In a statement, the company claimed that the video “was not commissioned, financed or approved by any company in the Leica Group.” The image of a lone Chinese protester confronting a column of tanks comes into focus in a reflection on his camera lens.Īlthough it features its logo, the company denies any connection to the video. With heavy breath, the photographer saves his camera and runs toward the balcony to take the iconic shot.

The video shows the Chinese police raiding the hotel and interrogating the photographer.