Rick Day (born July 30, 1962) is an American photographer based in New York City. His work concentrates on advertising photography and video. He has published several homoerotic books.
Day was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina. He moved to Atlanta at the age of 18 and worked as a waiter and a DJ. After seeing a book of work by Bruce Weber, Day bought his first camera at the age of 28.[1] As a self-taught photographer, he began shooting models in the Atlanta area before moving to Milan for a year. He later relocated to New York City in 1994 where he resides in the East Village with his two dogs.[2][3]