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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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. 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.

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.

Thorsten von Overgaard in Berlin, May 2016. Leica M9 with Leica 35mm Summilux-M AA f/1.4. Cashmere hoodie by Italian bespoke designer Matteo Perin.

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Wetzlar

Wetzlar, Germany, May 5, 2016

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 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

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. It happened to be half-way to Rome, and I 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

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.

I will be back in Milano in May 2017 for the first Milano Workshop.

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Wetzlar

Wetzlar, Germany, May 24-25, 2016

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).

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.

Hollywood

Los Angeles, USA, May 27, 2016

Back 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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