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Leica Gallery LA: Menuez's 'Fearless Genius: Next Generation' Share This on LinkedIn   Share This on Google   Tweet This   Forward This

22 August 2017

Leica Gallery Los Angeles will present the premiere of Doug Menuez's Fearless Genius: The Next Generation on Sept. 6. The gallery exhibition will showcase the newest class of up and coming technology trailblazers. In addition, Menuez will host a Leica Akademie workshop from Sept. 8 through 10, following a welcome reception on Sept. 6.

In the new exhibit, Menuez's images reveal a new culture within technology. They primarily document a college hackathon, where students competed to write the most elegant code, producing unique and disruptive innovations.

"This work looks at the next generation of visionaries and entrepreneurs as they attempt to catch the next wave of technology and improve the world we live in," Menuez said.

It builds upon his previous work, Fearless Genius: The Digital Revolution in Silicon Valley 1985-2000, which started with Steve Jobs' giving Menuez unprecedented access to capture his struggle to create the NeXT computer.

For more information see the news release below.

Leica Gallery Los Angeles Unveils Doug Menuez's Fearless Genius: The Next Generation

Next wave of tomorrow's innovators captured in never-before-seen gallery from prolific photographer

Leica Gallery Los Angeles will present the premiere of celebrated photographer Doug Menuez's Fearless Genius: The Next Generation on Sept. 6. The gallery exhibition, shot exclusively on Leica's mirrorless SL camera system, will showcase the newest class of up and coming technology trailblazers. In addition, Menuez will host a Leica Akademie workshop from Sept. 8 through 10, following a welcome reception on Sept. 6.

Leica will also support the next phase of Menuez's Fearless Genius project: a documentary, TV series, immersive exhibits, apps and non-profit education program designed to inspire the next generation of innovators. Over 100 million people have been exposed to the project to date through worldwide exhibitions, talks, viral press and his book Fearless Genius: The Digital Revolution in Silicon Valley 1985-2000, which started with Steve Jobs' giving Menuez unprecedented access to capture his struggle to create the NeXT computer. Menuez continued documenting the greatest innovators over the course of 15 years, documenting history in the making as they built the technology that changed our world.

Menuez's other work includes magazine coverage of news, sports, Hollywood, climate change, social issues and behind-the-scenes moments in American politics.

In this never-before-seen exhibit at Leica Gallery Los Angeles, his images show a new culture within technology. They primarily document a college hackathon, where students competed to write the most elegant code, producing unique and disruptive innovations. Most notable, though, was the intent of these nuances: social good. "This mission might not seem like a major factor, but for anyone following tech, it is, in fact, a very big deal. It's the return of the early values of Silicon Valley that drove the biggest breakthroughs: a better life for us all, using technology to get us there," said Menuez.

"This work looks at the next generation of visionaries and entrepreneurs as they attempt to catch the next wave of technology and improve the world we live in," says Menuez. It builds upon his previous work, further attempting to reveal the culture and daily lives of the secretive tribe of technologists working mightily to invent the items and nuances that change every aspect of human life."

After many years of shooting privately with his Leica M camera, Menuez now shoots his commercial work exclusively with the Leica SL, joining the Leica family of photographers. Menuez shared: "The camera is the means to expressing your vision. I've never fetish-ized cameras; they're just a tool for taking pictures, but when I first held and shot this camera, my mind expanded," said Menuez. "My whole life has been about documenting the human condition, the core of what we all share and communicating that to an audience. I needed a camera that enabled my mission with an intuitive and natural fit and this is it."

Doug Menuez's Fearless Genius: The Next Generation will premiere on Sept. 6 at Leica Gallery Los Angeles. For more information, visit https://leicagalleryla.com/. For more information on Leica Akademie with Doug Menuez, visit http://leicaakademieusa.com. For more on Doug Menuez and the Leica SL, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68fjM3-lwvw.


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