Studio J/P Robbins: Projects, initiatives designed in partnership with established environmental and humanitarian organizations, photo campaigns that support awareness-raising and structural (felt) change. Developed from the empowered imagination of projecting the world we imagine through active engagement and collaboration. Motivated by heart and the experience of recognition.
Initiative archive
www.jamaicalove2025.com developed with the jamaican diaspora brooklyn new york. direct support to the peoples of saint elizabeth parish jamaica following the devastation of hurricane melissa 2025.
The Juliana Youth Plaintiffs - 2023 update, Montana win - advocating for their right to a life-sustaining envir0nment - 2015 portrait series “CHANGING TACTICS IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE EMERGENCY”
Wisdom Keepers - “of urgent Need” - 2022, 2023 - in collaboration with Aniwa and the Boa Foundation - in development - Portrait series for VR eye-gazing installation - humanity portraiture - recognition series honoring the great sophistication of sacred wisdoms on the planet and the well-being and protection of the people and cultures who share them - ongoing
Compost run - 2022 - the most recent installment of an ongoing initiative to integrate composting within local community - beginning in 2003, the first video portrait of “methane dreams” was shared to inform a community compost initiative into action. These programs focus on small-scale institutions and spaces (restaurants/bars/ community centers). the effort was paused in 2024 due to budget cuts for DSNY.
commercial campaign initiative partnerships - ongoing - ex: Badgley Mischka fashion photography and intelligent nutrients (hair and skin) beauty photography, in support of ‘Women for women international’ (+ social media, awareness) - supporting women seeking asylum, 2021 campaign
antiJuul campaign - health awareness and upcycled fashion - juulery - photography look book and video feat. chloe Noorgard in partnership with by Chrysalis - 2020
the SMALL-Business initiative - photography campaign work supporting local business - community lock-down support - 2020-2022 - fashion campaigns
integrate NYC - student led organization addressing education reform in the new york city school systems - 2018 - time square NYC Panel - photography and campaign initiative
Women in their strength - representation series - 2017 “title 1 award of distinction gift of esteem” DPAC27 from queen Makadda - ongoing photography series
#wordStudioJPROBBINS - podcast - conversations on beauty culture - episodes inspired by quotes of resonance, ex/Ep 1: “All of these lines across my face tell you the story of who I am” Brandi Carlile - 2020, in development and ongoing
WE ARE WATER, ongoing - environmental policy and advocacy - five installments throughout 2016-2018 - inspired by the sacred recognition of mniwiconi water is life - standing rock rally 2016 /to facebook filter campaign /to fine art instalLation series miami art basel 2018 - featuring water protectors and global organizations - continued filmwork through ionoscope.
Femminielli, commissioned series for “The Sacred Gender Project” - representation and the exploration/expression of self - photography series 2014-2017 featured at the Mykonos Biennale 2017
Vote campaign - developed in partnership John Varvatos “Vote” and danny Clinch - 2016 - creative production
Pardes POrtraits - exploration of identity, representation, identification, and ongoing global conflict - commissioned by Joshua Krug PhD Harvard - panel discussion and series exhibition at “repair the world” - Brooklyn NY
Visual Aids: Chelsea - gender/sex diversity and medical reform - community support and celebration of art, artists, and the human process - empowerment initiative 2014 photography campaign with featured artists and their work
Fedoras for Fairness - immigration reform and human rights - 2013 - creative production
Coalition for the Homeless - child homelessness and resource distribution NYC - 2012 - project management
Beauty Culture - the annenberg Space of Photography - 2011 - Albert Watson Studio - creative production
The Cotton Made in Africa Initiative, the aid by Trade Foundation - the bill and melinda gates foundation - developed in partnership with the Deichtorhallen Museum house of photography Hamburg and albert watson - Creative production - west africa, benin - 2011 - economic empowerment and global industry development
NonVio - International Association for Human Values and the art of living - supporting violence recognition and practices of peace and trauma healing - physical and vibration perspectives - 2010 - global initiative - photography campaign nonvio rally Nyc
The Nouvelle Vie Youth Corps Haiti - economic empowerment and global industry development - the intenational association for human values - 2009 - Creative production