Justin James Reed was born in Oregon in 1980. He has lived all over the United States, and currently makes Pennsylvania his home.

Justin received his BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design and his MFA from the Tyler School of Art. He has worked as an intern at the Polaroid 20x24 Studio and as a color printer and assistant for photographer Alec Soth. His photographs have been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Jen Bekman Gallery in 2007 where he was featured as a Spring 2007 Hot Shot.

He is an adjunct professor of photography at the Tyler School of Art, Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, and The College of New Jersey. His photographs currently focus on the suburban communities and their infrastructure that are becoming an integral part of the American experience.