J. KONRAD SCHMIDT

Konrad, professional photographer, was born in the year, George Orwell wrote a book about and Steve Jobs presented the “Macintosh”. He grew up in an architect family in Germany. After school he took the chance to tie together the true loves of his life: strong photography, pristine aesthetics and trustful team work.

He finished his photography studies with excellent examination and works since 2010 as an independent photographer based in Berlin traveling the world for his international clients and personal projects.

His work is known to be a composition of timeless elegance and style, rough perfection and an incorruptible glance for humans.

In his personal projects and books J. Konrad Schmidt often uses analog black&white techniques as his way to tell stories within images.

Konrad’s private life is surrounded by Earl Grey tea and piano based music.

“Konrad ist ein Kerl, der das, was er macht, gerne richtig machen will und nicht nur mit dem halben Arsch!”

Eva Padberg

Books

  • “HÔTEL NOIR II”
    All analog, all black and white & strictly limited.
    The work will be published beginning of 2024
  • “HÔTEL NOIR”
    All analog, all black and white & strictly limited.
    Published in November 2019.
    Won the German Photo Book Award 2020 in Gold.
    Order here: www.jkonradschmidt.com/shop

German Photo Book Award 2020 in Gold for “HÔTEL NOIR” • Photo by Klaus Mellenthin

Solo Exhibitions

  • COMING SOON!
    “HÔTEL NOIR · La grande Soirée” · Berlin
    Secret Date · Secret Location · By Invitation ONLY!
    Berlin · early 2024
  • “HÔTEL NOIR · La petite Soirée” · Capitis Gallery
    Hamburg · 2022
  • Wunderwelten Festival · Open Air Exhibition
    Friedrichshafen · 2017
  • Fotogipfel Oberstdorf 2017
    “The modern woman image of Europe”
    Festival patron is Ellen von Unwerth

    Oberstdorf · 2017
  • Art After Work #10 at prolab Stuttgart
    Stuttgart · 2016
  • Solo show for “Mercuri Urval”
    Not public · Dresden
    Dresden · 2016
  • “Just one Shot”
    M6 Gallery “Farbwerke”
    Hamburg · 2012

Back-to-Back with film

Times change. Film and photography are growing together more and more.

In the past years I worked a lot on film sets back-to-back on huge productions from Los Angeles to Barcelona, from Cape Town to Scotland & from Las Vegas to Switzerland.

I produced ATL campaigns, CGI-Images, social media assets, classic film stills, Audio Interviews, etc.

Some of the film production companies I worked with are: The Mill, ANORAK Film, e+p Films, TPFilm, Mandarin, Hochkant Film, 24/7, Chelsy, media.monks, Knitterfisch and many more.

Group Exhibitions

  • BFF “Triebwerk 5” Berlin
    for the European Month of Photography at “Chaussee36”
    Berlin  · 2023
  • 37th AOP Photography Awards Exhibition
    London/UK · 2022
  • BFF “Triebwerk 4” Berlin
    Open Air at Brandenburger Tor, Berlin
    Berlin · 2020
  • 36th AOP Photography Awards Exhibition
    London/UK · 2020
  • BFF “50 years anniversary exhibition” in Hamburg, Berlin & Stuttgart
    Hamburg, Berlin & Stuttgart · 2019
  • “Black”· BFF exhibition at photokina 2018
    with Walter Schels, Uwe Düttmann, Christian von Alvensleben and others
    Cologne · 2018
  • “Triebwerk 3” Berlin X Polaroid Originals
    Galerie Albrecht, Berlin-Mitte
    Berlin · 2017
  • 34th AOP Photography Awards Exhibition
    London/UK · 2017
  • JUMP#4 at the Düsseldorf PhotoWeekend 2017
    with Peter Lindbergh, Oliviero Toscani among others
    Düsseldorf · 2017
  • “Black”· BFF exhibition af photokina 2016
    with Peter Lindbergh and others
    Cologne · 2016
  • L’homage to F. C. Gundlach
    presented at the “Spinnerei Rundgang” in Leipzig
    Leipzig · 2016
  • Pre-Exhibition for the CHRISTIE’s charity auction
    Timmendorfer Strand · Neustadt/Holstein · 2016
  • fotofever
    MUSÉE DU LOUVRE · Paris
    Paris/France · 2015
  • 32nd AOP Photography Awards Exhibition
    London/UK · 2015
  • “The day will come, when photography becomes slow again”
    at the Bucerius Law School Hamburg as part of the triennial of photography 2015 in association with the ZEIT Stiftung
    Hamburg · 2015
  • Mercedes-Benz me Store
    “Month of Photography”
    Hamburg · 2015
  • fotofever
    MUSÉE DU LOUVRE · Paris

    Paris/France · 2014
  • Fujifilm trade show exhibition
    Photokina fair
    Cologne · 2014
  • PHOTO-SOIREÉ “Highlights” at “Das weiße Haus”
    in association with AUDI, Hasselblad and Sutor Bank
    Hamburg · 2013
  • DAS WESENTLICHE · LEICA exhibition
    Photokina
    Cologne · 2012
  • LEICA “COZY UP!” · Berlin Fashion Week
    Exhibition at RECOM ART showroom
    launched by LEICA Camera AG
    Berlin · 2011
  • Photography in a time before the film
    together with his BFF colleague
    Esther Haase at the triennial of photography
    Hamburg · 2011
  • LEICA trade show exhibition
    Photokina
    Cologne · 2010
  • ADC Junior Award exhibition
    Munich · 2008
  • the perfect shape
    atrium of the IHK Munich
    Munich · 2008
  • 7th international photo-triennial
    Franciscan church
    Esslingen / Stuttgart · 2007

A rare making of from the “HÔTEL NOIR” project shot by Leila Ivarsson

Content Authenticity Initiative Member

Awards

  • ADC Awards · Auszeichnung · Photography · 2023
  • 2x PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris · Professional Advertising & Fashion · 2x Gold · 2022
  • AOP Awards London · Best Lifestyle · 2021
  • German Photo Book Award · Gold for “HÔTEL NOIR” · 2020
  • AOP Awards London · Best Fashion · 2020
  • IPA Awards · Honorable Mention · 2019
  • Preis für Popkultur · For the work with musician Sam Vance Law · 2018
  • 2x AOP Awards London · Best Fashion · 2017
  • 1x AOP Awards London · Best Portrait · 2017
  • PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris · Self-Portrait · Bronze · 2017
  • BFF-Magazine Award “Merrit” · 2017
  • AOP Awards London · Best Fashion · 2015
  • 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide · 2015
  • Adobe® Influence Partner · 2014
  • BFF Jahrbuch Award “Silver” · 2011
  • Lazi Academy Award · 2009
  • Hasselblad Masters · Semi-Finalist · 2008
  • Rodenstock Photoaward · 2008
  • Lazi Academy Award · 2008
  • PCP Award · 2008

photo by LEILA IVARSSON

Member of the honorable DGPh – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Photographie e.V.

Photo by Oliver Rolf ✝︎

Clients | Companies | Brands

  • Adobe Systems
  • Aito Huawei
  • American Apparel
  • Auswärtiges Amt
  • BACARDI
  • BDVT e.V.
  • BMW AG
  • BMW China
  • BMW Customer Care
  • BMW Individual
  • BMW M
  • BMWi
  • Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales
  • Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
  • Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend
  • Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung
  • BVDW e.V.
  • Caroline International
  • Corestate Capital
  • dm-Drogerie
  • ECE
  • Ernst Deutsch Theater Hamburg
  • FOUR Music
  • Frauen100
  • Frauscher Boats
  • Fujifilm
  • hookie.co
  • IAB Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung
  • Interstuhl
  • Jägermeister
  • Jobcenter Hamburg
  • Karakter Worldwide
  • Kreuzbergkinder
  • LEICA Camera AG
  • Maruti Suzuki Cars
  • Mercedes AMG
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Mercedes-Benz Accessories
  • Mercedes-Benz Bank
  • Mercedes me Store Hamburg
  • Olympus Europe SE
  • Peek&Cloppenburg
  • Philips Healthcare
  • Radisson
  • Samsung
  • SIGNA Holding
  • Solarwatt
  • Symphoniker Hamburg
  • T-COM
  • TÜV SÜD
  • Union Investment
  • Universal Music Group
  • Virgin Music
  • Watson (Switzerland)
  • WFI AG (Switzerland)
  • Womanizer

Self Portrait on Polaroid 55

„There is a real sense of story, and the models seem to be treated with a much more humanistic eye.”

Steve Caddy

Photo by Oliver Rolf ✝︎