CHARLIE IS A LONDON BASED PHOTOGRAPHER, specialising in food and drink photography for editorial, publishing, pr/marketing and advertising clients in the UK and Europe.

He gained his MSc in Biological Photography and Imaging at Nottingham University, where he still returns every year to lecture primarily on how to set up a small creative business.

He now shoots from his studio in south London, mostly using natural daylight, his aim being to produce clean, uncluttered images with the focus being on food presentation and simple, yet striking, styling.

Outside photography, Charlie is a regular traveller with a keen interest in foreign cultures, languages and cuisine and the surrounding natural environment and ecology - but never without his Rollei.

If you would like to view Charlie's portfolio please get in touch through the contact section. Charlie also contributes to StockFood and Photolibrary, details for both being below:

StockFood
Petra Thierry
+49 (89) 747 202 22

PhotoLibrary
Lee Wheatley
+44 (0) 207 432 8218

E: charlie@charlierichards.com
T: +44 (0) 7971 782 629

Eat Studio
c/o Plough Studios
Unit 4 & 5
9 Park Hill
London
SW4 9NS

Latest Blog Entries (view blog)

• the new season

  well almost.. with the Christmas editions of magazines being shot over the next few weeks, it is almost time for the january magazines, so the New Year starts early for editorial photographers; last week I had a shoot for the Sunday Telegraph magazine which isn’t being printed until summer next year, the reason being that they [...]

• still here

  but it feels like a very long time since I last updated this, but I am determined to keep it going; this blog will be taking a new direction soon, with more emphasis on personal projects, but in the meantime… so what’s been happening over the last few months? it is July now, almost August and I [...]

• charity

  this summer’s large work project is now beginning to gather pace… it’s been a little while since last attempting to write something of interest on this blog, but not being able mention too much about my work until september has made updating this regularly a little tricky, but today was worth an entry and hopefully in [...]

• essentials magazine

  a summer shoot on a rainy day over the last year or so I have been shooting every month for Essentials magazine, in fact it must be about a year as I don’t think I’ve had the pleasure of shooting roast turkey for Christmas editions in August yet, and this month it was time to shoot [...]

• stop clause 43

  UK digital economy bill you think you own your own photographs? think again.. Stop commercial orphan works exploitation – robustly oppose Clause 43! please spread the word

• canary wharf classic

  an incredible sport ok, so perhaps I am a little biased, but last week at the Canary Wharf Classic Squash Tournament there was an awesome display of athleticism and sporting ability that can seldom be seen on such an intimate and small scale. It really begs the question why squash isn’t an Olympic sport, as for [...]

• elle magazine india

  just got this in the post, better check for spiders this was published back in october and thought it was worth sharing as I was asked to be a contributor and had to answer some questions under a cheesy photo of myself, although sadly one of my answers was changed – when asked ‘if I saw [...]

• the studio

  here it is… after days of painting, drilling, sweeping, sawing, cupboard building and more sweeping and sneezing, here is my beautiful studio