Lectures & Keynotes

J. KONRAD SCHMIDT

Konrad, a professional photographer, was born in the same year George Orwell famously wrote about and Steve Jobs introduced the groundbreaking “Macintosh.” Raised in a family of architects in Germany, he was immersed from an early age in a world of design, structure, and creativity.

After finishing school, he seized the opportunity to unite his greatest passions: compelling photography, refined aesthetics, and meaningful collaboration. He completed his photography studies with distinction and, since 2010, has been working as an independent photographer based in Berlin.

His work takes him across the globe, capturing images for international clients as well as pursuing his own artistic projects.

Lectures | Keynotes

  • 11th International Conference on Authors’ Rights at Akademie der Künste · Berlin · 2023
  • 50 Years BFF-Symposium · Oberhafen Quartier, Hamburg · 2019
  • AMD Academy for Fashion and Design · Düsseldorf · 2015 / 2017
  • APPLE Inc. · APPLE Store Jungfernstieg · Hamburg · 2013
  • BERLIN PHOTO WEEK · 2021
  • BERLIN PHOTO WEEK · 2022
  • BFF Conference · “A talk about making a book” · Stuttgart · 2022
  • BFF Conference · “The critical eye on the world around us” · Stuttgart · 2022
  • BFF Pro Talks at NRW Forum · Düsseldorf · 2018
  • BMW Executive Club Tour X Leica Camera · Wetzlar · 2021
  • CALUMET photographic · Hamburg · 2010
  • Canon Academy PRO Forum · Canon Convention Center · Krefeld · 2017
  • Creative Week Frankfurt · DDC X BFF · Frankfurt · 2019
  • FFA Fördergemeinschaft fotografische Ausbildung · Bielefeld · 2013 / 2017
  • FH Wiesbaden · University of Applied Sciences · Wiesbaden · 2013
  • Film Speed Lab · Talking about the past and the presence of analog film · 2025
  • Fujifilm · Photokina X-talks · fair stage at Photokina · Cologne · 2014
  • Fujifilm · X-Series Tour · 2013
  • Gymnasium Georg Ernst · Schleusingen · 2008
  • Hasselblad pro talks · Zeise Kinos · Hamburg · 2010
  • Hochschule Hannover · University of Applied Sciences and Arts · Hannover · 2014
  • Hochschule Mannheim · University of Applied Sciences · Mannheim · 2015
  • Hochschule München · University of Applied Sciences · München · 2015 / 2016
  • Katapult° Festival · Frankfurt/Main · 2012
  • LAZI Akademie · The European School of Film and Design · Stuttgart · 2010 / 2013 / 2014
  • LAZI Akademie · Together with Igor Panitz in 2015 & Simon Puschmann in 2016 · Stuttgart · 2015 / 2016
  • LAZI Akademie · The European School of Film and Design · As patron of the diploma exhibition in Stuttgart · 2017
  • Les Rencontres d’Arles · “HÔTEL NOIR II” in association with LEICA Camera AG and BFF Akademie as an official part of the “Festival OFF Arles 2024” · Arles/France · 2024
  • Linhof X BFF · “Lost in Transformation” · Exhibition pro talks · Munich · 2019
  • Marketing Club Frankfurt · FRALounge at Frankfurt International Airport, Frankfurt/Main · 2022
  • McCANN Worldgroup Berlin · “Speak up” in the agency · Berlin · 2016
  • Meister Camera Hamburg · talk with Silke Güldner about my professional career · Hamburg · 2023
  • Mercedes-Benz me Store · talking about “Light in Photography” · Hamburg · 2016
  • Mercedes-Benz me Store · presenting the project “Black is the color of my true love’s hair” · Hamburg · 2015
  • Mercuri Urval · Lecture about self marketing · Dresden · 2016
  • Museum for Ethnology · day of analog photography · Hamburg · 2014
  • nik Software · webinar · Hamburg · 2010
  • OLYMPUS Photography Playground · Kraftwerk · Berlin · 2017
  • OMR – Stage Talk with LEICA Germany at Gastwerk · Hamburg · 2025
  • OMR – Masterclass on “Content Credentials”, the C2PA-standard and why this is important · Hamburg · 2025
  • Only Art Club Gallery · Artist talk about “Light” · Hamburg · 2016
  • OPEN SHOW Hamburg #4 at STILWERK · Hamburg · 2014
  • Photo Convention »horizonte zingst« powered by ADOBE® · Zingst · 2016
  • Photo festival »horizonte zingst« for the new BFF Award · Zingst · 2018
  • Photokina Pro Talks · “professional stage” in Hall 4 · Cologne · 2016
  • Photopia · “Collected MakingOf’s from 10 Years in Photograph” · Hamburg · 2021
  • Photopia · “The critical eye on the world around us”· Hamburg · 2022
  • Photopia · “A talk about making a book”· Hamburg · 2022
  • Photopia · About AI & Photography · Hamburg · 2023
  • ProfiFoto MasterClass – powered by LEICA · Wetzlar · 2022
  • tPIC Conference at Berlin Photo Week · Kraftwerk · Berlin · 2019
  • tPIC Conference · Online-Lecture · 2020
  • “Triebwerk 2” at Kant Garagen, Berlin · Talking about the iconic ingredients of photography · Berlin · 2016
  • “Triebwerk 4” Berlin – BFF Open Stage · Kulturbrauerei – Kesselhaus · Berlin · 2018