Robert Rivera

Scarlett Burke "Dream"

A. Nori "Calvin Klein"

April Torres "Fashion Fun"

Happy New Year
"Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life."
--Confucius

I was born in Redondo Beach, California. At the age of two, my parents moved out of the city and to the small agricultural town of Fallbrook, California. We grew up gardening our own vegetables and raising horses, sheep, chickens, and a goat. Oh yeah, we had a rooster named Rocky.

After graduating from High Scool, I attended UCLA and majored in Anthropology--people and culture always fascinated me. But my major did not prompt me to get an Indiana Jones or Margaret Mead career. Instead, I tested the career waters and did everything from performing in bands, writing screenplays, starting my own Internet company,and even selling Real Estate. While doing real estate I bought a DSLR. People loved my photos, so I asked some friends to model for me...years later and that's all I do.

I have worked with actors, models, dancers, comedians, athletes, and more. I have photographed eveything from weddings, to live comedy, to MMA fights ringside.

I have applied my photography technique and style to Directing for films, music videos, commercials, and more. Someone recently said about me, "He films like a photographer."