Robert Killips

Photographer and Videographer at Lansing State Journal

Lansing State Journal photographer.

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Photos: The Quinceañera Spectacular, like a bridal show for 15-year-old girls

2 weeks ago | lansingstatejournal.com | Robert Killips

Robert KillipsJazmin Macias models a quinceañera dress at the 2025 Quinceañera Spectacular held at the Eagle Eye Banquet Center Sunday, April 6, 2025. A quinceañera is a celebration of a girl's 15th birthday and symbolizes the transition into womanhood in some Spanish-speaking cultures. Robert Killips/Lansing State JournalYoung women prepare to model quinceañera dresses at the Quinceañera Spectacular at the Eagle Eye Banquet Center Sunday, April 6, 2025.
Photos: Old Town's Brrs, Beards, Brews: A Lumberjack Festival

3 weeks ago | lansingstatejournal.com | Robert Killips

Robert KillipsThe annual Brrs, Beards and Brews: A Lumberjack Festival got underway with a rainy start in Lansing's Old Town Saturday, March 29, 2025. Robert Killips | Lansing State JournalJason Heien from Detroit is the poster model for the annual Brrs, Beards and Brews: A Lumberjack Festival in Lansing's Old Town Saturday, March 29, 2025.
Photos: Despite cold, blustery weather, Maple Syrup Festival draws a crowd

1 month ago | lansingstatejournal.com | Robert Killips

Robert KillipsVolunteer Bilal Saqib places a yoke with weighted buckets upon the shoulders of 7-year-old Veda Arrieta at Fenner Nature Center's Maple Syrup Festival Sunday, March 23, 2025, to demonstrate how freshly tapped maple tree sap was carried by early American settlers. Robert Killips | Lansing State JournalYarwijn Burnett from DeWitt and her daughter Riley, 7, look inside a bucket of maple syrup sap at the Fenner Nature Center's annual Maple Syrup Festival Sunday, March 23, 2025.
Photos: LGBTQ rally at the Capitol draws about 200 supporters

1 month ago | lansingstatejournal.com | Robert Killips

Robert KillipsDespite the cold, wind and eventual rain, about 200 supporters of LGBTQ rights held at a rally at the Capitol Sunday, March 16, 2025, and chanted, "We are not going back," and other slogans aimed at their displeasure of the new Trump administration. The event was put on by the Michigan Coalition for Reproductive Liberation. Robert Killips | Lansing State JournalEast Lansing resident Monica Silva holds a colorful flag at the LGBTQ rally at the Capitol Sunday, March 16, 2025.
Photos: Paint With the Police at East Lansing Public Library is a hit

2 months ago | lansingstatejournal.com | Robert Killips

Robert KillipsEast Lansing Police Sgt. Chad Stemen reads a book to a room full of kids at the East Lansing Public Library during a Paint with the Police event where kids can paint a wooden car. Robert Killips | Lansing State JournalEast Lansing Police Social Worker Hannah Peterson handles Silas, a goldendoodle comfort K-9, as families can't help but pet the friendly dog at the Paint with the Police event at the East Lansing Public Library Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.
Photos: Royal Pot robots are a hit at the East Lansing restaurant

2 months ago | lansingstatejournal.com | Robert Killips

Robert KillipsThe face of a robot at Royal Pot, a Chinese restaurant located in Hannah Plaza in East Lansing Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. Robert Killips | Lansing State JournalA robot travels through the restaurant with dishes of food and utensils unaccompanied to a guest's table Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. A human server will then go to the table to serve the guests.
Photos: Looking for art in East Lansing on a sunny winter day

2 months ago | lansingstatejournal.com | Robert Killips

Robert KillipsA sunny day in the mid-30's is a nice time to look for art in East Lansing, especially after an arctic cold snap Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Here, a mural by Julian Van Dyke spruces-up an otherwise drab, alley wall. Robert Killips | Lansing State JournalSome people think this colorful parking ramp in downtown East Lansing is a work of art and others call it a hamster cage. Photo: Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025.
Photos: Mid-Michigan Robotics Weekend competition

Jan 19, 2025 | lansingstatejournal.com | Robert Killips

Robert KillipsHaslett High School freshmen Evan Pratt, left, and Logan Roberts compete in the Mid-Michigan Robotics Weekend competition Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, at Haslett High School. According to officials, about 40 teams participated in the two-day competition. Robert Killips | Lansing State JournalKinsey Clippert, left, Ava Gillette, and Lucy Johnson from Oakland Christian School in Auburn Hills work on their robot Sunday, Jan.
Photos: Old Town draws a large crowd to celebrate Krampusnacht

Dec 7, 2024 | lansingstatejournal.com | Robert Killips

Robert KillipsOld Town in Lansing celebrates Krampusnacht once again with costumes, food and other vendors along with entertainment and more Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Robert Killips | Lansing State JournalKrampusnacht in Old Town is a boon to businesses as thousands attend the eastern European Christmas event Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Robert Killips | Lansing State JournalPeople attending the Old Town Krampusnacht event shop the additional vendors Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.
Photos: The Black Santa Experience in its third year at the Lansing Mall

Dec 1, 2024 | lansingstatejournal.com | Robert Killips

Skip to main contentPhotos: The Black Santa Experience in its third year at the Lansing Mall