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Johnny Dowell, aka King Nerd, is a British artist and designer specialising in bespoke engravings.

going once, going twice – sold! In recent years, the auctioneers at Leitz Photographica Auction in Vienna have witnessed one record result after another.

The upcoming auction in centres on icons of street photography and photojournalism – made possible by the introduction of the Leica camera in the mid-1920s.

Between 1965 and 2009, Leica produced a series of 35mm single-lens reflex cameras: initially under the name of Leicaflex, later in the form of the R-System.

Interesting to collectors from both a technical and culture-historical point of view

unobtrusive, discreet, yet with an air of unequivocal professionalism

Expedition photographer Martin Hartley documented the Catlin Arctic Survey Project with his Leica MP 0.72. The camera – together with a 24mm Elmarit, two limited-edition prints, and a water sample collected at the North Pole – is now up for auction

Introduced in 1967 at the serial number 1175001, the Leica M4 combines the features of the M3 and M3.