Eng
Kiran is an award winning photographer based in Paris and working throughout Europe.
He has been a finalist in the Association of Photographers ‘Document’ Awards, Highly Commended in the Ian Parry Award and finalist for 'Young Photographer of the Year' in the 'Picture Editor’s Awards'.
He has also been nominated and finalist in two major international awards - The Observer Hodge Award, for his photographic essay on a hospital closure and The Tom Webster Award for his reportage on Hong Kong and most recently recognised in the ND Awards for Editorial essays on Blindness in Ethiopia and in Creative Quartely Awards for his portraits from Summer Solstice at Stonehenge. Other awards include BBC Music Magazine Photo of the Year, CBAT award, as well as his work in the the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama's prospectus picking up the pretigous UK Silver Heiss Award.
His editorial work has been published in The Sunday Times Magazine, The Times and The Financial Times, The LA Times, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Le Figaro, Le Point, Welt, El Pais, Forbes, The Independent on Saturday Magazine, The Guardian Magazine, Observer and Guardian newspapers, Economist Magazine, GQ, Le Point and Conde Nast amongst many others. Based in Paris and the UK he can be contacted above.
Fr
Kiran Ridley est un photographe reporter britannique distingué par des prix prestigieux :
- Finaliste des prix de l’Association des Photographes « Document » - 2004
- Finaliste du « UK Picture Editor’s Awards » pour le prix du « Jeune Photographe de l’année » - 2003
- Lauréat de la bourse « Ian Parry » - 2001
- Finaliste de 2 grands prix internationaux– « The Observer Hodge Award », pour son essai photographique sur la fermeture d'un hôpital et la même année le « Tom Webster Award » pour son reportage sur Hong Kong - 1999
Parmi les autres récompenses, citons la photo de l'année du magazine BBC Music, le prix CBAT, ainsi que le UK Silver Heiss Award.
Il exerce son activité de photographe professionnel indépendant au Royaume-Uni et en France sur des projets d’envergure européenne et internationale.
Kiran est régulièrement sollicité par des compagnies artistiques, des théâtres, ou encore des solistes : le Cirque du Soleil, l’Opéra National du pays de Galles, l’Opéra-Comique (Paris); il couvre aussi de nombreux projets éditoriaux et réalise des commandes institutionnelles.
Il a également réalisé de nombreuses collaborations et productions avec la presse internationale : The Sunday Times Magazine, The Times, LA Times, New York Times, The Financial Times, The Washington Post, Le Figaro, Le Point, El Pais, Welt, The Independent on Saturday Magazine, The Independent, The Guardian Magazine, Observer, The Guardian, The Economist Magazine…….
Awards
ND Awards 2018 : General News - Anti-Fascist's Paris
ND Awards 2018 : Editorial Documentary - Blindness in Ethiopia
ND Awards 2018 : Editorial Documentary - Opera
Creative Quarterly 2018 : Winner Professional Photographer : Stonehenge Summer Solstice
AOP (Association of Photographers) 'Document' Awards, 2005
Picture Editors Awards 'Young Photographer of the Year' 2003
Ian Parry Award, 2001
Observer Hodge Award, 2000
Tom Webster Award, 1999
BBC Music Photograph of the Year