The Artist
Roger Ridpath
Roger Ridpath is a Kansas City-based photographer and designer with over 35 years of creative experience. As founder of Ridpath Creative Partners, established in 2002, he has spent a career turning light, composition, and story into lasting visual work.
Credentials
Roger is an ArtsKC Featured Artist and the author of Kansas City, Missouri: A Photographic Portrait, available on Amazon. In 2026, Ridpath Creative Partners celebrates 25 years in the creative industry.
What's Your Story?
Every photograph captures a story. Roger's work is rooted in the belief that the best images reveal something true about a place or a moment — the landmarks, landscapes, and hidden corners of Kansas City that most people walk past without seeing. His camera finds the story the eye misses.
Tools of the Craft
Roger shoots with a Leica M11 Monochrom, Leica Q2 Monochrom, a vintage Hasselblad 500C fitted with a Phase One digital back, and a Sony A7V. Every fine art print is produced in-house on a Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1100 or Epson SureColor P900 — no outsourced labs, no compromises.
The Work
From the Kansas City skyline at golden hour to the quiet architecture of the city's historic neighborhoods, Roger's photographs are built on decades of craft and a deep connection to the place he calls home. The camera is simply the tool. The story is the point.