Leica Lounge with Omar Cruz | Thurs, February 12, 2015 | 7pm - 8:30pm

Free Event

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Join us in the Leica Lounge on Thursday, February 12, 2015 with portrait photographer Omar Cruz. Omar will be sharing the stories behind some of his photographs, discussing his relationship with the camera and showing a collection of final prints.

Leica Lounge is a lecture series hosted by Leica Store Miami which features presentations by local members of the photography community. Held monthly, these free events are designed to create and inspire the local photography community through sharing images and exchanging ideas.

The Leica Lounge is kindly sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery. Participants will be able to sample some of their amazing craft beers during the event. Brooklyn Brewery is one of the largest craft breweries in the United States, producing a portfolio of traditional and experimental beers sure to impress any beer drinker.

About Omar:

Omar Cruz is considered one of the most important portrait photographers among celebrities. He has worked with household names including President Obama, Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony, Pitbull, Eva Longoria, Juanes, Shakira, Zoe Saldana, Sofia Vergara and Thalia, to name just a few. In his commercial work brands like Got Milk, T-Mobile, Absolut Vodka and Pepsi trust his vision. (Photo credit: Thalia)

Says Cruz, "Photography is not only a medium I use to express my vision, it's been the center of my life. Everything to me is a possible photograph. I am constantly meeting amazing people who become my subjects; the world is my location and my everyday feeds my vision."

Omar was born in New York and raised in Puerto Rico. He started to experiment early on with light and shadows and eventually mastered that intuitive vision which makes every picture far more than a good composition. His career came up through the ranks during the 90s in Miami, with the boom of Latin music that allowed him to travel the world with his art.

His images have been featured in magazines such as Time, Vanity Fair, Vogue, GQ, People Magazine and People En Español to name a few. His photography accomplishes classic tones, sophisticated points of view, and a film treatment. Every piece of his work involves the viewer in such a way it brings them closer to his subject’s essence.

PHOTO WORKSHOPS MIAMI: CHASING THE LIGHT, hosted by Coral Gables Museum on Saturday, April 25, 2015.

Photographers, Welcome! Photo Workshops Miami presents, CHASING THE LIGHT, hosted by Coral Gables Museum on Saturday, April 25, 2015. We've assembled a team of instructors who have a combined 245 years of professional photography experience. In an intimate setting they’ll bring you hands-on instruction with photo workshops, seminars, location lighting and portfolio reviews. For one full day you’ll share the fun, creativity and photography with some of the best in the business. For the professional, amateur or photo enthusiast, who dreams of improving their photography skills, we’ve planned Photo Workshops Miami with you in mind. Take your craft to the next level, join us and 

START LIVING THE DREAM! Limited seating available - tickets on sale now.

We close out the evening at Leica Store Miami as we toast to what surely will be a memorable experience! Limited seating available - tickets on sale now. 

Convenient parking is available in the Municipal Parking Garage located just across the street from the Coral Gables Museum: 285 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134  Leica Store Miami: 372 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134.   

EYETRACKING PHOTOJOURNALISM: WHAT MAKES A PHOTOGRAPH MEMORABLE, SHAREABLE, AND WORTH PUBLISHING?

Chicago photojournalist Alex Garcia executive produced this video about the value of quality of professional photojournalism vs amateur photographs. The research project and video is funded by the National Press Photographers Association. The results of the study were led by Poynter-affiliated researcher Sara Quinn on how readers… Continue Reading →

LEICA LOUNGE: Gallery Reception with Peter Turnley - Friday, February 6th 7:00 - 9:30 PM

French Kiss, A Love Letter to Paris  by Peter Turnley Gallery Reception   |    Friday, February 6th at 7:00 - 9:30 PM   |   RSVP Join us next Friday, February 6th for a gallery opening, presentation and book signing by renowned photographer Peter Turnley. The new gallery exhibit, which will be on display at Leica Store Miami from February 2nd through April 29th, contains images from Turnley's book, French Kiss - A Love Letter to Paris, which compiles forty years of beautiful black and white photographs of moments of love in Paris. Leica Master Class Weekend    |   February 6th - 8th   |   Register Scheduled to coincide with his gallery reception, Peter Turnley will be leading a weekend workshop in Miami. Turnley will guide participants through a very exciting weekend of visual presentation, lecture and discussion as well as a hands on shooting session. To learn more and register, click here. Reserve your copy of French Kiss, A Love Letter to Paris today!  Shop now.

Leica Store Miami 372 Miracle Mile   |   Coral Gables, FL 33134 (305) 921-4433   |   info@leicastoremiami.com www.leicastoremiami.com

CUBA PHOTOS: "Cuba 2012 - Santiago to Cienfuegos" by Robert Karafel at Pitman Photo

Robert Karakul by Mark Mann

Title: "Cuba 2012 - Santiago to Cienfuegos"

Where: Pitman Photo, 13911 South Dixie Highway, Miami (Palmetto Bay), Florida (in their training room/gallery)

When: Closing Reception January 31st, 2015, from 2 - 4 pm

Information: This exhibit of color photographs by Robert Karafel were taken in April 2012 during the first week of a two week humanitarian mission trip across Cuba.
The 99 photographs displayed were taken in eastern and central Cuba in the towns of Santiago de Cuba, El Cobre, Bayamo, Camaguey, Sancti Spiritus, Trinidad and Cienfuegos.  In April 2014 this photographer had an exhibit of color photographs at Pitman from Havana and the Vinales Valley.

PHOTOS: The Colonial Churches of Santiago de Cuba with Carlos Domenech

About the Exhibit   The Colonial Churches of Santiago de Cuba photographs by Carlos Domenech  on view February 6-22, 2015 On October 25, 2012, Hurricane Sandy swept north across the Caribbean, pounding Santiago de Cuba, and parking itself over the tattered, time worn and vulnerable city causing widespread devastation on the Island's original Colonial Capitol. Santiago De Cuba is home to a constellation of Spanish Colonial churches from the 17th and 18th century, now in desperate need of restoration. Monsignor Dionisio Garcia-Ibanez, the archbishop of Santiago, began almost immediately, without government assistance, to reconstruct this extraordinary artifacts. Beginning with the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, a structure built and rebuilt in place for nearly 500 years, he collaborated with European and American Universities, while assembling and training a school of craftsmen to complete the ambitious work, now underway. This photographic series was documented by Carlos Domenech in 2013. This marked Domenech's first return to Cuba since leaving the island in 1966. His photographic approach documents the unfortunate present conditions of these historic buildings and the restoration efforts underway. Introduction by: Jorge L. Hernandez, AIA, Professor, University of Miami School of Architecture Sponsored by: Ana Laura Arellano Idigital Bacardi