bio.

Chris Ritter (he/his) is a writer and photographer from Lexington, Virginia. In writing and photography — and most other things, too — Chris lives a split life between the outdoors and music. His work has spanned from Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Tennessee, to the coldwater surf scene of Maine, to the mountains of Chilean Patagonia, and beyond.
At twenty-four years old, Chris continues to shoot and write around the world in both open wilderness spaces and packed music venues. Chris thinks he shouldn't have to choose between these two things. Chris also thinks that making a website dedicated to both means he'll never have to.
roles —
2022-present
Contributor - Blue Ridge Outdoors
2020-present
Contributor - Cognoscenti
2018-2020
Editorial Director - Avant-Garb Magazine
2015-present
Editor - Genius
artists photographed —
alt-J
Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals
Billie Eilish
Bon Iver
Buddy Guy
Car Seat Headrest
Chance the Rapper
COIN
Daniel Caesar
Dark Star Orchestra
Denzel Curry
DRAM
Earl Sweatshirt
EARTHGANG
Emmylou Harris
Fitz & the Tantrums
Flume
Fortuno
Gallant
Greensky Bluegrass
Hippo Campus
James Vincent McMorrow
Jamila Woods
Japanese Breakfast
Kali Uchis
Kamasi Washington
Khalid
Laura Stevenson
Lucy Dacus
Maggie Rogers
Mick Jenkins
Omar Apollo
Playboi Carti
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Rebelution
Rich Brian
Slightly Stoopid
Snail Mail
Sofi Tukker
Sturgill Simpson
Sylvan Esso
The Killers
The Infamous Stringdusters
Thundercat
Trombone Shorty
Twiddle
Viv & Riley
Young the Giant
Portraits by Ben Ritter and Sydney Reaper