.

TORRANCE, CA 90505

Telephone: 310-791-7100

 

 

 

LEICA DEALERS (CANADA)

 

 

 

THE CAMERA STORE INC.

802-11 AVENUE SW

CALGARY, AB T2R 0E5

Telephone: 888-539-9397

CAMTEC PHOTO

26 RUE NOTRE DAME EAST

MONTREAL, QC H2Y 1

Telephone: 514-875-5110

EIGTH ELM

525 UNIVERSITY AVENUE

TORONTO, ON M5G 2L3

Telephone: 416-597-6638

 

PHOTOCREATIVE INC.

5080 TIMBERLEA BLVD UNIT 18

MISSISSAUGA, ON L4W 4

Telephone: 800-956-8323

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