I had forgotten this news shared last December!
The book designed by Mathieu Bitton, but pictures taken by Lenny : "Flash"

Personally, I am completely fan of the concept:

This thrilling collection documents Kravitz’s world tours, offering a rare record of the nomadic musical life
•Flash signals an exciting new chapter in the annals of rock photography
•A must-have for fans of Lenny Kravitzand all those fascinated by the world of contemporary celebrity

With his new title, Flash, Lenny Kravitz makes his mark in a new arena of the creative arts. During his childhood, Kravitz was enthralled by cameras, playing with them like toys instead of taking photographs. In recent years photographer friends taught him the fundamentals of photography by using a Leica. Intrigued by the possibilities, Kravitz began creating his own works, featuring close attention to the nuances and effects created by light. As he himself had been endlessly photographed by photographers, paparazzi, and fans—his perspective on aesthetics was decidedly unique. In Flash, he captures the essence of what it’s like to be a rock star who’s constantly in the public eye. The result: an intense exploration of the photographer and his subject.

Publication date: 03/15/2015
price: 39,5 euros/ USD45
pre-order: www.teneues.com/shop-us/flash.html

can't wait!!!! glad it was recently my Bday

Just received the book which was not expected since the publication date is supposed to be on 15th of March!!!! Quickly went thru, for all lovers of photography, just go for it!!!!
Very impressive to be in Lenny''s eyes!!!
Can't wait to explore more!!

Lenny exhibits his photogrpahies at Leica Gallery, Los Angeles;

See below a link with videos when he was taken some of the photographies;

Another angle to this project

article.wn.com/view/2015/03/07/Flash_by_...e_at_Leica_Gallery_/

Two interviews of Lenny during which ones he talks about his new book and exhibition "Flash"

In Trevis Smiley:
Long version
www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/...-kravitz/?show=24188
Short version
www.lennykravitzonline.fr/fr/forum/les-c...923-expo-flash#82868

And in exclusivity in this second intervuw,Lenny seems to be in talks to join Empire Saison 2
extratv.com/2015/03/20/lenny-kravitz-in-...n-empire-season-two/

Small Promotion on Amazon -10 %
www.amazon.com/Flash-Lenny-Kravitz/dp/38...=lenny+kravitz+flash

It has been announced on Mathieu Bitton's facebook page and Colette's, Lenny Kravitz's exhibition "Flash" will take place in Paris, at the famous and one of the most trendy store, drum rolls please.... Colette!!
Stay tuned for more information !

It will take place from the 1st of June till the 20th!! Lucky parisians or turists who are going to be in Paris those dates

annso écrit: Small Promotion on Amazon -10 %
www.amazon.com/Flash-Lenny-Kravitz/dp/38...=lenny+kravitz+flash

Euh..... I'm waiting mine from Amazon since FEBRUARY !!!!! They mailed me last friday: still waiting

Lenny will be at Colette this Saturday from 4 PM!!!!

Lenny Kravitz Steps Behind the Lens for a New Photo Book

Tina Isaac-Goizé

Art
June 2, 2015 — 02:30PM

Having spent the better part of his life staring down camera lenses, Lenny Kravitz has switched it up of late. Recently, the rocker teamed up with Leica to create a limited-edition “Correspondent,” a photographer’s set containing a black lacquer re-edition of the 1959 Leica M-P Type 240, plus two lenses, nestled in a handcrafted “cobra” case along with a signed copy of Flash, his first collection of photos published by teNeues. Of the 125-set production run, each priced at €25,000, only two were unsold as of last night.


Fittingly, Flash is also the name of Kravitz’s first exhibition, a series that depicts hordes of paparazzi from the star’s vantage point. Having touched down first in Los Angeles, then in Berlin, Kravitz brought that show and the last two remaining “Correspondents” to Colette in Paris last night, where he discreetly welcomed a small set of friends, including Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Catherine Baba, and Jean-Victor Meyers—founder of the men’s fashion brand Exemplaire and grandson of Liliane Bettencourt—to a small preview.

“I always had a fascination with cameras, ever since I played with my father’s Leica as a kid,” Kravitz told Style.com . “When I started being photographed as a musician, my interest blossomed, so I began picking up the essentials of photography from the great photographers.” As he’s about to embark on the Strut European tour, presumably there will be ample opportunity to expand his oeuvre. Offered the star, “If I’m comfortable with a photographer, then I’m cool being the subject. But I think at this point I prefer being behind the camera.”

Flash by Lenny Kravitz will run at Colette through June 20. The book retails for €35.

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INTERVIEW

June 3, 2015

Lenny Kravitz Talks Fashion, Photos
wwd.com/eye/people/lenny-kravitz-photos-10139914/

By Laure Guilbault
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PARIS — By turning the tables on paparazzi and fans, Lenny Kravitz shoots photographs he describes as “Fellini-esque.”


A selection of images from “Flash,” Kravitz’s book released this spring, are on display at Paris fashion emporium Colette until June 20, capturing the essence of what it’s like to be a rock star who’s constantly in the public eye.

“I discovered his photos this year. I really like what he does. I have been listening to his music for a long time. I bought two prints; I’ll put them in my home,” said Jean-Victor Meyers, Liliane Bettencourt’s grandson.

He was among guests who turned out for the exhibition opening Monday night. Others included Jean-Baptiste Mondino, whom Kravitz describes as his photography mentor, and the stylist Catherine Baba.

“I love it. It’s very William Klein-esque. But very actual, it’s a sign of the times,” said Baba.

Prices range between 900 and 7,700 euros, or $984 and $8,421 at current exchange, for the prints. Signed books published by teNeues are available for sale at Colette, as well as the two black lacquered Leica cameras from the limited edition called Correspondent that Lenny Kravitz, designed through his creative agency Kravitz Design. They are priced at 25 000 euros, or $27,342.

WWD caught up with Kravitz, 51, who sported vintage denim, a vintage Yves Saint Laurent jacket, old native American jewelry from the Fifties and and Hermès ring. The musician, who lives between Paris and the Bahamas, spoke about photography, fashion and being a proud father.

WWD: How did you start this project?

Lenny Kravitz: Initially, I wasn’t trying to do anything other than explore photography. I still want to paint, to do other things. I have always loved photography. Obviously, I have been shot by photographers for 25 years now and worked with the best photographers in the world. I got my camera get together; I was on tour, I decided on my days off and whenever I have time that I am going to explore [photography]. I would go outside but people would start come at me; it was disrupting my shooting. After several days of this happen, I decided to go with the flow because as an artist, we are given what we are given. I decided to turn that into the subject and shoot them. It can be a pain and disruptive; but instead of getting bothered by it, I began to like it. What I see in the photograph, it’s very Fellini-esque to me. When you take the time to see each character. I found it to be very deep and you see how funny, ridiculous, intense, beautiful it can be. After a couple of years of doing these, Jean-Baptiste Mondino — who is one of my favorite photographers and is family to me — saw the photographs and said these pictures should be my first exhibition.

WWD: So Jean-Baptiste Mondino is your mentor?

LK: Absolutely, as far as mentor goes, I have two: Jean-Baptiste Mondino and Mark Seliger, who took time to talk photography with me. Jean-Baptiste very early took on the technology. His style of the late Eighties and Nineties was emulated so much. He set the style. Mark Seliger shoots incredible portraits, beautiful landscapes and reportages; he’s a really well rounded photographer.

WWD: Do you embrace technology?

LK: To some extent, but I don’t go crazy with it. I shoot film and digital; this exhibition is shot on the Leica M9.

WWD: It sounds like you are planning on pursuing photography.

LK: Absolutely. It’s just the beginning.

WWD: And design as well?

LK: I love design. Kravitz Design has been doing incredibly well with residences, hotels, furniture, products — not stores yet, one day, that might happen. We are working on a hotel in Toronto, furniture, a big project in the Bahamas at this huge place Baha Mar, we are doing a private house on the beach and doing the night club there.

WWD: What do you like to wear?

LK: I wear a mix of vintage pieces. I like very much what Hedi [Slimane] is doing. I go to some shows, Saint Laurent mostly.

WWD: What is your daughter Zoë up to?

LK: I can hear Lolawolf [Zoë Kravitz’s band] in the background [the playlist at the Colette event.] That’s cool! She is filming right now in the next “Divergent.” In between movies, she is on tour. She was here doing Afropunk, an alternative black music festival; they had it at [Paris concert hall] the Trianon.

WWD: Have you seen “Mad Max: Fury Road” [the latest film where Zoë appears]?

LK: I saw it the morning it opened. I had a show that in Los Angeles, I got early in the morning and went to the first one in the morning in 3D. Very cool.

WWD: What’s next for you?

LK: I am reading scripts and we’ll see what comes next. Music, I do it pretty much by myself or with one or two people so it’s very small. With films, it’s not about me; it’s about a character, the director’s vision and the script. I like that very much. It takes me away from myself. For now, I am playing all summer in Europe.

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