On Assignment: Photographing the Photographer Would Rembrandt tell Picasso how to pose? What happens when one photographer — Fred R. Conrad — is sent on assignment to do do a portrait of not just any photographer, but Joel Meyerowitz, whose color work changed contemporary photography. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/photographing-the-photographer/ “Most of us are much more…
Epiphany on a Kosovo Rooftop Fred R. Conrad may be best known for his exquisite portraits, but an assignment in Kosovo taught him the value of watching and waiting for the story to come to him. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/22/epiphany-on-a-kosovo-rooftop/ Kathy Ryan, the director of photography for The New York Times Magazine, sent me to…
A Photographer Brings Buildings, and a Reporter’s Words, to Life During his 37 years at The New York Times, Fred R. Conrad has captured images that let buildings speak for themselves. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/nyregion/a-photographer-goes-beyond-words-to-tell-buildings-stories.html?partner=rss&emc=rss How can architecture get through so many verbal thickets to reach readers? In the work of Fred R. Conrad. For 37 years…
Superheroes Occupy New York Fred R. Conrad ponders his fascination with the characters that populated the Comic-Con convention, where comic book fans descended on the Javits Center, many of them lavishly costumed. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/16/superheroes-occupy-new-york/ This photographs show some aspects in the area of public and private mental health in Indonesia
Fred R. Conrad likes to come up with a different theme and photographic technique for each marathon. This year, on the 40th anniversary of the race, he wanted to focus on individual runners, separating them from the sea of more than 40,000 participants. “The marathon is such a visual jumble,” said Mr. Conrad. “I wanted…
