Won a V-Lux in a photo contest

[frogoutofwater]

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Hello everyone, I've been lurking for a little while in the Leica Forum, but now that I have my new V-Lux in hand, I thought I'd post something here.

My regular camera is a full-frame Pentax K-1, and I've been using that system for several years to make portraits of rescued animals. In 2018, I entered portraits of rescued chickens in United Photo Industries' content for The Fence 2018. The Fence is an eight-city, large-scale outdoor exhibition where they print the winning photo series on a water-resistant canvas and hang them on fences in high-traffic areas. The exhibitions usually coincide with photography festivals, like Photoville in New York City.

Earlier this year, I was thrilled to learn that my series, Is This My Beautiful House?, was selected for the eight-city exhibition series. And then a few weeks ago, I was even happier to learn that I'd won The People's Choice Award. The prize package for that award includes a Leica V-Lux and free tuition for a Leica Masterclass.

http://fence.photoville.com/artist/is-this-my-beautiful-house/

Although I don't expect the V-Lux to replace my Pentax, I can see that it will come in handy when I (or my husband) don't want to carry all of our kit around. When I'm photographing animals, I often need zoom lenses because I might be photographing someone at my feet one minute and someone far away the next. So the long zoom range of the V-Lux seems like it will come in handy. I'm looking forward to putting the camera through its paces and learning more about it in this forum.

PS - If anyone is interested in learning more about the submission process for The Fence 2019, I'd be happy to share what I've learned about it.
 

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[Guest JMF]

2 hours ago, frogoutofwater said:

Hello everyone, I've been lurking for a little while in the Leica Forum, but now that I have my new V-Lux in hand, I thought I'd post something here.

My regular camera is a full-frame Pentax K-1, and I've been using that system for several years to make portraits of rescued animals. In 2018, I entered portraits of rescued chickens in United Photo Industries' content for The Fence 2018. The Fence is an eight-city, large-scale outdoor exhibition where they print the winning photo series on a water-resistant canvas and hang them on fences in high-traffic areas. The exhibitions usually coincide with photography festivals, like Photoville in New York City.

Earlier this year, I was thrilled to learn that my series, Is This My Beautiful House?, was selected for the eight-city exhibition series. And then a few weeks ago, I was even happier to learn that I'd won The People's Choice Award. The prize package for that award includes a Leica V-Lux and free tuition for a Leica Masterclass.

http://fence.photoville.com/artist/is-this-my-beautiful-house/

Although I don't expect the V-Lux to replace my Pentax, I can see that it will come in handy when I (or my husband) don't want to carry all of our kit around. When I'm photographing animals, I often need zoom lenses because I might be photographing someone at my feet one minute and someone far away the next. So the long zoom range of the V-Lux seems like it will come in handy. I'm looking forward to putting the camera through its paces and learning more about it in this forum.

PS - If anyone is interested in learning more about the submission process for The Fence 2019, I'd be happy to share what I've learned about it.
 

Congratulations !

Where can we see the winning photos  ?!

 

Best, JM.

Edited October 11, 2018 by JMF

[frogoutofwater]

13 minutes ago, JMF said:

Congratulations !

Where can we see the winning photos  ?!

 

Best, JM.

The link in my original post will take you to my series, along with the artist's statement. There is a lot of other excellent work from other photographers in the exhibition, too.
The Fence is currently on view in Atlanta, Santa Fe and Durham.

[stuny]

Congratulations.  I look forward to seeing your V-Lux photos on the forum.

[onca]

Sell-off ? Is a model change in the pipeline? Does Panasonic have something in the oven? Does anyone know more?

http://uk.leica-camera.com/Company/Press-Centre/Press-Releases/2018-not-urgent-translatable/Press-Release-Leica-V-Lux-Explorer-Kit-From-today,-the-ideal-camera-for-travel,-sport-and-outdoor-photography-is-available-again-as-a-set

[stuny]

Frog -

I finally had enough time to follow your links to the winning photo essay and your site.  Wonderful work, and I'm glad you got to the Galapagos.  Next you might want to consider Africa.