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GRANTA MAGAZINE
PHOTO EDITOR
OVAL PRESS
FOUNDER
SPLASH & GRAB
FOUNDING EDITOR
PHOTO EDITOR
OVAL PRESS
FOUNDER
SPLASH & GRAB
FOUNDING EDITOR
LCC, BA PHOTOGRAPHY
SENIOR LECTURER
FT WEEKEND MAG
FREELANCE PHOTO EDITOR
PORT MAGAZINE
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
SENIOR LECTURER
FREELANCE PHOTO EDITOR
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
CHARITY PRINT ︎
10x8 inch print
£50
edition of 20
All funds will be split between Medical Aid for Palestinians and Lebanese Red Cross. Orders will ship mid October.
detail of print
WHISTLING FOR OWLS ︎
Max’s first book (published, 2022), from his new imprint Oval Press, is a story in two parts: image and text; France and London; memoir and fiction; truth and lies. The oblique photographs and sometimes-poetic texts bring together a loose narrative of love, loss and longing inspired mostly by literature.
Max’s first book (published, 2022), from his new imprint Oval Press, is a story in two parts: image and text; France and London; memoir and fiction; truth and lies. The oblique photographs and sometimes-poetic texts bring together a loose narrative of love, loss and longing inspired mostly by literature.
BOOKS ︎
Max is the author of three books. Two are books of his own photographs, and texts, and the other is an introduction to portrait photography he wrote with the photographer Cian Oba-Smith.
Max is the author of three books. Two are books of his own photographs, and texts, and the other is an introduction to portrait photography he wrote with the photographer Cian Oba-Smith.
Deadfall is the second book from Max Ferguson, and his imprint Oval Press. It is a photographic novel that weaves together literature and photography, inviting the reader to slide in free-fall through the life, dreams and memories of its faulted protagonist.
“Anyone looking to enhance their skills in portraiture will find this new volume useful. Drawing on the work of 20 photographers from around the world, authors Cian Oba-Smith and Max Ferguson assess established approaches to portraits and explore the latest contemporary thinking. Readers can also get involved, with each chapter containing projects to follow.”
DIGITAL CAMERA WORLD
DIGITAL CAMERA WORLD
“In the end, what is significant is the way that Ferguson offers images that frequently move beyond their own physical limitations as flat images by extending out to our senses and our memories.”
1000 WORDS MAGAZINE
1000 WORDS MAGAZINE
PHOTO EDITING ︎
Max has over 10 years expereince working with print and magazines as a photo editor, director of photography and editor. Some of the selected covers he has worked on are shown here.
Max has over 10 years expereince working with print and magazines as a photo editor, director of photography and editor. Some of the selected covers he has worked on are shown here.
Granta 167
Cover: Salvatore Vitale
Granta 166
Cover: Thomas Struth
Granta 165
Cover: Muhammad Salah
Granta 164
Cover: Etal Adnan
Granta 163
Cover: Donal Sturt
Granta 162
Cover: Walker Evans
Granta 161: Sister, Brother
Cover : Najeebah Al-Ghadban
Granta 160: Conflict
Cover: Thomas Duffield
Granta 159: What Do You See?
Cover: Suzie Howell
Granta 158: In the Family
Cover: Lewis Khan
Granta 157
Cover: Teju Cole
Granta 156: Interiros
Cover: Kaitlin Maxwell
Splash & Grab 5
Cover: Isabel Okoro
Cover: Isabel Okoro
Splash & Grab 4
Cover: Gábor Arion Kudász
Splash & Grab 3
Cover: Julia Autz
Splash & Grab 2
Cover: Laurence Rasti
Cover: Laurence Rasti
Splash & Grab 1
Cover: Juan Madrid
Port 30
Cover: Ryan James Caruthers
Port 30
Cover: Jessica Madavo
Port 30
Cover: Ian Kenneth Bird
Port 30
Cover: Adama Jalloh
Port 29
Cover: Silvana Trevale
Port 29
Cover: Cecily Eno
Port 29
Cover: Liz Johnson Artur
Port 29
Cover: Andy Massaccesi
Port 29
Cover: Jeff Boudreau
Port 29
Cover: Ana Larruy
Port 29
Cover: Gavin Turk
Port 28
Cover: Luke Page
Port 28
Cover: Donavon Smallwood
Cover: Donavon Smallwood
Port 28
Cover: Marlen Keller
Port 28
Cover: Guen Fiore
Port 28
Cover: Rahim Fortune
Port 27
Cover: Liz Johnson Artur
Port 26
Cover: Justin French
Port 26
Cover: Geordie Wood
Port 26
Cover: Mous Lamrabat
Port 25
Cover: Clement Pascal
Port 24
Cover: Ryan Pfluger
Port 24
Cover: Jack Davison
FT Weekend Magazine
Cover: Chantal Anderson
FT Weekend Magazine
Cover: Anaïck Lejart
© Cian Oba-Smith
Max Ferguson is a photographer, writer and curator. He is the Founder of Oval Press and Splash & Grab Magazine, and the Photo Editor of Granta Magazine. Alongside Cian Oba-Smith, he co-authored The Portrait Photographer’s Manual (Thames & Hudson). He is the author of two photobooks: Whistling for Owls and Deadfall. Max is a Senior Lecturer in photography at the London College of Communication and a regular visiting lecturer on various photography programmes across the UK. Previous experience includes five years as the Director of Photography of Port Magazine and several as a Photo Editor at the Financial Times Weekend Magazine. Max recently completed his MA in Photography at UWE in Bristol.
Publications
Granta Magazine
Port Magazine
Splash & Grab
Financial Times Magazine
Financial Times Life & Arts
Photoworks
How To Spend It
TenTen
British Journal of Photography
Huck
Granta Magazine
Port Magazine
Splash & Grab
Financial Times Magazine
Financial Times Life & Arts
Photoworks
How To Spend It
TenTen
British Journal of Photography
Huck
Exhibitions
(curated/produced/exhibited)
Deadfall, 2024
On Purpose, 2022
UWE MA Show, 2022
My London, 2019
Peckham 24, 2019
Construction, 2019
My London 2018
Splash & Grab 2017
Splash & Grab 2016
London Art Fair 2016
London Art Fair 2015
Splash & Grab 2015
(curated/produced/exhibited)
Deadfall, 2024
On Purpose, 2022
UWE MA Show, 2022
My London, 2019
Peckham 24, 2019
Construction, 2019
My London 2018
Splash & Grab 2017
Splash & Grab 2016
London Art Fair 2016
London Art Fair 2015
Splash & Grab 2015
Teaching
London College of Communication
Autograph ABP
The Photographers’ Gallery
Photofusion
Magnum Photos
Calvert-22
Getty Images
University of Plymouth
Falmouth University
University of West England
Birmingham City University
Huddersfield University
Bournemouth Ars University
London South Bank University
Bath Spa University
Norwich University of the Arts
Ravensbourne University
London College of Communication
Autograph ABP
The Photographers’ Gallery
Photofusion
Magnum Photos
Calvert-22
Getty Images
University of Plymouth
Falmouth University
University of West England
Birmingham City University
Huddersfield University
Bournemouth Ars University
London South Bank University
Bath Spa University
Norwich University of the Arts
Ravensbourne University