On The Road with Thorsten Overgaard · November 2025
By: Thorsten Overgaard
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This is the ongoing journal of my travels, photography, experience with people, places and equipment.
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"I just wanted to tell you that I really love your basic online course. I took up photography more seriously after a 40 year hiatus and decided to do your course. I really like that you put the emphasis on the message and the art of taking photos rather than the technical side of things.
Your chapters on light are very helpful."
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- G. B. (Netherlands) |
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London - East Grinstead
East Grinstead, Sussex, United Kingdom. November 1-5, 2025.
Concerts, portraits, and more. Oh, and a bit of rain!
Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead.
Leica SL3 with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0 LHSA. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Of the more than 4,500 photos taken, I did a few rolls of film as well. Here it is Mark Isham performing. Film has some magic to it, and even you know it is current, it's hard not to think it is from another era. Leica M4. Kodak Portra 400. © Thorsten Overgaard.
London Adventure
London, United Kingdom, November 6, 2025.
My son-in-law and I drove 5AM to London to photograph and have breakfast 7AM at Hotel Soho, and then headed to the airport to go back to the US.
My son-in-law Nathan photographing Big Ben at 6.30 AM. We stopped the car (illegially) with the blinkers on to photograph Big Ben in the rain and early light.
Leica M9. © Thorsten Overgaard
London is a busy mess in the early morning. Leica M9. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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"I look forward to meeting you as I enjoy your videos and have learned a lot from those, as well as your books. You are responsible for me buying the Q3 43. Nobody else can put the real strengths of Leica into context as well as you do."
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- T. F. (Canada) |
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San Francisco Photo Workshop
San Francisco, United States. November 7-9, 2025.
The second-last workshop of the year. Sold out months in advance.
The San Franciso Workshop November 2025. Leica M11-P with Leica 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/0.95. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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"The workshop was most rewarding providing many useful techniques that I was able to immediately put to use to produce better and more interesting images. Just observing Thorsten Overgaard capture images was instructive by itself."
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- A. W. (Class of San Franicsco) |
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Clearwater
Clearwater, Florida, November 11-13, 2025
Home for a few days.
Layla Bego. Leica M10-D with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Selfie with the refurbished Leica M10-D and Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Layla Bego. Leica M10-D with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Inspecting the beach house after rebuilding. Leica M10-D with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
New York in Monochrome Photo Workshop
New York, United States. November 14 - 16, 2025.
The last workshop of the year. Great weather and great people.
Met a fellow with his beaten-up Leica M3. He told me he shoots a film a day. Leica M10-D with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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"Thank you for your nice reviews, pictures and articles you post on your website."
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- K. K. (Netherlands) |
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 Connor and Morgan. Leica M10-R with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0 LHSA. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Leica M10-D with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
New York. Leica M10-D with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Leica Store New York. Leica M10-D with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Leica M10-R with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0 LHSA. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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Lynne. Leica M10-R with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0 LHSA. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Leica M10-D with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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"Thank you for your brilliant photos and your teachings."
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- F. Q. |
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Thorsten Overgaard by Michael Liman. Leica M11 Monochrom with Leica 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/0.95.
A converesation with daddy. Leica M10-R with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0 LHSA. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Leica M10-D with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Michael with a Leica M2 Black Paint (first batch) with 50mm Elmarit. Leica M10-R with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0 LHSA. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Morgan out and about with the Leica M10. Leica M10-R with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0 LHSA. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Leica M10-D with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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"Love the ideas in your books."
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- H. B. |
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Leica M10-R with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0 LHSA. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Leica M10-D with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Leica Gallery New York. Leica M10-D with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Buy the new updated version of my bestseller
The bestseller "Finding The Magic of Light" is now available in an updated version with 50% more pages and more illustrations.
Leica M10-D with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Leica M10-R with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0 LHSA. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Dropping off film at the lab. Leica M10-D with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Central Park. Leica M10-R with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0 LHSA. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Birthday at The Carlyle. Leica M10-R with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f 2.0 LHSA. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Central Park. Leica M10-R with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0 LHSA. © Thorsten Overgaard.
A bench by Central Park in memory of a father in law. Leica M10-R with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0 LHSA. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Thorsten Overgaard by Chris Murman .Leica M10-R with Leica 50mm APO-Summicron-M ASPH f/2.0 LHSA.
The Leica M EV1 arrived
Clearwater, Florida, November 23, 2025
The Leica M EV1 was released a month ago, but didn't make it into the US and Canada until a month after the worldwide release. Leica had changed the name of the camera last minute (from Leica M11-V to Leica M EV1), and that caused the approval to be delayed in the US. Read my Leica M EV1 user report and review: "For your viewing pleasure".
Read my Leica M EV1 user report and review: "For your viewing pleasure".
Leica Q3 43 APO perfect menu guide, step-by-step
I have made this guide for setting up the Leica Q3 43 APO step-by-step best practice.
Guide: How to set up the menu on the Leica Q3 43 APO step-by-step. Read the article.
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