Alfield Reeves Photography

Alfield Reeves Photography Editorial, Portrait & Fine Art photography business based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Our images are warm, quiet and bold.

As Seen In Vogue Greece, The New York Times, NPR, Vanity Fair, ProPublica, and Insider. They bridge traditional divides between photojournalism, portraiture and fashion. Our work is featured in magazines and online platforms like Vogue Greece, Grand Rapids Magazine, Grand Rapids Business Journal, ProPublica, The Trace to name a few. Our work has been part of numerous exhibitions locally and statewide.

Sometimes you can’t take the gaze away.
03/13/2026

Sometimes you can’t take the gaze away.

Power & Presence.
01/29/2026

Power & Presence.

It’s beautiful how alignment happens. One of the things I set out to consistently do this year was to not wait to create...
01/26/2026

It’s beautiful how alignment happens. One of the things I set out to consistently do this year was to not wait to create new images. To not wait for client work to be a catalyst for me creating. So I hit up , who I met at my See, Hear, Speak: No Evil exhibition last year, if she wanted to model for me. And THAT she DID!

Fascinating enough, during the session, she mentioned that modeling was one of her goals this year. Cheers to completing goals and not waiting to create.

I think there are images that are born to be in black & white. ⠀⠀Sometimes the absence of color brings no distractions. ...
01/26/2026

I think there are images that are born to be in black & white. ⠀
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Sometimes the absence of color brings no distractions. There’s no sugarcoating. it’s straight forward, to the point and you can’t miss it. ⠀
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I could say it has to do with the light or the composition and they do factor in but when you’re editing you just know.

For Nick Benz-Bushling never imagined that managing his son’s mental health care would turn into a real-life horror sto...
12/29/2025

For

Nick Benz-Bushling never imagined that managing his son’s mental health care would turn into a real-life horror story.

Nick Benz-Bushling and his wife Misty, of Stephensville, Michigan, rushed Johnathan to the emergency room, and then later took him to Forest View Hospital, an inpatient behavioral health facility in Grand Rapids that had room in its pediatric psychiatry unit. When a doctor there said Johnathan needed residential treatment, the Benz-Bushlings immediately found him a bed at Newport Academy in Washington.

In discharge papers from Forest View, a doctor wrote: “Patient too unstable to function outside of hospital. Patient’s treatment needs cannot be expected to be met in a lower level of care.” The Benz-Bushlings’ insurance provider disagreed.

They didn’t realize the race to get Johnathan into treatment would be the start of an insurance battle that would upend their family’s finances. In the coming months, Misty Benz-Bushling would leave her job. Her husband sold some of the rare Stephen King memorabilia that decorates their home. The couple drastically scaled back on activities for their three other children.

Thank you

End Of The Year Photo Deal is still live!$10030 min session 1 location 1 outfit 15 final images Book by the end of the y...
12/10/2025

End Of The Year Photo Deal is still live!

$100
30 min session
1 location
1 outfit
15 final images

Book by the end of the year.

DM or hit the Email Button to Book

Let’s work 😊

End Of The Year Photo Deal $10030 min session 15 final images Shoot must happen before the end of the year. Let’s work ...
11/12/2025

End Of The Year Photo Deal

$100
30 min session
15 final images

Shoot must happen before the end of the year.

Let’s work 😊

“See, Hear, Speak: No Evil” — Community Conversations⠀⠀Join us this Thursday for an evening of dialogue, reflection, and...
09/23/2025

“See, Hear, Speak: No Evil” — Community Conversations⠀
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Join us this Thursday for an evening of dialogue, reflection, and connection around the “See, Hear, Speak: No Evil” exhibition. Together we’ll share perspectives, build community, and uncover deeper insights.⠀
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Led by:⠀
Alfield Reeves — Creator of “See, Hear, Speak: No Evil”⠀
Regenail Thomas — CEO, Seeds of Promise⠀
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🗓️ Thursday, Sept 25, 2025⠀
⏰ 7–9 PM⠀
📍 — 727 Leonard St NW

SEE, HEAR, SPEAK: NO EVIL⠀“See, Hear, Speak: No Evil,” is a photo essay by Photographer Alfield Reeves, inspired by Thre...
09/16/2025

SEE, HEAR, SPEAK: NO EVIL
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“See, Hear, Speak: No Evil,” is a photo essay by Photographer Alfield Reeves, inspired by Three Wise Monkeys (Mizaru, Kikazaru, and Iwazaru) sculpture, which represents the Japanese proverb “See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil”, which suggests turning a blind eye, covered ears and silenced voice to wrongdoings. 

Utilizing the power of portraiture and the vibrancy & symbol of the American flag, Alfield recreates & expands on the sculpture, working with people as the subjects. Using their hands & the American flag as props, these in-your-face photographs, collectively & individually serve as a metaphor to remind us of our selectivity to be blind, deaf & silent in the midst of discrimination and racial injustice. ⠀
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These multi-layered images also symbolize how American history, structure & culture has hampered black & brown communities from being seen, from being heard and from using their voices. While also reminding us that racism affects everyone. 
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“See, Hear, Speak: No Evil,” while being an indictment of our refusals to act, offers the opportunity & space for collective & individual reflection. It is also a reminder that our fight is against racism and how its adaptation has trickled down into every facet of our society. Hopefully leading us to bridging the gaps between one another in a country that is seemingly becoming more & more divided. ⠀

See,Hear,Speak: No Evil, 2020, Photograph

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“See, Hear, Speak: No Evil” ⠀
by Alfield Reeves ⠀
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ArtPrize: Sept. 18 - Oct 4, 2025⠀
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Muse GR: Leonard Location

Kiki
07/22/2025

Kiki

Gone Too Soon. Rest Well Kenyalie 🙏🏾
05/25/2025

Gone Too Soon. Rest Well Kenyalie 🙏🏾

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