The Fernán Gómez Theater, Cultural Center of the Villa, in Madrid, becomes from September 10 to January 11, 2026 at the headquarters of the exhibition “Leica. A century of photography”, a It shows that it brings together great masters of the camera as the Cuban Alberto Korda and the Brazilian Sebastião Salgadotogether with dozens of internationally renowned photographers.
The exhibition, composed of 174 images from the files of Leicacommemorates the hundred years of the mythical German chamber, which revolutionized the sector to be lighter and more compact than the models of its time, the agency said EFE.
Commissioner Karin Rehn-Kaufmann explained during the presentation that the sample does not follow a chronological order, but emotional, “which makes it more alive.”
Among the authors present are emblematic names such as Bruce Davidson, Elliott Erwitt, Ralph Gibson, Steve McCurry, Joel Meyerovitz, Jane Evelyn Atwood and Korda himself.
Korda is consumed one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century. He got worldwide fame for his historic portrait of Che Guevara. Born in Havana in 1928, he died in Paris in 2001.
Korda’s work again in Madrid
The exhibition offers daily scenes, unpublished landscapes, children’s games, natural disasters and iconic moments. From the famous image of Che Guevara captured by Korda to the popular photograph of Ramón Masat where a seminarian tries to stop a goal.
The exhibition also dedicates A space to thirty Spanish photographersamong them César Vidal, who exhibits one of his snapshots taken in Havana.
The artist reflected on the evolution of the discipline: “Photography is done with the eye. From there you need an instrument, the camera, which has changed over time until reaching digital.”
Vidal also acknowledged that, as many, he cannot resist using the mobile phone, although he insists that the fundamental thing is still “seeing the photo.”
In parallel to the exhibition, Leica presents a very special object: a personalized camera for the Pope Francisin white with the Vatican shield.
The team, delivered in person to the Pontiff by Rehn-Kaufmann before his death, will be exhibited on September 27 at the Leica store in Madrid before auctioning in November in Vienna.
The funds raised will be allocated to institutions selected by the Pope himself.
