Streets of Varanasi with Stephen Dupont & Russell Shakespeare

Filmed and edited by Nick Rains.
Music by Dazed.
Leica Akademie Australia are running a 2025 Varanasi Tour with both Stephen & Russell, which has limited spots left. More information can be found here: leica-akademie...
Stephen and Russell are shooting with M11, M11-P and M11 Monochrom.
Lenses are 28mm Summicron and 50mm Summilux for Russell; and 50mm APO-Summicron with the 35mm Summicron for Stephen.
Video was shot on SL3 with 24-90mm, 100-400mm and 50mm Summicron-R.

[@tilakjoshi4180]

Banaras is where artists pours out his/her emotions in whatever they do and thats the reason why every photograph you click with utmost sincerity stays with you forever.

[@malcomjhy]

Amazing

[@Galeidan]

While M11M is great.. I could never take just a monochrome camera with me to India. So many bright, gorgeous colours there. Thats just me though.

[@PeterMann683]

Fabulous Russ, you really capture India for those are spectators.

[@AntonisKorakakis]

I expected much better photos.

[@walkingmanvideo9455]

I agree.

[@BlackVinylMusic]

Same

[@oliverwerner5840]

Did you ask the people, did they want to be photographed, i expect NO

[@albertomoralesphotography]

Fantastic Work!!!👏👏👏

[@Rewsky21]

Love these videos….

[@billlinehan5286]

Enjoyed this. 🙏

[@biot_travel]

like these short sharps docs - would be nice if there was a gear list

[@Tedwill-home]

M11 Mono + 35 and 50 APO. At least from what I could recognize.

[@LeicaCameraAustralia]

It was shot on an SL3, and both Stephen and Russell were using M11 Monochroms. Will post more information in the future!

[@biot_travel]

@@LeicaCameraAustralia Thanks

[@Sojourner88]

@@Tedwill-home I also saw a 28mm in there.

[@2020-k8v]

Great

[@FelipeCarrasco-w1p]

muy buenas las de Russell

[@incognito6718]

None of the above photographs impressed me.

[@ttrengrove]

Great work starting the blade.

[@diabeticonboard6459]

Amazing!!!

[@ivansanzana8676]

Nice images mate!

[@philipsutton8921]

Not being critical, but photos were a little disappointing, I had expected better. No wonder though, shooting B&W in India seems a sin, with all those beautiful colours (yes, I heard him explain why)! McCurry is a lot better, and now he's been wheeled out by Leica (he shot Nikon, Hasselblad for 40 odd years), they will be pleased to have him as an ambassador. I was in India for 5 weeks of this year, did over 4,000km through Rajasthan (including Varanasi). After seeing these images, I think mine stack up pretty well. I shot all colour of course, so maybe it's not apples for apples.

[@designerdada]

Clicking Indian streets with monochrome? C'mon... No way... It's the most colorful country!

[@tomfu9909]

There is an explanation in the video...

[@henlo6752]

Great video. Just wanted to know the full frrame equivalent lens used

[@LeicaCameraAustralia]

The lenses are all full frame. The M System has a full frame sensor.

[@leggett74]

@@LeicaCameraAustralia apart from the lovely M8 of course ;)

[@confrontingphotography4815]

we have lived in a post colonial world for a while now, so it’s hard to see the value in keeping the old stereotypes alive and promoting this kind of image making as a valid way for photography to be in the world. This video is a great example of the way westerners use people of color as the background scenery for white narratives. When critics say that photography isn’t neutral in things like objectification of the other, and promoting a colonial world view, etc videos like this are exactly what they are talking about.
At this point it is impossible to parody Leica because the company has become a perfect parody of itself.

[@jasonplucas]

Can you explain how this is a white narrative?

[@incognito6718]

I subscribed to your channel bruh !

[@gr7dc]

I have been in varanasi with Ms, and i never looked on the back....

[@jonathandegard]

There is also a 28mm :)

[@LeicaCameraAustralia]

Gear list updated after checking with the two photographers.

[@DistantLightProd]

Is the haze in the air pollution?

[@samchu5335]

it is

[@andersphansson]

Nice but Why not mention used lenses?

[@LeicaCameraAustralia]

Gear list updated after checking with the two photographers.

[@vr4ever645]

X100 would do though…

[@DarrylHebbes]

Any camera

[@oliverwerner5840]

Habt Ihr die Menschen gefragt, ob sie fotografiert werden wollen.
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[@boulx]

living in Seasia i ll never understand doing b and white in those places

[@theStevenPowell]

is this meant to be serious?

[@immanueltagger5315]

You go to India with 5 Leicas and take pictures of people who have very little or nothing??...Wow!!!

[@ducgerard2361]

If you use a Nikon... a Fuji or a Canon
You Will get the same.quality.... for a
Cheaper price...

[@kodiak4777]

Cool, then use a Nikon, Fuji, or Canon and let others use what they want lmao.

[@dexteroiio]

White gentleman came for a photo safari

[@OutdoorswithJussi]

Russell has been documenting India almost 40 years.

[@timshields8720]

a perfect example of the emperor's new clothes right here