biography

Max Ferguson is an artist, photo editor and educator. He is the Founder of Oval Press and Splash & Grab Magazine; the Photography Editor of Granta Magazine; and a Senior Lecturer in photography at the London College of Communication. Alongside Cian Oba-Smith, he co-authored The Portrait Photographer’s Manual (Thames & Hudson). Max is the author of three photo books: Whistling for Owls, Deadfall and Whiplash Memorial (WIP). Recent exhibitions include solo shows of Whiplash Memorial at IC Visual Lab (Bristol) and  KOPPEL Collective (London).

contact


info@max-ferguson.co.uk
@maxferguson

ovalpress.co.uk
splashandgrab.co.uk

industry and work

LCC _ senior lecturer
Granta Magazine _ photo editor
Oval Press _ founder
Splash & Grab _ founder / editor

Port Magazine _ photo director
FT Weekend Mag _ freelance photo editor
ticket seller
intern
shop assistant
bike mechanic

education

MA Photography _ UWE
BA Photography _ UWE
PGCert Academic Practice_UAL (studying)






© Maria Arola Rovira

Teaching

London College of Communication
Autograph ABP
The Photographers’ Gallery
Goldsmiths, University of London
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
Publications

Granta Magazine
Port Magazine
Splash & Grab
Financial Times Magazine
Financial Times Life & Arts
Photoworks
British Journal of Photography
Huck
Exhibitions

exhibitor
Whiplash Memorial, 2026
Iterations, 2025
Whiplash Memorial, 2025
Dream States, 2025
Turbulence WIP, 2025
Figure.8, 2024
Deadfall, 2024
On Purpose, 2022
UWE MA Show, 2022

curator or producer
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