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Leicapalooza – the summer celebration of all things Leica!

July 11th – 13th

Leicapalooza is free, fun, informative and inclusive!
All are welcome.

Leicapalooza offers two photography workshops, as well as other events:

  • “Photography Is Magic” workshop with Bil Brown
    underwritten and sponsored by Dan Tamarkin and Tamarkin Camera.

Photography has always been a medium of enchantment. From the 19th-century spirit photographs of William Mumler — where double exposures conjured apparitions for grieving families — to the Futurists’ dynamic studies of movement, images have long served as portals to the unseen. Lettrist artists further disrupted visual norms by deconstructing images into symbolic fragments, transforming photographs into poetic scripts. This workshop invites participants to explore photography’s alchemical potential, blending historical techniques with contemporary practices to reveal the extraordinary within the ordinary. We will walk the streets, go into corners, take portraits, and watch the sky, all according to your own desires. Can a camera make your dreams reality? On this program, we intend to find out. Using techniques from street photography to scientists, we will take our Leica cameras to find what you experience.

This Leicapalooza “Photography Is Magic” workshop program blends critique, photographic strategy, and artistic inquiry. Ideal for photographers ready to push boundaries in their work, play to learn, from advanced shooters to people just starting out.

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This workshop is limited to only 15 participants. Want to attend? Email dan@tamarkin.com. We’ll take a 100% refundable $100 deposit for your workshop RSVP (via PayPal or Venmo). 

 

  • Leica.Connect “In the Zone” workshop with Phil Cuenco
    underwritten and sponsored by the Leica Akademie

Led by Leica's Phil Cuenco, this Leica Akademie program “In-The-Zone” is designed to help you master zone focusing techniques with Leica's legendary rangefinders. Leica SL body owners will also find this workshop highly relevant. Any camera is welcome!
Phil has crafted a unique exercise-based experience that has previously inspired participants to confidently photograph using zone focusing with wide-open apertures.

Reserve your spot here via Eventbrite 
It’s free and open to everyone!

Questions? Call or email now to learn more.

 

Leicapalooza 2025 Schedule

Friday Afternoon
Leicapalooza! Camera Sale & Leica Fun Time
12 p.m. Noon – 5 p.m.
Free and open to all. No appointment or RSVP needed. Bring a friend or two.

  • buy some stuff at Danny T’s Bargain Basement Camera Sale,
  • meet the good folks from Leica USA,
  • enjoy tasty adult refreshments,
  • compete to win a Door Prize,
  • compete in Leica Contests & Feats of Strength for glory and bragging rights,
  • receive a portfolio review,
  • get gallery submission advice,
  • take a selfie with our Giant Leica M3,
  • score Rangefinder Gallery prints on sale $100 – $300,
  • snag a $25 – $125 monograph, most titles on super-sale...

And, as always, hands-on demonstrations of Leica cameras, as well as the famous Leica lenses.

Friday Evening
Leicapalooza reception and Bil Brown’s "MYLAR" Gallery Opening
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Free and open to all. No appointment or RSVP needed. Bring a friend or three!

Saturday Morning & Afternoon

  • “Photography Is Magic” Artist Talk & Workshop Walk with Bil Brown

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Free and open to all. No appointment or RSVP needed for the talk. Bring a friend – the more the merrier!

(While the “Photography Is Magic” workshop itself is limited to 15 participants and requires reservation, Bil’s talk is open to all)

  • Leica.Connect “In the Zone” talk & photo walk with Phil Cuenco

11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Free and open to all. Phil gives a brief talk after Bil, and then we’ll head out on a photo walk with him, and others from Leica USA.

Saturday Evening
Dinner with Dan Tamarkin & Leica USA.

Details are available at the Friday night gallery opening reception for Bil Brown’s MYLAR

Sunday Morning & Afternoon
“Photography Is Magic” Review & Critique with Bil Brown. 
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Leica.Connect Review & Critique 
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Questions? Call email now to learn more.