Leica M10-P outfit 'Constantine Manos'

Leica M10-P outfit, owned and used by Magnum photographer Constantine Manos. This special outfit also includes a Summicron-M 2/35mm ASPH. no.4722368, a Voigtländer 4.5/15mm ASPH no.9960922, Leica Visoflex, Sekonic Flashmate L-308S-U light meter and photographer ́s own Domke bag. 

Constantine Manos was born on October 12, 1934, in Columbia, South Carolina of Greek immigrant parents. Manos first began taking photographs when he joined his school ́s camera club. Within a few years, he was working professionally as a photographer. Manos graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1955, majoring in English Literature.

At 19, Manos was hired as the official photographer for the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood. His photographs of the orchestra culminated in 1961 with his first published work, Portrait of a Symphony. After serving in the military, he moved to New York where we worked for Esquire, LIFE, and Look. From 1961 to 1964, Manos lived in Greece, photographing people and landscapes which resulted in his book, A Greek Portfolio, published in 1972, which won awards at Arles and the Leipzig Book Fair. In 1963, Manos joined Magnum Photos and became a full member in 1965. In 1966, his pictures of the funeral of a black soldier killed in Vietnam were published in Look and won a New York City Art Directors Award. His book, Bostonians, published in 1975, was part of a major project he completed to celebrate the American Bicentennial in Boston. His work is characterized by its use of natural light and its emphasis on the human element. He often photographed people in their natural settings, such as in their homes or at work. This gave his photographs a sense of intimacy and authenticity. His first color work appeared in American Color in 1995. A new addition of A Greek Portfolio was published in 1999. His sequel, American Color 2, showing new work was published soon after. In 2003, Manos was awarded the Leica Medal of Excellence for photographs from his American Color series. He now lives on Cape Cod. Manos ́ photographs are in the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), MFA Boston, the Columbia Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the George Eastman Museum, La Bibliothèque nationale de France, the Chrysler Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Benaki Museum, the Boston Athenaeum, and the Library of Congress.