Fred Lonidier's Casual Photography is the first print publication devoted to Fred Lonidier's informal photographs of art students, university exhibitions, performances, and political actions at UCSD from 1969—1993.

Nilo Goldfarb examines Fred Lonidier’s work, spanning his years as a UCSD student to his tenure as a professor, through a selection of images from the University of California San Diego Visual Arts Department History Archive. By providing a perspective on Lonidier’s photography, Goldfarb’s insightful analysis not only offers an understanding of his practice but also raises critical questions about the role and function of the archive itself.