A note in the workshop book confirms: By March 1914 at the latest, Oskar Barnack had completed the first functional model of a small camera for 35mm movie film. This was not just the invention of a new camera. With the Leica, which was only introduced in 1925 due to the war, a paradigm shift in photography was on the horizon. The Leica not only made it easier for amateur photographers, newcomers, and emancipated women to access photography, but it also provoked a new way of seeing, offering a faster, dynamic view of the world from new perspectives. Just in time for the anniversary of the legendary small-format camera, this richly illustrated volume, featuring around 800 photographs, provides a comprehensive art and cultural history of the Leica from the 1920s to the present day. Essays by international authors explore the topic.