“Photography plays many roles in the world. It entertains, inspires, and captures history. But the most important to me is it allows people to connect with one another.”
David Guttenfelder
Prior to the launch of the its newest flagship devices, Huawei enlisted two world renowned photographers–Mary McCartney, and National Geographic World Press Photo Award winning photographer, David Guttenfelder, to try out the Huawei P9– to showcase its capabilities, and the results were nothing short of astonishing.
Check out this video of Guttenfelder’s trip to Mexico as he captures both vivid colors and striking black and white images with the Huawei P9:
And the photo gallery of his trip:
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David Guttenfelder is a National Geographic photography fellow, focusing on geopolitics, conservation and culture. He has spent the past 20 years of his career based outside of his native United States, living abroad and working in more than 75 countries around the world. He is the only western photographer to have had regular access to North Korea, making more than 40 trips to the otherwise-isolated country.
Among his numerous accolades, Guttenfelder is a eight-time World Press Photo Award winner, the International Center for Photography Infinity Prize Winner, and a seven-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. In 2015 his advertising campaign, Mission 22, was honored at the Cannes Lion Festival of Creativity.
Guttenfelder is also recognized as an influencer and industry leader in smartphone photography and social media. He was named Instagram Photographer of the Year by Time magazine.
Iconic photographer, Mary McCartney also took the P9 around London and as you can see from her gallery below each photo is as detailed as it is impressive.
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Photography has never been as popular as it is now and with more phones getting better cameras, photography is in the hands of almost everyone now.
Huawei x Leica
The Huawei P9 is the first smartphone co-engineered with the global iconic brand, Leica Camera AG. The P9’s dual-lens camera takes smartphone photography to the next level, allowing people to capture both in vivid colors and in striking black and white images. With P9, users can now capture images using a smartphone with a bokeh setting – a Leica signature.
Reinventing Smartphone Photography
Integrating the design values and engineering excellence of Huawei and Leica in a smartphone photography system co-engineered by the two companies, the P9 brings together best-in-class hardware and software, from optical lenses, to sensors, to image processing algorithms, empowering users to capture the highest-quality images.
Key to the P9’s superlative imaging capabilities is a dual-camera design that fully unleashes the power of Leica’s optical lenses, renowned for precision and attention to detail, and subject to the industry’s most stringent quality screening requirements. The RGB camera on the P9 specializes in capturing color, while the monochrome camera is outstanding at acquiring picture detail. The two rear cameras of the P9 work in tandem to enable users to create images of superior detail, depth and color. The P9 truly excels in low-light conditions, as the dual-camera design guarantees more light and detail can be captured.
Each picture taken by the P9 carries the unique emotional resonance and timelessness that are the hallmarks of Leica, as users may choose between three film modes: Standard, Vivid Colors and Smooth Colors, depending on their personal preferences. With meticulous calibration of the P9’s camera parameters, each film mode faithfully renders the authentic color and style of Leica. By selecting the monochrome mode, P9 users can use their devices as a true monochrome camera to capture powerful and evocative black and white images of superior quality.
Deploying Huawei’s Hybrid Focus technology, the P9 captures images with superior speed, accuracy and stability. The P9 supports camera focusing based on three methodologies – laser, depth calculation and contrast – and automatically selects the one that yields the best result in any given environment.
The wide-aperture photography feature on the P9 allows users to experiment with innovative visual effects to create unique images and content. The P9 makes it easy to adjust the camera aperture to create bokeh and other depth-of-field effects, while keeping the main object in sharp focus.
Taking Industrial Design to a Higher Level
The P9 is a masterpiece of state-of the-art industrial design, with the same minimalist design DNA as earlier products in Huawei’s acclaimed flagship P-series of premium smartphones. Each P9 device is a perfect construct of superior-grade 2.5D glass and an aerospace-class aluminum, with diamond-cut edges rounded out by carefully balanced curvatures.
The Philippines will carry the Huawei P9 in colors of Prestige Gold, Titanium Grey, and Mystic Silver, while the P9 Plus will be available in Haze Gold and Titanium Grey.
Power and Performance
The P9 is equipped with the power, connectivity and speed that today’s high-end smartphone user expects from Huawei. With a 5.2-inch 1080p display, the P9 is powered by the new Kirin 955 2.5GHz 64-bit ARM-based processor for leading-class mobile performance. The 3,000mAh high-density battery offers P9 users outstanding mobility and battery life.
Huawei is also unveiling the P9 Plus, featuring a 5.5-inch Press Touch display and a larger 3,400mAh battery. The P9 Plus also offers dual-IC Rapid Charge, giving users six hours of talk time after a 10-minute charge.
Leveraging Huawei’s industry-leading capabilities in telecommunications, the P9 and P9 Plus offer unrivaled new features including a virtual-triple-antenna architecture, designed for users who need robust and seamless connectivity to cellular and Wi-Fi networks to fully harness the power of the mobile Internet no matter where they are in the world.
The P9 and P9 Plus also protect users’ privacy and information security with Huawei’s world-leading biometric fingerprint recognition technology. The enhanced fingerprint sensor allows users to personalize and safeguard their devices by significantly lowering the possibility of fraudulent or accidental device access, while also ensuring users can quickly and securely access their smartphone.
The P9 and P9 Plus will be available in Huawei concept stores and distributors nationwide starting June 15, 2016 at P23,990 and P29,990 respectively. The P9 Lite will also be available at P12,490. Consumers can also avail of these through different Globe and Smart Postpaid plans nationwide.
