ABOUT FERGUS REID

My photographs are influenced by the modernist tradition. My photographic heroes are the great modernist photographers like Edward Weston, Edward Steichen, Imogen Cunningham and Aaron Siskind. Like them I am attempting to create photographs which succeed in their own right without having to rely solely on the appearance of the subject matter. It is more important for me to make an image which functions successfully in terms of its composition, colour and form than to literally describe the physical world around me. I strive to make photographs which are uncluttered, balanced and harmonious.

Many of the photographs are taken in my native county, Shropshire. Some result from foreign travels. However, location is not really that important to me. A photograph taken in the back yard can be just as good as one taken in the Himalayas. It’s a question of extracting the beauty and equilibrium in the things we see around us. I spend my working days lecturing about the work of the great photographers which I hope has helped me improve my ability to see the world in all its aesthetic splendour.

Limited edition prints can be ordered by contacting me below. Prices range from £30 pounds for mounted 15 x 10 inch prints to £150 pounds for framed and mounted 30 x 20 inch prints.