Leica x BFF Talks
During the Rencontres d’Arles photography festival, Leica Camera AG and the Professional Association of Freelance Photographers and Film Creators (BFF) are organizing a variety of talks by internationally renowned photographers and artists, who will speak about such subjects as dance, portrait art, landscape photography, global warming, and photo journalism. Visit us at Hôtel Jules César in Arles.
Program
07. July 2025
STREET MAGIC
18:30 - 22:00
2025 marks the celebration of the Leica centenary under the motto “100 Years of Leica I: Witness to a Century”. In 1925, Leica marketed the first compact camera in history, which used 35 mm film, the Leica I. It would definitively change photographic practices and open up new artistic avenues for photographers.
Street photography, popularized by the small Leica camera, “mobile in the flow of action”, is one of the photographic trends that has lasted for over a century. The curators of the “Street Magic” exhibition, Karin Rehn-Kaufmann and Inas Fayed, have brought together works from the Leica archives for the first time. The Belle Etoile gallery in Arles will present an extract from this exhibition with big names such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, René Burri, Elliott Erwitt, Jane Evelyn Atwood, and William Klein, as well as Martine Franck, Joel Meyerowitz, and Gianni Berengo Gardin, to name but a few.
The exhibition brings together black and white and color works which explore the diversity of artistic perspectives in the 20th century through their dense, geometric, spectacular, or minimalist composition.
09. July 2025
Berlin Club Culture
Benita Suchodrev
11:00 - 12:00
Benita Suchodrev documents the unique energy of Berlin’s nightlife with her photography, which captures authentic moments and hidden narratives. She delves into the city’s ever-evolving club culture, which mirrors the city’s transformation and freedom.
11. July 2025
The Arctic, Greenland & Climate Change
Ragnar Axelsson
15:00 - 16:00
Dominic Nahr, a celebrated photographer and winner of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award, explores his dual role as both an international photojournalist and photo editor, and reflects on the challenges of credibility in today’s news world.
Today’s Challenges as an International Photojournalist
Dominic Nahr
17:00 - 18:00
Dominic Nahr, a celebrated photographer and winner of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award, explores his dual role as both an international photojournalist and photo editor, and reflects on the challenges of credibility in today’s news world.
