Hi, I'm Fred Reaves, Fashion, Abstract and Landscape photographer based in Tennessee, U.S.

"I’m inspired by the way light transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary — a reminder that art often lives in the spaces we almost overlook."

Education

B.S. (Agriculture) Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tn

Certification (Photography) New York Institute of Photography, New York, NY

Certification (Photography) Washington School of Photography, Washington, DC

Teaching Experience (Photography)

2017 – present Glamour Workshop lighting techniques (100+ workshops)

Panels

2026 Panelist for Artists Expression Exhibit

Exhibition

2026 – Todd Gallery, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tn

2026 – M&M Studio/Artist Atelier Galleries, Nashville, Tn

2006 – Agriculture South Building, Washington, DC

Publications

1998-2006 Ujena Swimwear Magazine

2000 On-The-Boardwalk Magazine

2006 Corona Beer’s Sofie Swimwear Magazine

2006 Braids & Beauty and Hype/Hair Magazine

2009 Uptown Magazine

Honors

2002 Ujena Swimwear Travel Show (Travel Channel)

2006 1 of 10 photographers selected nationwide to photograph for Corona Beer's Sofie

Swimwear campaign in Cancun, Mexico,

2004, Photographer for the 800-member group of NOPBNRCE

2005 Lead photographer, Ambassador's Day Brochure, "Prince George County, Maryland,

"Ambassador's Day" event with over 300 Ambassadors in attendance.

2020 Lead photographer for renowned artist Michael J. McBride's historic "TOO BLACK TOO FAST" jockey project, chronicling the history of African American jockeys who rode in the Kentucky Derby from the mid to late 1800 - 1910

2009 Photographed the "TOO BLACK TOO FAST" Kentucky Derby Gala, with photographs from the gala published in Uptown Magazine that same year.

2024 Lead photographer, for Film Barrel Studios, behind the scenes images, on the set of "Hanging with Taylors" for Impact TV streaming.

2025 Two weeks in Japan photographing Street Fashion for Hachimedia and a renowned ceremonial tea museum.

2025 Lead photographer for the "William D. Mosley African Art Sculpture Project

document in and cataloging more than 8,000 original African sculptures.

Photography Organization Affiliation

Member of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA),

Founder and Host of the 300-member Nashville Glamour Photography Workgroup,

Member, Baltimore Glamour Photography Workgroup

Partner in M&M Studio/Artists Atelier Group, Nashville, Tennessee.

Through Clicks Photography, Fred Reaves continues to create compelling imagery that blends technical excellence with artistic vision, producing work that reflects authenticity, creativity, and a commitment to excellence.

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Through my lens, I search for the spaces where movement becomes memory and light becomes language.

My photography merges fashion, abstraction, and landscape into stories that exist just beyond reality — quiet, fleeting, and full of emotion. I don’t just capture what I see; I capture what it feels like to be there, suspended in that moment of wonder.

I see photography as a conversation between light and emotion — a way of translating what exists beyond words.

Each image is a reflection of presence — a moment where imagination and reality meet, where the world pauses just long enough to be felt.

Contact Information

Feel free to reach out to me using any of the methods below or go to my contact page. I'll get back to you as soon as possible to discuss how we can work on exciting projects together. Looking forward to connecting!