photography | Frederick Bernas

Frederick Bernas is currently living in New York City, freelancing for CNN, Reuters, The New York Times and other media, while studying part-time at Columbia University. During 2008-2010, he was based in Moscow, reporting for The Guardian, Monocle, France 24 and international supplements of the Daily Telegraph and Washington Post.

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For Mexican Prisoners, Music Brings Inner Freedom

by Frederick on Jan 17, 2013 • No Comments

In the streets around Santa Martha Acatitla prison in Mexico City, mangy dogs forage for scraps. Pickup trucks trundle around with guards in ski masks toting AK-47s. But on September 25, convicts found a welcome escape – metaphorically, of course...

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Musical Meanderings with Chris Cuzme

by Frederick on Sep 1, 2011 • No Comments

Audio slideshow: Exploring the creative conscience of a busy saxophone and bass player in NYC.

photography / travel / unclassified

Icelandic Moments

by Frederick on Jul 25, 2011 • No Comments

Looking back at a week in Europe’s westernmost country during July 2011.

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Egypt

by Frederick on Jan 20, 2011 • No Comments

Photos from a trip over New Year that took in Cairo, Sharm el Sheikh, Aswan and Luxor.

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Sigiriya, Sri Lanka’s 8th Wonder

by Frederick on Sep 18, 2010 • No Comments

A monolithic rock fortress dating back to the 5th century BC.

photography / travel / unclassified

Sights of Sri Lanka

by Frederick on Sep 15, 2010 • No Comments

Snapshots of a three-week trip in September 2010.

jazz / music / photography / unclassified

Hazmat Modine // Wade Schuman

by Frederick on Jul 8, 2010 • No Comments

Wagner Park, NYC, 8/7/10 www.hazmatmodine.com

photography / Russia / travel / unclassified

In Sergiev Posad

by Frederick on May 30, 2010 • No Comments

A beautiful day in the Moscow region, May 2010.

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Terror Reflections

by Frederick on Apr 5, 2010 • No Comments

Monday, March 29 was just the start of another working week in Moscow. Huge crowds of people descended into the metro system – a rumbling, winding maze of tunnels, walkways and escalators. Within a single hour, two suicide bombers struck at the heart of the Russian capital. Blasts shook key stations on the busy red...