Three photographs displayed on a white gallery wall. The left photograph shows three people in black harnesses and masks, with a person in a wheelchair in a garage-like setting. The middle photograph depicts a man in a blue suit holding a shirtless person, with an ornate wooden background. The right photograph features a person lying on a blue bed, illuminated by sunlight, in a room with a lamp and framed photos.

Robert Andy Coombs is a disabled queer photographer making intimate, radical images from the perspective of a power wheelchair user — exploring desire, embodiment, and public space.

His work expands disability aesthetics, centering queer disabled embodiment and visibility through portraiture, street photography, and Polaroids.

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Selected Works

Key photographic series and bodies of work exploring disability, sexuality, intimacy, and public space through lived experience.

Two men in a bedroom, one standing partly undressed and the other sitting in a motorized wheelchair. One man is touching the other's head, and the room has a bed, a window with blinds, and an urban cityscape outside.

CripFag

An ongoing photographic series examining disability, queer desire, intimacy, and power through the lived experience of a queer disabled man.

A man with white hair and beard wearing a tank top, pink shorts, and pink socks with colorful patterns sitting in a chair at an outdoor event. He is holding a black bag and a phone, surrounded by other people wearing casual summer clothing.

Traversing Pride

Street photography documenting queer bodies, Pride culture, and disabled presence in public space from a wheelchair-level perspective.

A young person with short brown hair, wearing a tank top, a colorful patterned scarf, and a white headband posing in front of a wooden wall.

Polaroids

Intimate Polaroid portraits exploring touch, vulnerability, sexuality, and care, emphasizing immediacy, embodiment, and one-of-one photographic presence.

A person standing in a swimming pool surrounded by lush greenery with hanging Spanish moss.

People

Portraits of individuals exploring identity, intimacy, visibility, and relational power through collaborative photographic encounters.

A man with blue eyes, a beard, and light brown hair, has a visible scar on his forehead and tattoos on his neck, wearing a light-colored shirt.

ABOUT

Robert Andy Coombs is a contemporary queer and disabled photographer whose work contributes to disability aesthetics, queer visual culture, and contemporary photography. His images explore queer sexuality, intimacy, bodily autonomy, and public space through lived disability experience. His work has been exhibited internationally and is referenced by curators, writers, and academics examining queer and disability representation.

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Work with Robert Andy Coombs

Robert Andy Coombs is a contemporary queer and disabled photographer working at the intersection of disability aesthetics, sexuality, and public space. He collaborates with institutions, editors, curators, collectors, and individuals seeking bold, embodied photographic work.

Collaborations

Open to photographing queer and disabled bodies, couples, and collaborators interested in intimate, consent-centered photographic projects.

Commissions

Accepts a limited number of portrait and conceptual commissions.

Prints & Licensing

Limited-edition prints, Polaroids, and large-scale works are available for collectors and institutions. Licensing available for editorial, academic, and exhibition use.

Exhibitions, Press & Speaking

Available for exhibitions, lectures, panels, and press features addressing disability, sexuality, care, and queer public space.