Perou

Ralph John Perou (born May 1970), known professionally as Perou, 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.

Early life Perou was born in Newick, a small village in East Sussex, England. Perou has stated that he "had a very happy, carefree childhood growing up in the countryside. It's where I discovered my love of English cider". He went to primary school at Newick Church of England school and completed secondary school at Chailey and Haywards Heath Sixth form. 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" 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.

Exhibitions 1991 BTEC graduate show in St Martins in the Lane Crypt. London 1993 A Private View by Pike and Perou video screening in Milk Bar, Soho 1994 PCL graduate show. Riding House Street. London 2000 Bosozoku, Tomato. Lexington street, London 2000 Bosozoku, Rapid Eye, London 2002 Perou Show, at Blink Gallery. London 2004 125 Magazine 'Smell Issue' (group show). London 2005 Torture Garden, Great Eastern hotel. London. 2005 Torture Garden, Galerie Bertin-Toublanc. Paris 2006 Bosozoku, Studio Apart. Amsterdam. 2006 Dita Von Teese, Parco buildings. Tokyo. Japan 2007 BT Essence of the Entrepreneur. Oxo tower Gallery. London 2008 BT Essence of the Entrepreneur. Oxo tower Gallery. London 2008 Pet Shop Boys in National Portrait Gallery. London 2008 Camera Press Anniversary (group show) National Portrait Gallery. London 2008 125 Magazine 'Future Issue' (group show) AOP gallery. London 2010 The Front Room. Whitstable 2010 Perou x mr.Miller& co. 125 Magazine live art event. The Russian Club. London 2015 Coulrophobia, MAC Cosmetics pro store Carnaby Street. London 2015 Coulrophobia, MAC Cosmetics Paris 2015 Coulrophobia, MAC Cosmetics pro store Berlin 2015 Coulrophobia, MAC Cosmetics pro store New York. NY 2019 Big Cats, London Bridge Station. London 2020 Marilyn Manson by Perou: 21 Years in Hell, La Termica. Malaga. Spain 2022 Perou's low-fi Laser Show. Haywards Heath Arts Festival 2023 Storytellers group show by Kent Creative at The Beaney, Canterbury UK

Modelling 1995 Catwalk Comme des Garçons. Paris 1996 Catwalk Sonja Nuttall. London 1999 Cyclefly album cover Generation Sap 2000 Catwalk Evisu. London 2005 Vivenne Westwood Tie campaign s/s 2005.

TV 2003 Season 5 Absolutely Fabulous (cameo) in episode 'Exploiting' with Jean-Paul Gaultier 2004 BBC Picture of Africa. 2005 Channel 5 Make Me A Super Model UK Season 1 judge. 2006 Channel 5 Make Me A Super Model UK Season 2 judge and mentor. 2008 Celebrity Weakest Link 'Body Beautiful' episode. (Perou would have been first out had he not intimidated Gok Wan into changing his vote). 2008 Bravo TV (America) Make Me A Super Model Season 2 judge. 2011 Channel 4 Dirty Sexy Things

Directing 1999 Marilyn Manson rockumentary God is in the TV. 2001 Co-director with Chris Turner for Black Box Recorder 2004 Co-director with Bill Yukich for Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster Mister Mental 2007 KT Tunstall

Published books 2015 Coulrophobia 2020 Marilyn Manson by Perou: 21 Years in Hell 2022 Tunnel Vision

Album photography 1997 Exile by Gary Numan 2016 Can't Touch Us Now by Madness