Perou

Ralph John Perou (born May 1970),[1][2] known professionally as Perou and @mrperou on social media, is a British fashion, portrait and music photographer who has also appeared as a judge on Make Me a Supermodel UK and on season 2 of Bravo TV's American Make Me a Supermodel.

When Perou finished his Religious Studies and Design A levels he considered a career as a long-distance lorry driver or as a missionary.

But Perou states that he ‘saw the dark’[4] and after a short stint as a butler he completed a BTEC OND in Design Photography at North East Surrey College of Technology.

Between 1991 and 1994 Perou studied for a BA Hons degree in Photography, Film and Video Arts at the University of Westminster.

Shortly after, Dazed & Confused relocated to the ground floor of the same building and Perou started working on the picture desk with the photographic director, Phil Poynter.

In 2006 the London Development Agency ‘compulsory purchased’ the Perou Factory as part of redevelopments for the 2012 Olympics.

In 2012, Perou with a team of supportive volunteers, started renovating a dilapidated warehouse in Bow, East London.