Robert A Ripps

Born and raised in NYC, Robert A. Ripps work explores the interaction and intersection of nature and the man-made world, both visually, as well as technically. Since graduating from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) with BFA in photography, he has worked as a commercial photographer, while at the same time, working on diverse personal projects.

His book, Urban Trees - Photographs 2009–2014, tries to answer the question, How does a tree grow in Brooklyn, or in other cities, where people and concrete are constantly encroaching? In the monograph, he treats the trees as the tenacious urbanites they are, fighting a never-ending struggle to survive in our modern, man-made world.


Robert has won numerous awards, including inclusion in Lürzer's Archive Edition 6- 200best digital artists, American Photography 39 and 36 annuals, multiple honors from Photo District News (PDN), as well as being a part of the Polaroid collection.

Maine Photographic Workshops Camden, ME

CENTER FOR CREATIVE IMAGING (CCI) Camden, ME

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE of TECHNOLOGY (RIT) Rochester, NY
Bachelor of Fine Arts Photographic Illustration

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025 Cityscapes + Architecture, Freelancers Hub Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2024 Board Choices, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, NY

2024 Wild & Newfangled Techspressionism Exhibition, The Museum of Wild and Newfangled Art, Virtual

2023 Chairman’s Choices, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, NY

2023 Shapes and Colors, Gallerium, international online group exhibition

2023 Shapes and Colors, Gallerium, international online group exhibition

2023 Happiness, Exhibizone, international online group exhibition

2022 Chairman’s Choices, Soho Photo Gallery, New York, NY

2022 MOCA L.I.ghts 2022, Night Visions Gallery (open air), Patchogue NY

2022 American Photography 38 Selected archive, online

2021 Techspressionism Brooklyn, Williamsburg Hotel, Brooklyn, NY (pop-up)

2021 APA|SD Untitled, San Diego, CA

2021 American Photography 37 Selected archive, online

2021 Negativityness Abounds, Christine Frechard Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA (solo)

2021 Norfolk Artists & Friends, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, CT

2020 #ICPConcerned, New York, NY, a selection of photographs collected from the ICP Concerned hashtag on Instagram, initiated by International Center of Photography in March 2020

2019 Negativityness Reco...