Cradoc Bagshaw is an award winning photographer and photojournalist who works internationally. Documentary and street photography are his passions. “I’m not a travel photographer, but I work best when I’m traveling.” His classic Leica black and white images capture the key moments in life that connect us all together.
Cradoc has been a professional photographer and photojournalist for over forty years, doing work for dozens of publications including Time, Newsweek, Forbes, Business Week and the New York Times. He’s been associated with photography agencies including Black Star and with Gamma Liaison in New York, doing assignments for both their editorial and corporate division.
Cradoc is also a teacher who has lectured on photography at numerous locations, including NYU and the International Center of Photography in New York, and at UCLA, the California Polytechnic Institute and Brooks Institute of Photography in California.
Clients Include
- TIME Magazine
- Forbes Magazine
- The New York Times
- Business Week Magazine
- USA Today
- ABC Good Morning America
- UNICEF
- Columbia, Capitol and Vanguard Records
- Whitney Museum NY, Amon Carter Museum, Smithsonian Museum
- Santa Fe Opera – Photographer
- Financial World
- Los Angeles Times
- Polaroid Corp
My current cameras are the Leica M10-D, a digital rangefinder camera with no viewing screen, and as a backup, a Leica M10 with a viewing screen.
About 99% of my black and white photos were taken with Leica rangefinder cameras. In early days I used Leica M3’s and M4’s, but for years when shooting film I used Leica M6’s and Tri-X film.
When I started shooting digital I used Leica M9’s and the Leica Monochrom “black and white only” digital camera.
I mostly use a 35mm Summicron Asph and a 28mm Elmarit Asph lens. I also use a Leica 50mm Summicron, a 90mm Summarit and a 21mm Super-Elmar Asph from time to time.
And of course I still have my M6.
Cradoc Bagshaw
email: cradocphoto@gmail.com
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