Dirk Jan de Ridder

Photographer @ Ridder Aero Media

The Randstad, Netherlands

About

Experience

  • Experimental Test Pilot at Microsoft Flight Simulator
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • Professional Photographer at Ridder Aero Media
    Feb 2008 - Present · 18 yrs 5 mos

    I am a photojournalist publishing about military aviation in magazines worldwide. I have worked with 35 armed forces in 24 countries and I have flown all sorts of military aircraft, including supersonic fighter jets, to photograph them in the air. My articles and photos are frequently published in magazines such as AirForces Monthly (United Kingdom), Combat Aircraft (United Kingdom), Global Aviator (South Africa), Koku Fan (Japan), Lotnictwo (Poland) and Rotorblatt (Germany). After my FLIGHT coffee table book - a visual tribute to military aviation in all its forms - found its way to readers around the world and eventually sold out, I am now working on a fully updated second edition to be published in 2026. For more information, please visit my website www.ridder.aero!

  • Owner at KameraMarkt.nl
    Apr 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 3 mos