Logo Celebration of Photography 2024

Celebration of Photography 2024

The Celebration of Photography was once again a highlight of the Leitz Park calendar this year, bringing together the international Leica community. The event on 9 and 10 October was not only a celebration of the winners of the Leica Oskar Barnack Award, Davide Monteleone and Maria Guțu, but also a moment to honour the induction of Herlinde Koelbl into the Leica Hall of Fame. In addition to an artist talk there was a get-together with exquisite culinary delights.

The event, which was opened by the Leica Chorus, was once again a great experience for all guests coming from all over the world, covering a wide array of topics related to Leica photography. 

Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2024

In the 44th edition of the prestigious photography award, the LOBA jury selected Italian-born, Swiss-based photographer Davide Monteleone with his series “Critical Minerals – Geography of Energy,” for the main prize, while Moldovan photographer Maria Guțu won the LOBA Newcomer Award for her “Homeland” series. The two winning series were selected from a field of around 250 submissions, which had been previously presented to the LOBA jury by roughly 80 international photography experts from around 50 countries.

LOBA Winner Series 2024