Walter Vogel
Walter Vogel – his repertoire of subjects is diverse, and his style is unmistakeable. Whether as a chronicler of the social background of the Ruhr Region, a cosmopolitan travel photographer, an avid fan of the circus, a nighthawk of the cabaret and night club scene or a lover of espresso coffee: the experienced eye and perfect precision with which he documents his times in unforgettable images is instantly recognisable.
Although Walter Vogel is today seen as one of Germany’s greatest reportage photographers, his way to photography, or rather the courage he showed in making a profession out of his passion for photography, began at a relatively late period in his life. Despite having discovered his interest in photography in his youth, he concentrated on his education and later worked for many years as an engineer in the chemicals industry. He diligently saved the money he earned during his apprenticeship as a machine fitter and, by 1954, was already able to afford a Leica IIf.
His profession took a new direction at the age of thirty: Vogel enrolled to study photography under Otto Steinert at the Folkwangschule in Essen. He began work as a freelance photographer after completing his exams and, alongside advertising and fashion photography, magazine photography then became one of the mainstays of his work. With his first self-published book (For Sale, 1980), Vogel discovered a new role, as the author of the text accompanying his pictures. His espresso book, published in 1993, marked his breakthrough in the world of publishing. Although this project was also uncommissioned, Vogel’s instinct for the subject subsequently triggered a whole series of publications about the world of coffee – long before it became a lifestyle trend. A multitude of photo books reflecting the entire spectrum of his work has since been published. With a visual language characterised by authenticity, precision and sometimes by sublime humour, Vogel is one of the great German photographers of the analogue age – the Leica Hall of Fame Award expresses and confirms the appreciation and recognition of the photographer and his work over a period of more than fifty years.
Jürgen Schadeberg
無論是將Miriam Makeba在舞臺上的演出照片,還是拿他著名的曼德拉透過監獄鐵欄杆眺望的照片作為例子,我們都看到JürgenSchadeberg從未失去他對世界的人文主義觀點。他的許多照片都成了永恆的經典。 2018年11月15日,JürgenSchadeberg因其七十多年的終身工作,以及作為攝影師的不懈,勇敢和同樣出色的參與而榮獲徠卡名人堂獎。JürgenSchadeberg于1931年出生于柏林。從1946年起,他進入該市的“光學與光學技術學院”進行學習,後來在漢堡為德國新聞社(dpa - 德國新聞社)工作。1950年,他移民到南非。 他曾在南非黑人人口最多的報社 - Drum Magazine工作,直到1959年。他從1964年起在歐洲和美國工作,同時也是各大學的講師。 他於1985年回到南非並在那裡生活到2007年。今天,JürgenSchadeberg和他的妻子住在西班牙。
Bruce Davidson
2018年6月,徠卡相機股份公司將在徠卡名人堂中為Bruce Davidson的生平作品致敬 - 這是一位傑出攝影師的榮譽,他的攝影改變了世界,觸動了各地的心靈。
Bruce Davidson,1933年9月5日出生於伊利諾伊州,住在紐約市,並在十歲時開始拍照。在高中的最後一年,他獲得了柯達國立高中攝影獎動物生活類一等獎。他於1951年至1954年在羅切斯特理工學院學習攝影,畢業後開始在Eastman Kodak擔任暗房技師。他繼續在耶魯大學設計學院學習,並於1955年從那裡畢業。自1959年以來,他一直是Magnum的正式成員。他的第一次個人展於1963年在紐約MOMA開幕。 1966年他開始了他的項目'East 100th Street’。他早已經獲得了無數的獎項與嘉獎。
Gianni Berengo Gardin
Gianni Berengo Gardin的作品,可能是戰後最受好評的義大利攝影師,於2017年11月15日榮獲徕卡相機股份公司在羅馬舉辦的徠卡名人堂獎。
Gianni Berengo Gardin於1930年10月10日出生於Santa Margherita(Liguria),並在羅馬度過童年。 第二次世界大戰結束後,他和家人搬到了威尼斯。Berengo Gardin是一名業餘攝影師,從青年時期開始,他決定從事專業攝影事業,直到1965年擔任Il Mondo雜誌的攝影記者。1964年搬到米蘭後,他成立了時裝工作室, 廣告和靜物攝影。Berengo Gardin出版了大約200本書,並因其作品獲得了多個獎項,其中包括1990年的PrixBrassaï和1995年的徠卡 Oskar Barnack獎。
Ara Güler
著名的Magnum攝影師AraGüler的終身作品榮獲徠卡名人堂獎,他的攝影作品在2016年photokina的徠卡大師攝影畫廊舉辦的大型展覽中得到了慶祝。AraGüler,可以說是土耳其最傑出的攝影師,60多年來,他在伊斯坦布爾市,他的出生地和家中,描繪了令人印象深刻的生活。 他因其在1950年和1960年代博斯普魯斯海峽沿岸的大都市拍攝的無與倫比的黑白照片而聞名於世。 AraGüler(87)也因其作為記者和攝影記者在世界各地的政治事務工作以及與當時許多著名政治家和藝術家的攝影採訪而聞名,例如SalvadorDalí,Marc Chagall,Alfred Hitchcock,Willy Brandt,Maria Callas,Bertrand Russell,Pablo Picasso,Indira Gandhi和Winston Churchill。