Ulli Richter was born in a small East German village on the Czech border. In his early years as a child he was widely travelled accompanying his parents to most countries in Eastern Europe. This fostered his interest in photography, in particular travel photography, which also led him to develop a broad portfolio of architectural work.

A keen learner and ambitious connoisseur of life, Ulli sought a freer form of artistic expression. With the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 came fundamental changes in his personal life. Having been confined by the restraints of a communist society, he was now free to leave for foreign shores and look for new challenges in the field of photography.

Ulli moved to London in 1996 and today works as a commercial lifestyle and advertising photographer. Yet his artistic work encompasses the world of gay subculture and he now relishes the privilege to be one of the leading documentarians on the international fetish scene.

Ulli’s work is being shown in numerous exhibitions and is part of various collections around the world. Ulli is proud to be associated with MrB Amsterdam, Bleachers & Co and Suzie Krueger’s Hard On Club in London as well as renowned companies RoB London and SpeXter Munich, both for whom he has repeatedly created iconic advertising campaigns.

He is staff photographer at the Instigator Magazine in Los Angeles and has been contributing to legendary publications like Blue (Sydney) and Skin Two (London).

Whether it’s mainstream or kink, Ulli continues to apply the highest standard of traditional photographic skill to produce outstanding images with a darker edge.