Freelance photography from Norfolk photographer Chris Ridley - Commercial, editorial and stock photography in Norfolk | England

About me

I'm just obsessed. Many years ago I thought it was a fad, I had many interests - but this one stuck. There was just something about it I couldn't stop thinking about, I'm not sure I can put my finger on, it was somewhat emotional - capturing, designing and making a photograph in a way I wanted. I always wanted to be able to draw like my father, and have the artistic creativity of my soon to be wife Siobhan - and through photography became my way of being creative.

All the settings and techniques which seemed so alien at first gradually clicked into my brain and I never looked back. I just started obsessing over reading photography books, from tech articles to creative inspiration...I just couldn't get enough of, thousands of online bookmarks later and half a wall of photography books and magazines kept me running around with a camera practising every singe thing I read about.

So a few years later, following a photographic career that I could only dream of before became reality - I still to this day enjoy it to the point that some people just don't understand, I am incredibly motivated to get a 'better' photograph, who knows what that is - but both technically and creatively, and really try and use my knowledge that I have learnt to keep pushing forward my creativity.

I have been fortunate to have travelled extensively over the years, and from a very early age - which I feel changed the way I think a little bit. I need to travel, with a camera. I love it.

It's just that emotional attachment I have for it, which just still hasn't gone away. Planning new personal photographic projects for the future excites me - so many ideas, so little time!

If you have made it this far down the page I would like to thank you for your time, I hopefully look forward to working with you in the future.

Kind regards, Chris