"Eli Reed"

An Evening with Photographer Eli Reed
Thursday, October 8, 6:30-8:00pm

"What is at the core of my work is, in essence, a meditation on being a human being." - Eli Reed.

Eli Reed's strong interest in social justice and the effects of war on society are as much guiding pillars of his work as his more introspective examinations of the human condition. Reed is a clinical professor of photojournalism at the University of Texas. He has been a member of the Magnum Photos co-operative since 1983 and is also a member of Kamoinge, a New York-based collective of African American photographers. A former Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, Reed has worked on assignment covering world news events since 1982 for publications such as National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, The NY Times, The Washington Post, Vogue, Stern, Geo, Sports Illustrated, Vanity Fair, the Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, and Save Our Children.

Among his many awards are Visa pour L'image Festival Du Photoreportage (Perpignan, France; 1993), W. Eugene Smith Grant in Documentary Photography (1992), Kodak World Image Award for Fine Art Photography (1992), Leica Medal of Excellence and POY (1988), Nikon World Understanding Award (1983), as well as prizes from World Press Photo and the Overseas Press Club. His books include Beirut: City of Regrets (1988), Black in America (1997), and I Grandi Fotografi Eli Reed (2007). His work has been exhibited in key museums and galleries, and he has lectured and taught extensively at important venues worldwide and judged major international photo competitions.

While doing this he has gained a reputation as one of the best photographers in the motion picture industry. Reed is a member of the Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers, having photographed over 25 feature, documentary, and cable network films. It takes a special kind of talent to move between the worlds of journalism and show business. It also takes a special kind of humility, and a passion for storytelling to make it in both worlds. Eli Reed has these qualities.

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