Fred Conrad myFIVE 

This was the best episode of this series so far! Absolutely amazing! Thank you for doing this!

Thanks for letting Fred Conrad talk. When it was over I thought only 10 minutes had passed. The stories of the photographers who inspired him are unique and moving.

I could have listened for another hour ❤❤❤

Love this line so much: "He is an important photographer, because he understands the importance of photography"

Great!

Wow great discussion 😊 thank you

A properly good series of interviews. So I subscribed

A million thanks, Jeff, for this superb interview with the incomparable Fred Conrad. Fred is not only extremely talented, he's also generous, genuine and modest.

what a great discussion and to hear Fred talk about how the photographers he chose inspired him was really interesting

With sincere thanks. I am humbled by his pictures and learned so much from his "My Five " choices. Thank you for bringing Conrad to our attention.

So good. Now I have more books to add to my list.

I didn't know Fred Conrad, but I do now! I also know of a few of the photographers he selected, especially Frank Hurley, Bill Burke and Jeff Bridges. Not familiar with the others, but I am impressed with them too. Another wonderful, and historical (can we separate photography from history?) , episode. Thanks, Jeff.

It's Li Zhensheng - Chinese surnames come before given names (although, bizarrely, often adapted for a Europhone audiences; in which case, Zhensheng Li). As for Simon Norfolk, a key point relevant here is that the Taliban had also banned cameras and photography, so there’s some kind of symmetry between photographer and balloon seller in this case. I recall a documentary circa 2000-2001, “Langan behind the lines”, in which - ironically - some Taliban soldiers appreciated having their photos (or video) taken by journalist Sean Langan, because it was such a novelty (if I remember the details correctly). Anyway, a really fascinating “My five” discussion, as usual. Thanks.