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Originally born in Chicago, IL, Karen Rifas moved to Miami when she was young and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees from University of Miami. She also taught art at the New World School of the Arts, University of Miami, and Miami-Dade College. Her accolades include receiving the Michael Richards Award and having her works exhibited in high-profile events and locales, such as the Bass Museum of Art, Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico, the Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Oolite Arts, the NSU Art Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, Miami-Dade Art in Public Places Trust, and the Perez Art Museum Miami.

Richard W. Riker was a photographer for Ibis when he studied at the University of Miami. He was also the President of Gamma Theta Upsilon for the academic year 1964-65 and eventually received his Bachelor of Arts in 1964.

Floyd Rinhart moved to Coral Gables, Florida, from New Jersey in September, 1923 at the age of seven. Floyd grew up on Giralda Avenue, a short distance from the Venetian Pool. Coached by Olypmpic legend and movie star Johnnie Weis muller, Floyd soon became a junior swimmer of note in Southern Florida. During summer vacations, Floyd travelled back to Asbury Park, New Jersey, to see family and friends. There he met Marion Hutchinson, and a childhood romance culminated in marriage in 1935.

Following World War II, Floyd worked as an executive for Lindley Lumber Company. The Rinharts lived in a variety of Florida's east coast towns, and for a short time in St. Petersburg. Following a move to Deerfeild Beach in 1955, the Rinharts developed a keen interest in the history of photography. They began to collect early American photography, and their extensive research led to the publication of American Daugerrian Art, in 1967, and American Miniature Case Art, in 1969.

From 1964 to 1966, the Rinharts conducted their research in Washington, DC. Upon their return, the rinharts moved to Floridiana Beach, a town some twenty miles north of Vero Beach. Floyd continued to work for the Lindley Lumber Company in Fort Pierce, some forty miles away. In 1978, the Rinharts moved to Athens, Georgia, where proximity to the University of Georgia allowed for continued research and the teaching of a two-week seminar in the Art Department. Throughout the years, the Rinharts have continued to write and publish on the history of photography.

Ohio State University now houses the Rinharts' collection of early American photography. The University of Miami Library acquired a second collection, consisting of rare and historical photographs and images of Florida.

Carlos Ripoll was a Cuban academic, philosopher, publisher, and a leading authority figure on Jose Marti. He began his career in Cuba, but spent most of it as a professor of Modern Laugages and Literature in New York. He was the founder of Revista Cuba, a Martist publication in the United States.

Dr. Rafael F. Risco was a cardiologist with a practice in his native city of Camaguey, Cuba, until the year 1960. After fleeing Cuba in October 1960, he became a member of the counter-revolutionary organization Rescate Revolucionario Democrático. The group was part of the larger organization, Frente Revolucionario Democrático.