Response of the Assignment #2 -- Picture World Made By Leica M

Here is a classic picture taken by Leica M camera:

On February 1968, a plain-clothes police captain - Lou, shot at a suspected member of Communist Party of Vietnam without court permission on the street in Saigon.

The "CPV shot" pictures which were taken by the well-known Associated Press correspondent Edith Adams have become the most famous news photos in the history of contemporary photography, they covered all the 1970 world press photo awards. This picture was an represention of those kind of reports which made people to think about why the United States got involved in the Vietnam War and Southeast Asia Affairs. It also changed the attitude of the American people of the Vietnam War and led to a nationwide anti-war movement in the United States.

The background hue and graphics of this picture are both gloomy, which should be due to the characteristics of the Leica M camere. Because of the portability, durability and excellent lens quality of Leica M machine, the journalists and photographers all over the world use it to shoot a lot of valuable lens. As a witness of the times, Leica M camera recorded human sufferings, also lay its immortal status in the history of photography by these valuable historical photos.

One of the most famous and popular pictures in the world should be the portrait photo of the Cuban revolution hero Guevara.

The following is the original image:

In the picture, Guevara was wearing a beret, his eyes were intently watching from afar; At that time, Guevara was taking part in anti-American rallies, in memory of the victims of the Cuban crew. As a symbol of freedom and ideals, this Guevara's portrait is popular for a long time in the East and the West, it was widely printed on posters, T-shirts and souvenirs.

Photography is a traditional way to record. Since the camera was invented, people have used it widely in all kinds of events. Among all the cameras, Leica M plays an significant role in the history, it was first used as military photographic equipment. We know from the two pictures above that Leica M has its own quality of pictures, it reflects the scenes as a kind of historical and serious issues,compared to other types of photographs. The camera actually saved the moments which show the war, turmoil, poverty, revolution and polarization in the 1980s.

By seeing these old photos, reading the story behind the photos, we finally realize that photos of the history and the history of human, are both so precious.