Honored to speak to Leica Society International about “Sublime Light: A Decade Photographing the High Himalayas with the Leica SL.” It was amazing to take a look back at the long history of Leica’s flagship SLR – from the film Leicaflex SL to digital Leica SL – and its creative-impact on my life over 36…

Absolutely delighted to speak at Leica Society International Spring Meet in Tuscon, Arizona this week. I’ll be sharing images and insights from my experience with Leica cameras over thirty years, specifically celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Leica SL system which I’ve used for a decade trekking and mountaineering the High Himalayas. Looking back, it’s…

Thanks Red Dot Forum for your very kind words about the exhibition “Sublime Light” and the “Selecting the Sublime” article that offers some history and insights about ten years of work with the Leica SL System in the High Himalayas. Thank you David Farkas and Josh Lehrer for creating such an energetic, engaging and informed…

Huge thanks to Red Dot Forum and Leica Store Miami for all you do to educate and inspire… This article is a love letter to a camera that has been at my side for a decade and also to the previous film version of that camera that changed my life at 17. The threads of…

Truly loved meeting the warm and energetic Miami photo community and answering their great questions about “Sublime Light” – A Decade Photographing the High Himalaya Celebrating Ten Years of the Leica SL System. Very special thanks again to the Leica Store Miami team for the beautiful food, flowers, event prep, and especially to Josh Lehrer…

So amazing to see ten years of work on the walls at Leica Store Miami ~ what a beautiful space and gracious team! Thrilled to mark a decade of the Leica SL System with these fourteen prints of the High Himalayas including Everest/Chomolungma, Jannu, Kangtega, Cholatse, Amadablam, Annapurna Machapucchare, Imja, Makalu and Naike (Manaslu). Each…

Huge thanks to Leica Store Miami for the upcoming exhibition of “Sublime Light,” celebrating ten years of the Leica SL with an exhibition of images made over a decade in the High Himalaya. Event Details: Kick off Art Basel weekend at Leica Store Miami. On Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 7 PM ET, we will…

What an absolute JOY to be among so many friends of the Himalayas gathered together in San Francisco, California to support the excellent work of the American Himalayan Foundation. The evening was festive, informative, inspiring and engaging. Lead by Norbu Tenzing Norgay and John Krakauer, there was a focus on female climbers – honoring Junko…

We summited Mera Peak (6,476m/21,247ft) Nepal the morning of December 3, 2023. Though the light was low as clouds gathered, the views from Mera were stunning in all directions, including the Everest Massif, Makalu and Kangchenjunga. To enjoy more images please visit the new collections: https://ciracrowell.com/works/photography/perspective-of-mera/ and https://ciracrowell.com/works/photography/nepal-makalu-region/ InLight ~ Cira

Huge thanks to Leica Camera USA and Leica Akademie for sponsoring my workshop “The Language of Black and White” at Santa Fe Workshops. I’m incredibly grateful to Leica North America Specialist Ray Olson for bringing such beautiful Leica gear and expertise to Santa Fe so students at Santa Fe Workshops could enjoy working with it…