As an undergrad at Stanford University, Reid Yalom began his formal studies in photography under the guidance of Leo Holub. He walked away from Stanford with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and would shortly thereafter pursue his Master's at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Seven years later, in 1990, he would return to academics, this time to study Photography exclusively at UC Berkeley.

The charm of Yalom's work is his classical sensibility. With much of his images of the last five years, there is a Eurocentric flavor to his vision. His images reflect a solitary quietude of individuals, children and alleyways, in places far from home. There is a sweet enchantment to Yalom's softened, if not simply pastoral, taste for the quaint international pockets he travels to.

To the same extent, where the want for a romantic view is apparent, there is no avoiding the sliver of modernity. In Yalom's most recent work, especially, the cut and angularity of the urban landscape divvies the picture plane with severity. Yet the seemingly classical elements are not lost completely, but rather are evident as retro elements; the city streets with a vintage skew, and sometimes dressing.

A San Francisco based photographer, Reid Yalom, as many photographers do, works on his fine art in the spare time of a prolific commercial career. Over the years his work has been seen in such publications as Wired, Mirabella, and Zyzzyva. To his credit, his work is included in the corporate collections of Banana Republic, the US State Department Embassy Division, and Wells Fargo Bank.