Leica Fotografie International
“Dear Eric Stein, we are very pleased to let you know that your photograph has been favourited by the editors of the LFI Gallery! Your image is a LEICA MASTER SHOT. Congratulations! Your picture now ranks among the very best photographs in the LFI Gallery and will be added to the gallery’s Leica Master Shots collection. We look forward to receiving future submissions of your work!"
That was the message waiting for me one morning. Leica Fotografie International (LFI) curates some of the most compelling photography from around the world, selecting images that represent the highest standards of the craft. I was shocked and humbled to find myself in the company of these photographers.
I shoot with Leica gear, and to date, my work has been recognized 19 times in their gallery—sometimes as part of their featured selection and twice with the special Master Shots gallery designation. I’ve always believed that The World Deserves Witnesses—Leica’s global tagline—and I’ve spent my career documenting the world’s ever-changing narrative across numerous genres.
I am an eyewitness to our times. These are some of those moments.
