On The Road with Thorsten Overgaard · May 2016
By: Thorsten Overgaard
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Berlin Workshop
Berlin, Germany, May 1 - 4, 2016
Berlin is always a great city to visit. Things are happening with rapid speed these days. It's still a very economical place to visit. The hotels, apartments, food and all is still cheap.
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Editing photographs on the last day in the Overgaard Berlin Workshop. Leica Q.
Springtime in Berlin. Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
Springtime in Berlin. Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
Working in the cafe. Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard
Springtime in Berlin. Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
Rushing to lunch. Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
My daily bicycle photo ... in Berlin. Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
Springtime in Berlin. Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
"Fuck capitalism" sign being photographed in East Berlin. Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
In Berlin all the trees have a small plate with their number. Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
Klaus working on a composition in the Overgaard Workshop Berlin. Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
Late night at Paris Bar in Berlin. Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
Photos from the Berlin Workshop
Here's some of the photos the students did in Berlin. Enjoy!
Klaus doing model shoot with Joy Villa. Leica MP 240. © 2016 Rolf Johansen.
Master T on the street. Leica MP 240. © 2016 Rolf Johansen.
Leica MP 240. © 2016 Rolf Johansen.
Leica MP 240. © 2016 Rolf Johansen.
Leica MP 240. © 2016 Rolf Johansen.
Leica MP 240. © 2016 Rolf Johansen.
Leica MP 240. © 2016 Rolf Johansen.
Leica MP 240. © 2016 Rolf Johansen.
Leica MP 240. © 2016 Rolf Johansen.
Model shoot with Joy Villa. Leica M 240 with Leica 35mm Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © 2016 Klaus Krøner.
Street portrait. Leica M 240 with Leica 35mm Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © 2016 Klaus Krøner.
Leica M 240 with Leica 35mm Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © 2016 Klaus Krøner.
Berlin in colors. Leica M 240 with Leica 35mm Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © 2016 Klaus Krøner.
Reviewing the days work so far. Leica M 240 with Leica 35mm Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © 2016 Klaus Krøner.
Workshop editing. Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
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Thorsten von Overgaard in Berlin, May 2016. Photo by Joy Villa. Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. Cashmere hoodie by Italian bespoke designer Matteo Perin.
Music on the road
Berlin, Germany, May 4, 2016
We like music, and we like it loud and in good quality. We've used Jambox and headphines, in-ear headphones, and in the last year a Beoplay A2 portable bluetooth speaker.
This month we upgraded the sound with a Beoplay A1 for Joy Villa that can also be used on location photo shoots. And then a DALI Kubik Free active speaker that can make a lot of quality noise in the hotels and apartments that we stay in.
Joy Villa in the Berlin apartment with the Beoplay A1, Beoplay A2 and the DALI Kubik Free wireless speakers. Leica M9 with Leica 75mm Summilux-M f/1.4.
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Wetzlar
Wetzlar, Germany, May 5, 2016
We went via Wetzlar to drop off lenses and pick up other cameras and lenses.
Met up with Leica Q designer Vincent Laine. Leica M9 with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0.
Paris Masterclass May 2016
Paris, France, May 6-10, 2016
They say "April in Paris" but May is the best month to experience the spring and nice temperatures. So we don't make the mistake (again) to go to Paris in April.
Editing in the apartment in center of Paris. Leica M 240 with Leica 28mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
Palais Royale. Leica M9 with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
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Rue du 4 Septembre, Paris. Leica M9 with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © 2016 Thorsten von Overgaard
Young boy with his instrument. Leica M9 with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © 2016 Thorsten von Overgaard
Cannes Film Festival Masterclass, May 2016
Cannes , France, May 11 - 16, 2016
Again this year we're at the Cannes Film Festival.
Boulevard Charles Guillamount, Cannes Film Festival. Leica M9 with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © Thorsten von Overgaard
Joy Villa at Carlton Hotel Cannes in the sunset, flashing her Under Armor workout jacket and Alexander McQueen scarf. Leica M9 with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © 2016 Thorsten Overgaard.
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Lunch at CW Sonderoptic at Cannes Film Festival 2016. Cinematographer Guillamue Deffontaines with the Leica 100mm Summilux-C f/1.4 with two Macrolux 1X adapters on front.
Lunch at CW Sonderoptic at Cannes Film Festival 2016. Emmanuel Froideval and Tommaso Vergallo admiring the macro images.
Lunch at CW Sonderoptic at Cannes Film Festival 2016. Kinou with the Leica 40mm Summicron-C f/2.0.
Three days in hiding in Italy
Viareggio, Italy, May 16-18, 2016
I can tell you now, but we actually pretended still to be in Cannes for another three days while we were giding in Viareggio. It happened to be half-way to Rome, and we needed a rest. Little tourist town with friendly people, good light and the ocean just outside.
Leica M9 with Leica 50m APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © Thorsten Overgaard.
The tower in Pisa
Viareggio, Italy, May 17, 2016
We paid a short visit to Pisa before sunset to shoot the tower. More on that later.
Leica M9 with Leica 50m APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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Rome in Colors Masterclass, May 2016
Rome, Italy, May 18-22, 2016
Rome is the best place in Europe to be in May. So here we are. With a view to the Spanish Steps we have our workshop base and will concentrate mainly on colors this year.
New Old Camera, Milano
Milano, Italy, May 23, 2016
I've spent countless hours on the website of New Old Camera in Milano. It's all in Italian, so I've used Google translate to understand it.
So when we drove by Milano, we had to stop and visit. Fortunately the delight was mutural, and we did this short video when there. As the website is only in Italian, I was surprised to learn that the owner, Mr. Ryuichi Watanab (who is from Japan) speaks great English.
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Wetzlar
Wetzlar, Germany, May 24-25, 2016
We spent another two resting days in Wetzlar, close to the Leica Mothership. Picking up a few things, playing with the re-inveted wheel (more on that later) and made sure Joy could work on her daily three hour fitness program!
Joy Villa trains three hours a day for a fitness competition. We found a hotel in Wetzlar with a gym she could use. Leica M9 with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0.
Another princess in Wetzlar I found when walking around looking for the original city wall from 1200. Leica M9 with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0.
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Back in the Kingdom
Denmark, May 26, 2016
A quick pitstop in Denmark for meetings, haircut, unpacking and packing.
Sara Marie from DR Television having fun with her iPhone camera and beastgrip.com in Aarhus. Leica M9 with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0.
Robin and Joy having a Joy moment in Aarhus, Denmark. Leica M9 with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0.
Hollywood
Los Angeles, USA, May 27, 2016
We are in Los Angeles for a while.
Some of my favorite people, the chefs and waiters at The Renaissance Restaurant. Leica M 240 with Leica 35mm Summilus-M AAspherical f/1.4.
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