Sean Reid

Sean Reid

Sean Reid has been a commercial and fine art photographer for more than thirty years. He studied photography at Bard College under Stephen Shore and Ben Lifson. In the late 1980s he worked as an exhibition printer for Wendy Ewald and other fine art photographers. In 1989, he was the first American photographer to receive an artist-in-residence grant from the Irish Arts Council in Dublin, Ireland and his work is held in their collection. That same year he gave a guest lecture at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art in Dublin. In the early 1990s Sean met occasionally with Helen Levitt to discuss and edit pictures he was making in the subways of Budapest and New York City. These were exhibited in New York in conjunction with performances by Jens Nygaard's Jupiter Symphony. Sean's work for clients is often of weddings and architecture. His editorial work has appeared in magazines such as Motorcyclist, Rider and The Robb Report. His personal work is primarily of people in public places -- especially in rural New England where he resides. In 2004, Sean began reviewing cameras and lenses for Luminous Landscape. The following year he began Reid Reviews (link: www.reidreviews.com), a site -- of equipment reviews and essays on photography -- that accepts no advertising and is paid for entirely by subscribers. Written primarily for professional and serious amateur photographers the site has become known for its in-depth analysis based on both field and studio testing. Sean also serves as an unpaid consultant, advisor and sometimes beta tester for several camera and lens manufacturers. http://www.reidreviews.com
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Articles by Sean Reid


Some Thoughts On The Leica SL

By Sean Reid of Reid Reviews Before I begin this, I should explain that I have been beta-testing the Leica SL (which was code-named "Max")


Leica 24/1.4 M Summilux ASPH Introduced As Part Of Special

By Sean Reid of Reid Reviews On May 22, Leica introduced one of those special finish, special edition sets they're known to create from time


Ithaca Photo Shoot

by Sean Reid   I very much enjoyed a recent trip to Ithaca, New York during which I was able to see my friend Michael


Waiting For Monroe

by Sean Reid It seems that a new Leica camera introduction never fails to stir things up a bit. In the wide world of the


Some Impressions From Beta-Testing The Leica M (240)

[caption id="attachment_185312" align="aligncenter" width="760"] The Leica M (240)[/caption] Michael has asked me to share some of my impressions, so far, from beta-testing the new Leica