Vita

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 Spring 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 · Mid 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.

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

Content Authenticity Initiative Member

photo by LEILA IVARSSON

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

Photo by Oliver Rolf ✝︎

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 ✝︎

In New York with super model Charlene Högger · Video by Evan Guttman

Photo by Kim