©Barbara Davidson
‘Unhoused’
2023
20in x 24in
Leica Q2
Edition: 50
Price : $2,500
©Per Bernal
BIO:
Barbara Davidson is a three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker, and a Guggenheim Fellow. A staff photographer at the Los Angeles Times until 2017, Davidson spends much of her career photographing women and children trapped in a culture of poverty and guns, war, natural disasters, and U.S. Presidential campaigns. Her photography is a vehicle for relaying intimate stories of human resilience around the world.
Q&A:
When did you start using Leica?
In the late 90’s, my boyfriend bought me an M4-P as a birthday present. Before I was able to unwrap the gift, the camera – sitting in the trunk of his car – was stolen along with his car. My next Leica, a Q2, was a birthday gift to myself – a few years ago.
What is your favorite camera? Leica Q3
What is your favorite subject matter to shoot?
People – I am a photojournalist and my photography is a vehicle for relaying intimate stories of human resilience.
What other Leica camera are you thinking of getting?
The M11-P, the content credentials feature is amazing.
How has Leica changed your life?
My mirrorless Leica camera has given me the freedom to photograph in intimate situations, be discreet, and make impactful images without ever being intrusive.
As a photojournalist, capturing a decisive moment is paramount to making great pictures. My Q3 has the precision, and durability, I need to make images that inform the way we experience the world through photographs.