Ellis (Eli) Reed (born 1946) is an award-winning American photographer and photojournalist.. Reed was the first full-time black photographer employed by Magnum Agency and the author of several books, including "Black In America". Several of the photographs from that project have been recognized in juried shows and exhibitions.

Reed is a former Nieman Fellow at Harvard University (1982-1983) and is currently the clinical professor of photojournalism at The University of Texas at Austin. He was a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 1982.. Reed is an Olympus Visionary as well as a recipient of the World Press Award and Overseas Press Club Award.

Early Life more less

Career more less

Reed became a freelance photographer in 1970. Magnum Photos became affiliated with him after the success of his work in such conflicts as the wars in Central America, the war in Lebanon which he covered between 1983-1987, the 1986 Haiti coop against "Baby Doc" Duvalier, and the 1989 U.S. military action in Panama. He became a full member of the agency in 1988. Reed started making photographs of films and actors in 1992 and is also a member of Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers (SMPSP). Reed mainly uses the Olympus E-3, E-30, and EP-1 for his work.

Awards

1992 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Documentary Photography
1992 Kodak World Image Award for Fine Art Photography
1988 World Press Award
1988 Leica Medal of Excellence
1983 Overseas Press Club Award
1982 Nieman Fellowship at Harvard
1981 Mark Twain Associated Press Award
1981 Pulitzer Prize, runner-up

Exhibitions

1997 Leica Gallery, New York, USA
1996 Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT, USA
1993 Visa pour li’mage, Perpignan, France

Books

2000 Local Heroes Changing America, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., USA
1997 Black in America, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., USA
1993 Poetic Justice: Film Making South Central Style, Delta, USA
1988 Beirut: City of Regrets, W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., USA
1987 Homeless in America

Films (Production)

1992 Getting Out, director, produced for Tokyo TV, shown at the New York Film Festival
1988 America’s Children: Poorest in the Land of Plenty, photo essay for NBC

Films (Specials/Stills)

2005 Stay, still photographer, directed by Marc Forster
2003 2 Fast 2 Furious, still photographer, directed by John Singlton
2002 Two Weeks Notice, still photographer, directed by Marc Lawrence
2002 8 Mile, still photographer, directed by Curtis Hanson
2001 A Beautiful Mind, still photographer, directed by Ron Howard
2001 Bad Boy, still photographer, directed by John Singleton
2000 Shaft, still photographer, directed by John Singleton
1998 One True Thing, still photographer, directed by Carl Franklin
1996 Day of the Jackal, stills and specials, directed by Michael Caton-Jones
1996 Ghost of Mississippi, specials, directed by Rob Reiner
1996 Rosewood, stills, directed by John Singleton
1995 Kansas City, stills and specials, directed by Robert Altman
1994 Higher Learning, stills, directed by John Singleton
1992 Poetic Justice, stills, directed by John Singleton
1991 The Five Heartbeats, stills, directed by John Singleton

This author page uses material from the Wikipedia article "Eli Reed", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0

Total Books: 2

Chronological List
Alphabetical List
Available Only List

1997 - Black in America (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780393039955
ISBN-10: 0393039951
Genre: Arts & Photography

1988 - Beirut City of Regrets (Paperback) → Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780393305074
ISBN-10: 0393305074
Genre: History

Back to the Top ↑

Search - List of Books by Eli Reed