Artist's Bio
Photography is my life’s experience of what my eyes and mind see
for that moment. It is an expression of my connection with the beauty of the
natural world. Understanding nature via my visual contexts of color, shapes,
patterns played out in the light and shadows of my prints. My photography
intends to capture objects as I see them, in the hope of portraying a moment of
time in nature's ever changing light of each season.
The final print
is the ultimate statement of a fine art photographer’s point of view. It is my
record of what I see, for that fraction of a second. I open the shutter and
light flows freely establishing a connection between my view of what is before
me (a landscape, a bird) and the print I create for you, the viewer.
Rob Kipp Fine Art Photography work may be viewed at http://bird-photos.com/
or is on display at many of the
Galleries and Art Association, in and around Marblehead, Ma.
ROBERT
KIPP
~
Professional Landscape and Nature Photographer ~
Artist’s Statement
Where some see
places and things, I am stimulated by light, form, and movement. Through
photographic expression of landscapes and birds, I can communicate the essence
of what I see.
Once I have identified a promising location, I attempt to
determine optimal conditions, often returning repeatedly to the same location
just as a gardener checks his crops or a lobsterman checks his traps. Sometimes
the composition itself is predetermined by the location, the conditions, or the
subject. I wait until I see something new revealed. I enjoy photographing just
before dawn, continually trying to catch the unique quality of days first light,
or at sunset when I can capture the last moments of light. Each day presents a
chance to visualize and is filled with new combinations of light and color. From
the migrating bird on its passages to the grandest landscape, the natural world
is revealed to me in a rich tapestry of abstract shapes, textures, patterns and
colors.
The camera blocks everything out except what I see and feel
allowing me to focus, like a painter, on the strategical placement of objects
and shades of light. My goal is to have the final print closely match the
original concept created by what I saw through the lens. Images are seldom
manipulated other than for cropping or adjustments made for contrast or light
levels.
The final print is the ultimate statement of a fine art
photographer’s point of view. It is my record of what I see, for that fraction
of a second when the camera’s shutter is open and light flows freely
establishing a connection between my view of what is before me (a landscape, a
bird) the print I create, and you, the viewer.
Rob
and his wife Roz live in Marblehead, MA
with their three dachshunds.
ROBERT
KIPP
~
Professional Landscape and Nature Photography ~
Artist’s Résumé
Awards
& Honors
Honorable
Mention (Lee
Mansion With Roof-Tops) Marblehead Arts
Festival, Marblehead,
MA 2007
Cover
Shot (First
Light at Dawn hits Motif #1, Rockport MA)
Boston North, for 2007 and 2008
Cover
Shot (The
Primary Colors with a Harbor View) Coastlines
Mass. Annual Publication for 2007
Marian
Court College Award (Winter Snowcove Plum
Island), Swampscott Art Association, Swampscott
MA, 2006
Honorable
Mention (Falling Leaves, Jenne Farm), Swampscott Art Association, Swampscott
MA, 2005
3rd
Place Award - (Marblehead Harbor Scene), Marblehead Arts, Marblehead,
MA 2005
Outstanding
Work - Color Photography (Friendship
Salem), Marblehead Festival of Art,
Marblehead, MA 2005
Honorable
Mention (Fishing Shanty Window), Marblehead Arts Association, Marblehead,
MA, 2005
Honorable
Mention (Washington St.), Swampscott Art Association, Swampscott
MA, 2005
Honorable
Mention (Black
Joe Pond Snowstorm), Swampscott Art Association, Swampscott
MA, 2005
People’s
Choice Award, (Chickadee
feeding Crabapple) Marblehead Art Association,
Marblehead MA , 2004
Selected Juried
Shows
Marblehead Festival of Art, Marblehead MA, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007
Marblehead Art Association, Marblehead MA 2004,
2005, 2006 & 2007
Newburyport
Art Association, Newburyport, MA 2005
LynnArts, Lynn MA, 2004 -
2005 & 2006
Swampscott
Arts Association, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007
Selected Collections
Douglas Middleton, New York NY
Kathryn
Snayd, Marlborough CT
Ken Keene, Denver CO
Kevin Hannaway, Chicago IL
Carol & Davis Noble, Marblehead, MA
Bryan Cain, Berkeley CA
Memberships
Marblehead Art Association, Marblehead MA
Swampscott
Art Association, Swampscott MA
LynnArts, Lynn MA
Greater Lynn Photographic Association
Massachusetts
Audubon Society, Lincoln MA
Brookline
Bird Club, Brookline MA
Commissions
North
of Boston Convention and Visitors Bureau, Calendar
2007
Cover
of Coastal Managment, Commonwealth of Mass.
2007
Mass
Audubon, cover jacket for Enviornmental printing.
2006
Joppa Flats Educational Center,
Newburyport MA
Joppa Flats Adult Education, Newburyport MA
Massachusetts
Audubon, Topsfield MA
Sweet Water Land Trust & Nature Conservancy,
Boston, MA
Education
Olivet College, Olivet MI, BFA
Alfred
University, Alfred NY, Graduate Studies
ROBERT
KIPP
~
Professional Landscape and Nature Photographer ~
Photographing
Heron Pond area. Phot
is by Denny
Curtin
2005
Photography Award - Outstanding Color
2005
Marblehead Festival of Arts - Outstand Work - Color
Photography, Clippership Friendship by Rob Kipp
Photo
curtisy of Lipson
Photography
Photographing
Wildlife at Plum Island -
Rob at Marblehead
Neck Sanctuary
Banding
Great Horned Owl chicks.
20 Maverick
St.,Marblehead, MA, 01945 / 781-631-5035 -Studio / rob@robkipp.com
Rob Kipp
Artist / Photographer