Photoville

Jun 42022
 archive : 2022

Leica Camera: Stunts & Stills Photowalk

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Ben Franke

Ben Franke

Capture movement while chasing light in an action-packed parkour photowalk with Brooklyn-based photographer, Ben Franke along with local athletes.

Speakers: Ben Franke Bryce Clark Richie Rodriguez Mike Araujo Lenny Cruz

Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 1

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Presented by:

  • Leica Camera

Capture movement while chasing light in an action-packed parkour photowalk with Brooklyn-based photographer, Ben Franke along with local athletes.

 

Location: Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park
The starting point will be at the Leica Tent near the entrance of Photoville and next to Photoville’s Information tent on Pier 1 of the Brooklyn Bridge Park.

 

Complimentary Leica-on-Loan Program
Experience the photowalk through the lens of a Leica. A photo ID, credit card, and SD card are required to participate. Leica cameras and lenses are offered on a first-come, first-served basis at the Leica tent (entrance of Photoville). Arrive 15 minutes earlier to secure a loan. Loaner gear is limited to only 20 participants.

Registration for the photowalk is required.

 

Speaker Bios

  • Ben Franke

    Ben Franke

    Ben Franke is a New York-based photographer and director. Raised in Germany but living in New York since 2006, he’s photographed parkour athletes who have jumped over 17 ft roof gaps, ridden his bike on the FDR photographing bike riders, and worked with extreme pogo jumpers who can clear a 12 ft tall hurdle. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall St Journal, and The Red Bulletin and he has worked with companies including Red Bull, Kenneth Cole, and Samsung, among others.

  • Bryce Clark

  • Richie Rodriguez

  • Mike Araujo

  • Lenny Cruz

Organizations

  • Leica Camera

    Leica Camera

    For 50 years, Leica Galleries across the globe have existed as more than mere exhibition spaces. They are places for imagination, dialogue, and connection. Since the first Leica Gallery opened in Wetzlar in 1976, a global network of Leica Galleries has grown across continents. These galleries are united by the belief that images have the power to move people and change perspectives. The Leica Galleries celebrate the art of seeing and the power of photography. They have been bringing cultures, generations, and stories together, spanning borders, for half a century—reinforcing the idea that true photography is timeless and that seeing is still a universal language.

     

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