Inspiration

Behind the Shot 2025

June 17, 2025

Here at Red Dot Forum and Leica Store Miami, we are all avid photographers that love sharing our passion for Leica. We don’t just talk specs - we actually use the gear. Whether we’re on a Leica Store Miami Photo Adventure or just capturing everyday moment...

What’s in Our Camera Bags – 2024 Edition

Kirsten Vignes

June 6, 2024

In preparation for our upcoming episode of “Show Us Your Leica Kit” on Red Dot Forum Camera Talk, we thought it would be a good time to show you what’s in our kits. So, we are back again with another installment of Leica Store Miami’s “What’s In Our Camer...

What’s in Our Camera Bags – 2021 Edition

Kirsten Vignes

May 16, 2021

I have a camera bag problem. It started out innocent enough - just one or two bags for different-sized camera systems - maybe a backpack for longer hauls and a shoulder bag for the day-to-day stuff. Yet I’ve now somehow reached the point where I’...

What’s In Our Camera Bags – 2019 Edition

Kirsten Vignes

May 19, 2019

Last spring, my colleagues and I at Leica Store Miami published an article called What’s in Our Camera Bags, where we individually laid out our gear bags and showed you how and what we shoot. Since then, a lot has changed. We’ve hired new staff, new cameras a...

What’s In Our Camera Bags

Kirsten Vignes

May 27, 2018

My colleagues and I are often asked “What do you shoot with?”and what we take with us when we shoot (not to mention how we choose from a seemingly limitless number of camera bags). Being exposed to the full line-up of Leica gear on a daily basis, we have a sol...

Exposing the Soul: Portraiture with the Leica M240

Ricky Stern

March 22, 2015

What’s a portrait? In today’s world of cute pics and throw away selfies, the art of portraiture has been slipping away faster and faster. Even in the world of wedding photography, which is the world I inhabit, photographers take picture after picture with peop...

How to talk to Strangers: “The Couple”

Adam Marelli

December 8, 2014

PrefaceHow many of us would love to photograph perfect strangers, but the idea of talking to people, let alone taking their picture, seems impossible. This series looks at situations around the world, where I have met complete strangers, taken their pictu...