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Oskar Barnack (Nuthe-Urstromtal, Brandenburg, 1 November 1879 – Bad Nauheim, Hesse, 16 January 1936) was a German inventor and photographer who built, in 1913, what would later become the first commercially successful 35mm still-camera, subsequently called Ur-Leica at Ernst Leitz Optische Werke (the Leitz factory) in Wetzlar.
The Leica Oskar Barnack Award, presented almost continuously since 1979, recognizes photography expressing the relationship between man and the environment.It was known as the Oskar Barnack Award when presented by World Press Photo between 1979 and 1992, and has been known as the Leica Oskar Barnack Award while presented by Leica Camera since 1995.
75 Best Stoic Quotes "You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” - Marcus Aurelius “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
The Leica III is a Barnack model rangefinder camera introduced by Leica in 1933, and produced in parallel with the Leica II series. Several models were produced over the years, with significant improvements. The Leica III uses a coupled rangefinder distinct from the viewfinder.
"Happiness Is..." is a book and merchandise series based on the cartoon created by New York Times Bestselling authors. [1] Lisa Swerling & Ralph Lazar, which features a collection of single frame images of "What makes you happy?" It was launched on Facebook while the couple were living in Sayulita, Mexico, in July 2013.
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The early Buddhist texts depict the Buddha as promoting the life of a homeless and celibate "sramana", or mendicant, as the ideal way of life for the practice of the path. [367] He taught that mendicants or "beggars" ( bhikkhus ) were supposed to give up all possessions and to own just a begging bowl and three robes. [ 368 ]
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