The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ashleigh Raddatz specializes in women and family documentary-style photography. She creates images which capture authentic stories and emotions through different stages of life: from a woman's strength within herself, to family stories of partnership, motherhood, and the beauty of everyday chaos and life in childhood. She is intrigued by human experiences and relationships that bind people together, enabling her to capture emotions, connections and sentiments and turn those moments into works of art. Ashleigh's photos are timeless and tell the truths and stories of your most important relationships so generations from now, the images will be cherished for the connections and memories they hold. Ashleigh has been documenting her own family, including photographing the intimate challenges of her eldest son’s struggles with autism. Ashleigh is located in Jena, Germany and serves the Jena, SHK, Weimar, Erfurt area. She is also available travel throughout Germany and beyond. Her work has been featured in Huffington Post, Kidspot Australia,   Resources: Ashleigh Raddatz   Spectrum Inspired   Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to download for Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button.

Keith Dannemiller was born and raised in Ohio (US). He graduated with a degree in Biochemistry from Vanderbilt University and worked in this field for three years before turning to photography. He left for Mexico 29 years ago and is going to stay. Specializing in documentary photography, his works have been published in Stern, Al Jazeera America, Der Spiegel, Newsweek, The Nation, Fusion, The Intercept, Financial Times, and The Guardian.   Resources: Keith Dannemiller Nacho Lopez   Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to download for Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button.

When Donato DiCamillo first picked up a camera he knew he would have a hard time putting it down. It became a reason for him to step out from a dark place, which he had struggled with for some time. The dark world in which he knew so well would soon come to light after being released from prison in 2011. His inspiration derived from many great documentary photographers, such as Robert Frank, Diane Arbus, Helen Levitt, Garry Winogrand, and William Klein, just to name a few, but it was Bruce Gilden and Klein's street photography that made Donato realize that he could scream through his images. His work is a constant search that's forged out of his own curiosities. They're derived from his own interpretation of people, as well as deep rooted moments in the physiological confines of his mind. "I love the amazing differences in people and how beautifully unique we all are. Good bad or indifferent; People never cease to amaze me, they often answer many of my own questions. The littlest detail, maybe in the eyes or the way someone walks can be the difference of making a photograph". Resources: Donato DiCamillo http://donatodicamillo.com Elias Williams http://www.eliaswilliams.com Nina Robinson http://www.ninarobinsonphotography.com Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for iOS. Click here to download for Android Click here to download for Windows Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting patreon.com/thecandidframe or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button.

Gabriel Hill is a portrait photographer living in the heart of Basel, Switzerland. His work has been published in various magazines and sites in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, USA, UK, Italy, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, France, Hungary, Russia and many more. Even as a kid he was fascinated with discovering the world through a viewfinder and this fascination has lasted till today. He studied the art of headshots under a world renown New York based photographer and was his official associate photographer till 2015. Besides working as a freelance photographer he is a contract photographer with , one of the world's leading photographic press agencies and picture libraries. His personal project project was nominated as one of the 7 best works in Swiss photography in the free category by an international jury for the and was part of the Swiss Photo Award exhibition in Zurich in June 2016.   Resources: Gabriel Hill Marco Grob Justin Lister   Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to download for Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button.

After studying photography in Southern California, Dan Winters  finished his formal education at the film school of Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany. He began his career in photography as a photojournalist in his home town in Ventura County, California. After winning several regional awards for his work, he moved to New York City, where magazine assignments came rapidly. Known for the broad range of subject matter he is able to interpret, he is widely recognized for his unusual celebrity portraiture, his scientific photography, photo illustrations, drawings and photojournalistic stories. Dan has won over one hundred national and international awards from American Photography, Communications Arts, The Society of Publication Designers, PDN, The Art Director's Club of New York, Life Magazine, and won the world press photo award in the portrait category, among others. He was also awarded the prestigious, Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography. In 2003, he was honored by Kodak as a photo "Icon" in their biographical "Legends" series. He has had four exhibitions of his personal work in galleries In New York and Los Angeles and had a book of his magazine work entitled Dan Winters: Periodical Photographs published in 2009 by Aperture. In addition, he has photos in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian, the Houston Museum of Fine Art, the Harry Ransom Center in Austin and the Wittliff Collection at the Jepson Center for the ARts/Telfair Museum in Savannah, GA. He has published several books of his photography. His latest is The Grey Ghost: New York City Photographs.   Resources: Dan Winters The Grey Ghost: New York City Photographs Irving Penn Francis Bacon: Work on Paper }} Fahey Klein Gallery   Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to download for Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button.

Frank  Ockenfels 3 is a Los Angeles based photographer who has spent nearly 3 decades photographing musicians, celebrities, corporate heads and everyday people.  His editorial work has included covers for magazines such as, Rolling Stone, Esquire, The Hollywood Reporter, GQ, Newsweek, Wired, Spin, People, and Premiere.  Frank’s images have appeared on the pages of such diverse magazines as New York Times Magazine, Dwell, Playboy and UK Conde Nast Traveler.xFrank has done over 200 album covers and press shoots for both major and independent record labels with musicians such as David Bowie, Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen and Norah Jones.Frank has photographed numerous movie posters including Men in Black 3, The Amazing Spiderman, The Social Network, Expendables 2 and 3, Wanted, The Incredible Hulk and Harry Potter, to name a few.He has shot TV advertising campaigns for all the major networks including ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, CW and cable channels such as HBO, FX, E!, Showtime and AMC.Frank has directed numerous music videos and has shot commercials for many notable clients such as Nike, Converse, K-Swiss and Canon.Frank’s ability to adapt to any situation as well as staying away from the obvious seem to be qualities that set him apart from other photographers. Frank thrives on pushing the boundaries of digital photography and believes in collaborating.  In many ways Frank is unconventional.  He believes that photography can still have moments of purity without being overly conceptualized or retouched.   Resources: Frank Ockenfels 3 Erwin Blumenfeld Matt Mahurin Hiro Glen Luchford   Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to download for Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button.

Michelle Guillermin is a wildlife and nature photographer who engages the viewer in both the grandeur of and the danger to wildlife.  Her use of stark, gritty black and white is intended to bridge time, to push viewers to imagine a world when wildlife was plentiful.  Her goal is to build awareness of the challenges facing our natural world through the appreciation of the few remaining creatures. Her initial career in finances has provided her the foundation from which she has a secondary career as a photographer. Without completely leaving her financial work, she has successfully created a photographic life that has taken her around the world. Some of her work, particularly those of African elephants, is helping to create greater awareness of the plight faced by these great animals.   Resources: Michelle Guillermin Robin V. Robinson   Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to download for Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. .

Maggie Steber has worked in 64 countries focusing on humanitarian, cultural, and social stories. Her honors include the Leica Medal of Excellence, World Press Photo Foundation, the Overseas Press Club, Pictures of the Year, the Medal of Honor for Distinguished Service to Journalism from the University of Missouri, the Alicia Patterson and Ernst Haas Grants, and a Knight Foundation grant for the New American Newspaper project. For over three decades, Steber has worked in Haiti. Aperture published her monograph, DANCING ON FIRE. In 2013 Steber was named as one of eleven Women of Vision by National Geographic Magazine, publishing a book and touring an exhibition in five American cities. Steber has served as a Newsweek Magazine contract photographer and as the Asst. Managing Editor of Photography and Features at The Miami Herald, overseeing staff projects that won the paper a Pulitzer and two finalist recognition. Her work is included in the Library of Congress, The Richter Library and in private collections. She has exhibited internationally. Clients include National Geographic Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, AARP, The Guardian, and Geo Magazine among others. Steber teaches workshops internationally including at the World Press Joop Swart Master Classes, the International Center for Photography, Foundry Workshops and and the Obscura Photo Festival.   Resources: Maggie Steber Ruddy Roye Phil Toledano http://www.mrtoledano.com Donato DiCamillo   Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to download for Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button.

Stacey Tyrell was born and raised in Toronto, ON, Canada. She attended OCAD University where she majored in Photography. Her work predominantly deals with themes of identity, race and heritage as it pertains to post-colonial societies and the Caribbean Diaspora. Her work has appeared in such shows as Flash Forward 2012 at the Magenta Foundation, Position As Desired: Contemporary African Canadian Photography at the Royal Ontario Museum and the Canadian Museum for Immigration at Pier 21, MLK50 at the Places des Arts, PQ and Photography NOW 2009 at the Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY. Her images are part of Heritage Canada and the Montreal Arts Interculturels Collections permanent collections and have appeared in such publications as European Photography, Marie Claire South Africa, Pictures From Paradise: A survey of Contemporary Caribbean Photographers, Canadian Art Magazine, ARC Magazine, Prefix Photo and Applied Arts Magazine.  She has also participated on various panels including the Canada Council for the Arts Next Generation Sounding 2013.  She currently is based in Brooklyn, NY, USA.   Resources: Stacey Tyrell Peter Hugo   Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to download for Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort.  You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button.

Danny Clinch, a premier music photographer and director with Grammy nominations, shares his passion for capturing iconic moments in music. He discusses the thrill of spontaneity during major events like Bonnaroo and the Grammys, emphasizing preparation mixed with the unexpected. Clinch reveals his techniques for photographing live performances, focusing on genuine expressions and connections between artists and audiences. He also tackles the challenges of composing group portraits in band settings and reflects on his artistic journey in the evolving music industry.