Lenny Kravitz’s Photo Exhibition ‘Flash’ Premiered At The Leica Gallery Wetzlar
(Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images for Leica)
The photo exhibition “Flash” Germany premiere at the Leica Gallery Wetzlar. In the presence of about 700 invited guests musicians, actors and designers, Lenny Kravitz presented his first photographic work, which has already been published as a picture book with teNeues.
With his photographs Lenny Kravitz captures the essence of a life as a rock star who is constantly in the public eye and is snapped by photographers, paparazzi and fans. The document images Kravitz ‘world tours and offer an unusual insight into the nomadic life as a musician. All recordings of the series of photographs were taken with the camera system Leica M.
Lenny Kravitz developed a love for photography at an early age. While cameras initially served him in childhood as a toy, his father gave him his first Leica camera at 21.He discovered this form of expression for hinself and swapped his long-standing role as a sought-after object of photographers, paparazzi and fans to show their perspective on life of a rock star who draws public attention on worldwide. Just as fans take an unforgettable moment, so Lenny Kravitz has put together with the series a kind of travel diary, which tells of his life, of encounters in many cities and different situations during his world tours. His photographs correspond to the thousands snapshots that are located on the films and memory cards of his fans.
Lenny Kravitz
As part of the artistic collaboration with Lenny Kravitz, Leica Camera AG had earlier this year presented a worldwide limited edition of 125 pieces Special Edition Camera Leica MP Set “Correspondent” BY Lenny Kravitz FOR KRAVITZ DESIGN. The edition is made in collaboration with Lenny Kravitz and his creative agency Kravitz Design. The set includes a digital range finder camera Leica MP and two Leica lenses, all the products are designed in a unique “vintage look” and are delivered in a bespoke luggage.
The exhibition is now open at the Leica Gallery in Leitz in Wetzlar Park from Monday to Friday 10:00am to 8:00pm clock and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 am to 6:00pm clock for public and until the end of August 2015 to see. Admission is free.
All Photos by: Franziska Krug/Getty Images for Leica)
