Legends of Photography
For over two decades, the LUMAS portfolio has expanded across genres and techniques. Yet photography is more than part of our history — it is where everything began, and remains the heart of our vision today. With Legends of Photography, we pay tribute to the artists who shaped their medium, defined an era, and created a legacy that continues to inspire.
Bert Stern
Bert Stern achieved the impossible: capturing Marilyn Monroe in all her dimensions — both icon and woman. With The Last Sitting, he created one of the most intimate chapters in photography. A pursuit of beauty and truth — reimagined in motion through the world’s first Multi-Phase Editions, exclusively at LUMAS.
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Slim Aarons
Slim Aarons opened a window into the world of refined leisure and timeless elegance. His mantra: “I photograph attractive people doing attractive things.” His images of the 1960s and ’70s go far beyond documentation — in innovative formats like the LUMAS Lightbox, the glow of a golden age shines brighter than ever.
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Erich Lessing
Erich Lessing was one of the great visual chroniclers of the 20th century. With a clear and humanist eye, he captured Europe’s political and social transformations — giving them lasting resonance. His photographs have become enduring symbols of courage, change, and humanity.
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Robert Lebeck
With a keen eye and a rare instinct for the decisive moment, Robert Lebeck — a pioneer of photojournalism — captured history as it unfolded. His work reveals the poetry of real life: spontaneous, intimate, and profoundly human. Each image reflects his unmistakable way of seeing the world, the moment, and the icons of his time.
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Candida Höfer
Empty yet eloquent spaces, where silence becomes presence. As one of the leading figures of the Düsseldorf School of Photography, Candida Höfer has been honored with the most prestigious awards in contemporary art — and helped redefine photography’s place within it.
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