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Just a few weeks remain until the International Leica Society Sprint Shoot in New York City. We have a dynamite program filled with photo walks, educational sessions, a Leica Akademie with Peter Turnley, a reception, and plenty of time to explore the city on your own.
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Spring Shoot Program!
NYC Photo Walks & More...
When you sign-up to attend the NYC Spring Shoot, you can participate in three exciting photo walks.
Thursday, April 14: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
 8:30 - Noon: Photo Walk with Glen Craig: Brooklyn and Beyond
Join Glen Craig as he takes you through the Dumbo area of Brooklyn and beyond. We will meet in the hotel lobby and Ferry from 34th Street to DUMBO (Brooklyn waterfront). This walk will include vistas of old warehouses, the New Park under the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, and sweeping views of the NYC skyline! Be sure to bring a telephoto (90mm) and a ultra-wide angle lens (18-21 mm). Eat in the Dumbo area or head back to the hotel at your leisure.
Friday, April 15: 8:30 AM - 12PM
8:30 - Noon: Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Photo Walk with Tom Grill
We will be leaving from the Battery Park of lower Manhattan and taking a ferry to the Statue of Liberty. There will be plenty of photo-ops of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty from the ferry and from the grounds. Lenses from wide angle to extreme telephoto for close-ups are recommended. After leaving the Statue, we will go to Ellis Island and from there, another ferry back to our starting point. Advance reservations highly recommended; early arrival highly recommended (better light too).
Friday April 15: 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
5 - 7 PM: Parkour: Movement in its Most Efficient and Awe-Inspiring Form (Leica Store SOHO)
Join us at the Leica Store in SOHO with photographer, Ben Franke as he showcases some of his most recent work. Ben will talk about how and why he photographs Parkour Athletes with the Leica SL, and you will see how the use of the flour accentuates the movement in the nighttime
shots creating a dramatic effect. The Leica Store SOHO will treat us to wine, beer and snacks.
Afterwards, you can continue your evening with....
7 - 10 PM -
Cocktail and Photography Tour: Self Guided Tour (Tom Grill)
These are some of the oldest bars in NY and a lot of fun to go and have a beer. One of the favorite tours I do with visitors to New York is a visit all of the Old Bars on this list in one evening, having one beer at each before moving on and ending up with dinner at either the Pete's Tavern, or the Ear Inn. A list of bars will be provided for you. Click here to learn more.
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Spring Shoot Program!
Keynote Speaker & Leica Akademie Instructor - Peter Turnley
The Leica Akademie with
Peter Turnley begins on Wednesday evening, April 13, through Friday afternoon, April 15. Peter will lead participants through a thought provoking weekend of visual presentation, lecture, discussion as well as a day of hands-on shooting sessions. Register for the Leica Akademie here.
On Saturday, April 16th, Peter will judge the Student Photo Contest.In addition, his keynote presentation will feature Moments of the Human Condition, a visual/talk presentation with the images from his major retrospective body of work. Peter will also present images from his very popular newly published book of life in Cuba, "Cuba-A Grace of Spirit" and French Kiss-A Love Letter to Paris.
Following the presentation, Peter will be signing copies of both of his new books.
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Spring Shoot Program!
Saturday Featured Speakers
Glen Craig
- Graphic design informs Glen's approach as a photographer in advertising campaigns, fashion editorials, portraiture, travel, the music industry and architecture. His visual language is influenced by many years as a graphic designer and maintains a playful and creative intent on all of Craig's projects. Glen's goal is to create a beautiful image that serves a purpose. Color is an important and vibrant aspect of the work. Whether directing a team through the production of a commercial or as a solo photojournalist illustrating the narrative of a story, striving to make great work every day, and to enjoy doing it.
- Photo Walk: Dumbo, Brooklyn and Brooklyn Bridge (Thursday)
- A Day in the Life of Miles Davis (Saturday)
Gigi Stoll - I'm originally from San Antonio, Texas but I have been calling New York City home since the early 1990's. Around that time an old friend gave me a Polaroid camera and I started shooting my model friends and taking portraits during my travels as a fashion model. I went to a Tattoo Convention in Amsterdam to document a family of artists, The Leu Family Iron, and when I returned to NYC one of the images ended up in an Upper East Side gallery. Then Art Unlimited from Amsterdam approached me to print postcards worldwide. I continued showing in galleries and selling my art to private collectors. What started as snapping Polaroids of friends quickly evolved into a second career shooting portraits for several Conde Nast magazines such as French Vogue, and taking me to the far reaches of the world such as Morocco and Peru to shoot medical missions for children.
- Both Sides of the Camera (Saturday)
Tom Grill began his career as a photojournalist in Brazil where he taught photography at the University of Brasilia for three years. He returned to New York as a beauty photographer shooting major ad campaigns for L'Oreal, Clairol and Revlon, and went on to develop a thriving assignment career. Tom founded the Comstock photo agency, and is a current owner and producer for Tetra Images and Blend Images.
In the last 10 years Tom has focused his work on fine art architectural and scenic pictures of New York City. Tom Grill is at the forefront of high resolution digital photography and digital manipulation. Many of Tom's New York City prints combine multiple image files at very high resolution to create ultra-sharp photographs for mural sized prints.
- Photo Walk: Cocktail & Photography Tour (Friday evening)
- Capturing Iconic New York in Hi-Res Detail (Saturday)
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Hotel Update
New York Hilton Midtown 
LHSA - Spring Shoot Headquarters
Our LHSA room block has sold out, BUT do not let this deter you!
Rooms are still available at the hotel and you can get special rates that are within $6 of the LHSA rate (as low as $284) if you are a member or AAA or AARP, have Military affiliation or Senior Citizen status. You can call the hotel: 212-586-7000 to find out more.
After you select the dates, be sure to click on "Add Special Rate Codes" to get reduced room rates: (AAA, AARP, Military Affiliation, Senior citizen)!
Other hotels in the area with comparable rates include:
Sheraton (Down the block) : 811 7th Avenue, W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019 · (212) 581-1000
Park Central (Across the street): 870 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019 · (212) 247-8000
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