Gregory Reed: Photographer
GREGORY REED is an editorial, event, and still life photographer who has been praised for his remarkable eye and ability to capture once-in-a-lifetime moments.
The son of musicians, Reed uses music, art, and literature to inspire his work. A recipient of the inaugural Black Owned Media Alliance Photo Journalist of the Year award in 2017, Reed’s work has appeared in the Miami Times, Legacy Magazine, the Miami Herald, Sun-Sentinel, and international publications. He was a featured photographer with the prestigious 2016 side-by-side exhibit of official Obama White House Photographer Pete Souza. Appointed in 2010 to the Broward County Cultural Council by Commissioner Barbara Sharief, Reed currently serves as First Vice Chair. He is also a member of the Board of the Sandrell Rivers Theater and Old Dillard Foundation in Broward County.
Reed has worked with local, national and international luminaries including 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton, Democratic Vice-Presidential Candidate Tim Kaine, VicePresident Joe Biden, Congresswoman Carrie P. Meek and the Carrie P. Meek Foundation, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, Broward County Commissioner (Mayor) Barbara Sharief, City of Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam, nationally-recognized Haitian-born singer Emeline Michel, and Haiti’s First Lady Elisabeth Préval. As an authorized, credentialed photographer, Reed has captured images of Michelle and Barack Obama and other national figures during the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, and other national and local events. His photo of Clinton and Kaine during the 2016 election took second place for Best News Picture at the NNPA Black Press Awards in Washington, D.C. Reed has also been honored by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jean Monestime with the 2018 Black History Month Lifetime Achievement Award.
He is a principal photographer for the New World Symphony, the Miami Children’s Chorus, Peter London Global Dance Company, the Miramar Cultural Center and the City of North Miami. He also does extensive work for Miami-Dade County’s Children’s Trust. Some of his other notable photography credits include: Miami Dolphins Playoffs (2016), Capital One Orange Bowl (2016, 2017), Miami Music Project (2017, 2018), and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (2018).
Reed earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology (2009) from Barry University and a Master of Fine Arts (Film) from Miami International University of Art and Design (2011). He has over four years of post-secondary teaching experience in information technology and film production. He is a Shutterstock contributor and a member of the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP).
— gfrphotography.com
The videos below are organized by topic and run between 30 seconds and 5 minutes. Click on any video. You must be connected to the Internet to view the videos.
EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES: 0:55 min.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 1:04 min.
EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES: 0:32 min.
COLLABORATION: 2:45 min.
PERSEVERANCE FURTHERS: 1:02 min.
SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES: 2:06 min.
Critical Thinking: 1:06 min.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 0:49 sec.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 1:12 min.
UNDERSTANDS ARTISTS’ NEEDS: 0:55 sec.
UNDERSTANDS THE AUDIENCE PERSPECTIVE: 1:37 sec.
DEVELOP A VOICE: 1:04 min.
OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO SUCCEED: 2:23 min.
CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND: 1:40 min.
OPEN TO CHANGE, FLEXIBILITY: 0:43 min.
CRITICAL THINKING: 1:29 min.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 0:45 sec.
COMMUNITY VALUES: 0:44 sec.
DEVELOP A VOICE: 0:33 sec.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 0:43 min.
CRITICAL THINKING: 0:41 sec.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 0:46 min.
OPEN TO CHANGE, FLEXIBILITY: 0:30 min.
COMMUNITY VALUES: 1:27 min.
UNDERSTANDS THE BUSINESS OF ART: 1:16 min.
UNDERSTANDS THE BUSINESS OF ART: 1:19 min.
CREATIVE FLEXIBILITY: 1:36 min.
CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND: 1:29 min.
SELF-CONFIDENCE: 0:25 sec.
SELF-CONFIDENCE: 0:36 min.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 0:17 min.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 1:22 min.
SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES: 1:00 min.
CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND: 1:16 min.
SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES: 0:28 min.