This is the ongoing journal of my travels, photography, experience with people, places and equipment.
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"Absolutely love your vision and your eye. You've taught me a lot already about shooting already. Keep up the outstanding work!"
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Los Angeles
Hollywood, May 1, 2015
I was on a short trip to LA andalso visitted the Paris Photo.
French style meets the Rolling Stones at Paris Photo in Los Angeles. Leica M 240 with Leica 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/0.95.

Ralph Gibson at Paris Photo in Los Angeles, April 2015. © 2015 Thorsten Overgaard. Leica M 240 with Leica 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/0.95.

Selfie with the Leica M Monochrom Typ 246 with Leica 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/0.95 at f/0.95, 6400 ISO. © 2015 Thorsten Overgaard.

I met fellow danes, Carsten Ingemann and Jacob Gils at Paris Photo Los Angeles where they exhibited their fine art photos. Leica M 240 with Leica 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/0.95.
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Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey, May 8-12, 2015
I was in Istanbul to do the Overgaard Workshop in Istanbul. Even it is only few months since we visited the last time (September 2014), it was a great trip. It's a facinating city. Most likely I will not have time to come back till 2017.
The first morning I woke up really early and went out in the rain for some hours.

Overgaard Workshop in Istanbul

John Rabbit from Ireland in the Istanbul Workshop, May 2015. Leica M 240 with Leica 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/0.95

Istanbul Sunday 7AM. Leica M 240 with Leica 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/0.95

Pepper so you can understand it. At the Four Seasons Hotel in Istanbul. Leica M 240 with Leica 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/0.95

Patrick Bouklee from new York in the Istanbul workshop, May 2015. Leica M 240 with Leica 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/0.95
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"I have now watched the first three Lightroom Survival Kit tutorial videos and I am impressed how effectively and smoothly you handle a big number of photos! It shows extremely well what you described in the written document. It was also interesting to see how well the B&W JPG files worked in comparison to the DNG/RAW file. Possibly the best video of how to use Lightroom I have seen :-)"
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Cannes Film Festival
Cannes, France, May 15-22, 2015
Attedended the Cannes Film Festival.








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Munich
Munich, Germany, May 23, 2015
I Munich, Germany to do Overgaard Workshop in Munich.










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Paris Masterclass
Paris, France, May 28, 2015
I am in Paris, France to do Overgaard Masterclass Workshop in Paris.

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"Thank you very much for the time you have spent in putting information, instruction and news up on the Leica system. From following your newsletters and Facebook postings I have grown in knowledge which finally resulted in purchasing a Leica M 240 from Camera Electronics in Perth.
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