Cass McCombs through a Leica at the Halfway House
September 3, 2009
Cass McCombs was the first guy I shot with the Leica for a prominent publication. It is very comfortable to shoot with the Leica, both for me and the subject. Shooting with the Leica, the whole situation becomes nonchalant without the quality suffering. Something about the unobtrusive size of the camera and its legendary ability to be discreet. I think the subject appreciates seeing more of my face as I look at them, rather than me hiding behind the Hasselblad or a large DSLR body.
All of these attributes of the Leica have been discussed at length for many years. No news to Leica owners. I was a bit shocked to realize how true the Leica legends in fact were/are. This is one of the photos of Cass McCombs that didn’t get picked up by SPEX magazine.