Raised in Hawaii, based in Los Angeles, Robert is a long time advertising/travel photographer who also specializes in the rock and roll music industry. His career spans from 1968 's to the present. Constantly working in the music industry for international record companies, publications, and musical equipment manufacturers, Robert is best known for his "Guitar Legend" archive, having worked with such artists as Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, to such contemporary artists as John Mayer, Tom Morello, and John-5.

Robert is also part of Guitar Center's Hollywood RockWalk team, working alongside RockWalk Director Dave Weiderman. Robert and partner Maryanne Bilham have an exhibition on the outside of the more than 150 Guitar Centers around America, which is one of the largest outdoor gallery shows of original photographic art.

Robert has published several books:
"50 Rock Guitarists" Shinko Music (1995)
"Hollywood's RockWalk, The First Decade" (1996)
and is part of "Led Zeppelin -The Photographers" (1996)