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GERMANY - JULY 04: Reproduction made by the German camera manufacturer Leitz. Oskar Barnack (1879-1936) developed this, the prototype for the first small commercial Leica camera between 1912 and 1914, whilst he was head of the experimental department at Leitz. The camera was fitted with a helical focusing lens in a collapsible mount and a focal plane shutter of the roller blind type. Although Leitz had never produced cameras for the general market they had a considerable reputation for producing high quality optical instruments. The revolutionary Leica was eventually launched on the market in 1925. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)

Celebrating 100 years of the Leica

January 28, 2013 | 1 Comments

As in all great periods of creativity, the invention of the Leica was one of several elements that came together to create the Picture Post legend....

Photography Timeline

April 2, 2008 | 0 Comments

Nicely illustrated history of photography timeline at National Geographic website. I love the first natural-color photograph ever printed in National Geographic magazine (1914). A French cartoon about the popular rush to try photography after Louis...