Ripke was born in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany where his father was a medical doctor and his mother was a lawyer.

[2] He frequently collaborates with German hip hop artist Marteria[3][4] and accompanied Formula One drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton during their respective championship seasons.

[6] Since 2015 he has been publishing the quarterly collaborative magazine Hedonist Post, featuring the works of various international photographers.

[8] In March 2019, German singer Lena published her music video directed and filmed by Ripke to accompany the release of her song "Don't Lie to Me".

[9][10] He also worked in Formula 1 as the photographer for Lewis Hamilton, Valterri Bottas and the Mercedes Amg Petronas F1 Team.