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The story of Don Morley: Shaping press photography over the decades

Feature Articles Mike Evans -
Don Morley, a renowned photographer and Leica enthusiast, reflects on his six-decade career in photojournalism, sharing experiences and insights from early beginnings to significant achievements in sports photography.

Don Morley, photographer extraordinary

Feature Articles Mike Evans -
On Macfilos Photo today: A fascinating insight into the career of photo journalist Don Morley and his...

Don Morley: Photo professional and Leica fan

Leica Mike Evans -
Fifty years ago I worked with Don Morley, a life-long Leica enthusiast, a professional photo journalist...

Croydon Photo Centre: Just Leica trip back in time

Leica Mike Evans -

Last week my old friend and colleague Don Morley called to say he was planning a visit with two collector friends, Bernard Lockley and Keith Mason whom I have met on a number of occasions. So I determined to make the effort and it turned out to be an enlightening and memorable experience.

1972 Munich Olympics World Scoop: How I became the only photographer to get close-up shots of the hostage takers

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Renowned sports photographer, Don Morley, tells us now he was able to capture the only photographs from within the Olympic Village during the 1972 Munich hostage crisis...

Farewell Erwin Puts: One of the world’s foremost Leica experts dies at 77

Leica Don Morley -
Erwin Puts, who has died at the age of 76, was one of the world's foremost experts on Leica cameras and lenses. Don Morley pays a tribute to his friend...

Kodak: The end of an American Moment

Feature Articles Mike Evans -
Mike Evans and Don Morley reflect on one of the titans of the photographic world, the great Kodak company...

Press photography with the screw-mount Leicas

Automotive Don Morley -
Press photographer Don Morley looks back on his reliance on pre-war screw-mount Leicas for his daily bread and butter, back in the 1950s.

The painful progress from film to digital photography

Feature Articles Don Morley -
After a lifetime of professional photography, Don Morley was thrust into the digital deep end back in 2002. He survived and has found new enthusiasm.

Capturing Old Winston’s funeral and Young Winston’s election

Feature Articles Mike Evans -

Don Morley was on hand to record the funeral of Winston Churchill and the electioneering of Young Winston....

Leaving your Leica M9 switched on all day

Leica Mike Evans -

While out with photo-journalist Don Morley last week I learned something interesting about power management on the M8, M9 and Monochrome. Don, who carries around two M9s and has also had extensive experience with the M8, reckons that leaving the camera switched on is the way to better power management, longer battery life and, along the way, makes the cameras quicker to use when needed.

Leica X Vario revisited: Simplicity and excellence

Leica Mike Evans -

Since my outing with photo-journalist Don Morley last week I have been doing a lot of thinking about the Leica X Vario. Sometimes I imagine I am the only person thinking deeply about it, judging by the many ill-informed  comments we read in various blogs. The chance to compare XV and the Fuji X-E2 was a lesson.

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