Conrad Gees "What Now Photography"

09/13/2020

I'm reposting the words of a fellow classmate, Shelby Meyerhoff who summed up the experience I had while taking the 32nd Atelier class at the Griffin Museum of Photography . Hope you will zoom in.

During the early months of the pandemic, the Griffin Museum of Photography's Atelier program was a spiritual and artistic lifeline for me. Every Tuesday, I would join with other photographers to show the work we had made that week, led by our teacher Meg Birnbaum and assistant Susan Green.

We were all living under lockdown, and it permeated the different images we made, and yet we spent only a little time talking about the pandemic itself. It was a relief to simply look at beautiful photographs for three hours, to be reminded that there was still wonder, and community. And everyone in the group was so experienced and talented, I wanted to bring my best to class every week, and I was grateful for the chance to be with them in the midst of crisis.

Now a selection of photographs from our semester is on view at the Griffin Museum, through September 27, by appointment. The show also includes a virtual reception this Sunday, September 13, 4pm-6pm; and an artists' talk featuring my classmates Simone Brogini, Miren Etcheverry, and Conrad Gees, on Thursday, September 24, 7pm-8:30pm. More info at GriffinMuseum.org

Photography Atelier 32 by Kevin Belanger, Adrien Bisson, Simone Brogini, Lawrence Bruns, Julia Cluett, Edie Clifford, Miren Etcheverry, Michael Fager, Sarah Forbes, Claudia Ruiz-Gustafson, Conrad Gees, Matthew R. Kaufman, Michael King, Shelby Meyerhoff, Maria Verrier and Jeanne Widmer. in the Griffi...

05/01/2015

Hey, check out the over 100 images of Cuba I took this past February, just posted to my website. Click on "Personal Work" then "Cuba: Havana on the Cusp" Enjoy!
PS Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

www.conradgeeswhatnowphotography.com

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04/09/2015

When I first saw these wires (first day in Cuba) I assumed they were dead and left over, especially the fuse boxes in the second photo. I soon realised that they were in fact live and carrying power to the inhabitants of these of these decaying buildings.

04/07/2015

On my second day in Habana I walked from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm throughout the city. My longest excursion of the week. I walked though the Vedado neigborhood where the Universidad de la Habana is found. I still found a few older buildings but for the most part they were not as run down. There were also many buildings which appeared to be built after the revolution such as Eladio Cid.

04/05/2015

This week I'm beginning to print some of the Cuba images for a show which I will be having at Baldwin Hill Framers in Natick Center later this month. I'll concentrating on the buildings for the next few days. The neighborhoods of Habana Vieja and Centro Habana, have been designated United Nations World Heritage Sites are in the midst of being renovated, but as you can see the work needed is enormous.

04/05/2015

This week I'm beginning to print some of the Cuba images for a show which I will be having at Baldwin Hill Framers in Natick Center later this month. I'll concentrating on the buildings for the next few days.

The neighborhoods of Habana Vieja and Centro Habana, have been designated United Nations World Heritage Sites are in the midst of being renovated, but as you can see the work needed is enormous.

04/01/2015

Back in February, I spent seven days in Havana escaping one of the worst winters in Boston history. :-)

I'm just getting around to putting the finishing touches on some photos which I will be exhibiting this spring.

What I saw and experienced in Havana went beyond all that I expected and there is much to share, but everyone has been asking about the cars so here are a few.

12/18/2013

I've been spending the past few weeks looking at and selecting photographs taken by some of the students who were in Happy Hollow's Photography Club for a show that will be hung at the Wayland Public Library in January. I got to work with 75 really talented kids and choosing the just the right photos has proven to be a difficult but enjoyable task. These are the images I chose. There will be an opening reception in the Raytheon Room in the library on Tuesday January 7, starting at 4:00 pm. Looking forward to reconnecting with many of the “photographers”.

10/11/2013

Fell in love with these birds at the Topfield Fair. Who knew chickens had such personalities in their faces?