Mike Reid Photography

PORTFOLIO

Portfolio: things being themselves

Dogs, costumes, weddings, reefs and rooftops — grouped roughly by what they are. Every photograph here is my own work. Click any frame to open it larger.

01
PETS

Dogs, mostly

Sessions in back gardens, on trails, and at the beach at the exact moment the light gives up.

A dog standing at the water's edge on an empty beach at sunset
A tan pit-bull-type dog lying in the grass in a red collar
Black and white portrait of a golden retriever puppy on a lead
A tan dog with its mouth wide open mid-bark in a garden
A golden retriever puppy lying in the grass
A black dog resting indoors in soft window light
Sierra, my own dog, running through the grass with a ball in her mouth
A tan mixed-breed dog standing alert in long grass
Black and white close-up of Sierra's face
A shaggy grey labradoodle out at a busy outdoor event
Sierra leaping into the air in a back garden
Two women laughing as they hold golden retriever puppies
02
COSPLAY & CREATIVE

Costumes, characters and coloured light

Convention floors, planned concept shoots, and the occasional experiment with a torch and a long shutter.

A Spider-Man cosplayer posing with a red bass guitar
A group of Voltron cosplayers at a convention
A cosplayer in blue and red Superman-crest armour
A cosplayer in an elaborate leaf-and-moss forest costume
Hawkman and Hawkgirl cosplayers in gold winged armour
A cosplayer in black leather holding prop pistols
Light painting: green light trails swirling around a figure
Two Spider-Man cosplayers on a convention floor
Black and white photograph of a performer under stage lights
A cosplayer in glowing green and purple alien armour
A Wonder Woman cosplayer with shield and armour
A performer lit in deep blue on a dark stage
A cosplayer in an apron holding a flask of glowing green liquid
A cosplayer in yellow and blue plate armour
Captain America and Doctor Strange cosplayers with a shield
Cosplayers in a red cape and dark costumes at a convention
03
PEOPLE

Portraits, on location

Individuals, couples and performers — mostly outdoors, mostly in whatever light the day handed us.

A woman in a lilac dress standing between carved stone statues
A woman with a band of refracted rainbow light across her face
A portrait of a woman in a Hogwarts school costume
A woman in an orange top beside a carved elephant statue
Black and white photograph of two musicians performing on stage
A portrait among cherry blossom in spring
A woman in a hat and glasses with rainbow light across her face
A woman in a lilac dress in a tropical garden
A singer performing on stage under blue light
A woman in a lilac dress beside an ornate carved wall
Black and white photograph of a singer and guitarist mid-performance
An outdoor portrait in soft afternoon light
04
EVENTS & CANDIDS

Quietly, from the edges

Most of the wedding frames here were taken as a guest rather than as the hired photographer — candids for the couple and their family that the professionals were never going to catch.

Black and white portrait of a bride and groom laughing together
A couple beside their wedding cake, lit against a dark background
A bride and groom exchanging vows at an outdoor ceremony
A couple together at a warmly lit reception bar
A bride flanked by bridesmaids in blue gowns
Black and white candid of a couple at a reception bar
A bride and groom kissing after the ceremony
A bride with family and guests after the ceremony
A couple kissing at a warmly lit reception bar
Black and white portrait of a guest at a reception bar
Players in action during a women's flag football game
Two bridesmaids in blue gowns holding their bouquets
05
TRAVEL

Places worth the flight

Temples, canyons, karst islands and cities at dusk. Most of these are available as prints.

A traditional outrigger boat moored beside limestone karst cliffs in the Philippines
The white filigree architecture of Wat Rong Khun, the White Temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand
Rows of red prayer banners with Japanese calligraphy at a shrine
A rainbow arching over a green valley, seen from the air
El Castillo, the step pyramid at Chichen Itza, Mexico
Blue and gold naga sculptures at the Blue Temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand
A wide river winding between arid bluffs in the Columbia River Gorge
The Charles Bridge over the Vltava river with the Prague skyline behind
A calm lagoon between towering limestone cliffs in the Philippines
The Chicago skyline at dusk above the Chicago River
Aerial view of turquoise reef along a Hawaiian coastline
Fire performers spinning flames at night, the flames picked out in colour against a black and white street
06
UNDERWATER

The newest thing I do

I learned to dive in 2020 and started shooting down there almost immediately. Reefs, wrecks and very small animals.

A fish framed by a circular opening in a sunken wreck
Black and white photograph of a dive boat's bow seen from the water
A pufferfish drifting over the reef in blue water
Blue and yellow sea squirts clustered on a coral head
A diver lighting a flooded cavern, shafts of daylight overhead
A giant clam with an iridescent blue-speckled mantle
A weathered stone head resting on the sea floor in clear blue water
Spiny lobsters sheltering under a coral ledge
A green sea turtle resting on brightly coloured coral
A blue-spotted stingray settled on the sandy sea floor
A diver's lights cutting through a dark underwater cavern
A sea turtle swimming above a shallow reef in clear blue water
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