Elliott Erwitt Joins Leica’s Hall of Fame in Wetzlar

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Elliott Erwitt – who photographed Marilyn on location for The Seven Year Itch and The Misfits – has been inaugurated into the Leica Hall of Fame, as Geoff Harris reports for Amateur Photographer magazine.

“Now 95 and still going strong, Erwitt photographed some of the biggest names of the 20th century, including Marilyn Monroe and Che Guevara, while also taking iconic images of ordinary people (a couple kissing, as captured in the rear view mirror of a car, for instance) and, of course, dogs.

‘His incomparable pictorial humour brings delight around the world,’ said a Leica spokesperson, going on to quote from Erwitt himself. ‘You can find pictures anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. You just have to care about what’s around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy… From time to time, you might produce an image that says something. That’s already enough. Of course, it also doesn’t hurt when you happen to be in the right place at the right time.’

Erwitt chose 50 of the best examples of his work and approach for an accompanying exhibition at the Leica Gallery in Wetzlar, Germany.”