Southern California freelancer ERIC REED began working as a professional photojournalist while attending The Academy of Art University in San Francisco in the early 1990’s. Upon completion of his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Photography, he began working as the Chief Photographer for the Argus-Courier a newspaper in Petaluma, Calif. He also worked as a Staff Photographer for the Daily Press in Victorville (1998), and the San Bernardino Sun (2000), which included shooting for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin of Ontario, Inland Living, Riverside, Redlands and Foothills Magazines. His last Staff Photographer position concluded in 2011 with The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Whittier Daily News, Pasadena Star-News and Rose Magazine, while maintaining both editorial and commercial client relations. While working as a photojournalist, Eric has taken teaching positions as Adjunct Faculty and Instructor at Victor Valley College and the University of California at Riverside Extension. He completed his Masters of Science in Photography at Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara. Eric has photographed in 22 countries on three continents and has covered Presidential visits, Space Shuttle landings, numerous California wildfires. His images have been published worldwide.


