I am a fine art and commercial photographer based in Los Angeles, CA. I was born in San Diego, CA (1989) and earned my MFA from Hartford Art School’s low-residency photography program.
My photographs are inspired by music, skateboarding, fashion, and photo books. I enjoy making environmental portraits of people in their own spaces because I believe that the things we surround ourselves with can tell a lot about us. As a commerical image maker I am influeced by my experience working in marketing and social media, and always seek to priotize communicating the brand message in a concise visual form.
I am available for commisions and print sales through the links below.
︎ robins.jeffrey@gmail.com
︎ @jewishsoundingname
CLIENTS
St.John Knits
New York Times
Ivy Park
Wyeth Headware
Silent Sound
Monster Children
Quality Resources Distillates
Penny Skateboards
Z-Flex Skateboards
GoodWorth MFG
Volcom
PUBLICATIONS
Unknown Outcome, Outcome Unknown 2021
PRESS
Notes from a Detour 2022
Where have all the flowers gone? 2022
Nowhere Diary Interview 2021
AINT BAD Feature 2019
STAY Gallery Interview 2019
AWARDS
2022 Mary Frey Book Award, Hartford, CT
2022 Stanely Fellman Advancement Award, Hartford, CT
2018 Charcoal Book Club Publishing Prize Finalist, Chico Hot Springs, MT
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 Museum of Fine Art, Nizhny Tagil, Russia
2019 STAY Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Space Place Gallery, Nizhny Tagil, Russia
2012 University Art Gallery, La Jolla, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Smashbox Studios, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Joseloff Gallery, Hartford, CT
2021 Museum of Fine Art, Nizhny Tagil, Russia
2021 Photo Center NW, Seattle, WA
2021 Oregon Contemporary Art Musuem, Portland, OR
2013 University Art Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2013 Adam D. Kamil Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2012 Adam D. Kamil Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2012 T.F.R. Gallery, Leucadia, CA
2012 The Canvas Shop, Seal Beach, CA
EDUCATION
2022 MFA Photography, Hartford Art School
2013 BA Magna Cum Laude, Studio Art and Photography, University of California San Diego