Roger Erickson (photographer)

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Roger Erickson (born December 7, 1964 in Washington D.C.) is an American filmmaker[1] and photographer.[2][3] He is the 1st African American photographer to photograph a cover of Vogue magazine with Lily Aldridge for the August 2003 issue of Vogue México y Latinoamérica.

History[]

Roger Erickson was raised in Oakland, California, where he began his tutelage in fine art photography while studying psychology at San Francisco State University.

Career[]

In November 1990, his first assignment, commissioned for Select Magazine, were photographs of Motörhead, Neil Young and Crazy Horse (written by David Cavanagh, November 1990). In 1991, he relocated to London, where he began his career photographing musicians. In 2003 he photographed the cover of Vogue magazine with Lily Aldridge for the August issue of Vogue México y Latinoamérica. In 2017, Erickson photographed his third portfolio issue of Out100[4] for Out Magazine. His images have been published in Vogue México y Latinoamérica, Harper's Bazaar (UK), ELLE (France), GQ (US), Entertainment Weekly, Out Magazine, Q Magazine, ESPN Magazine, The Source Magazine, Ebony Magazine, and The Advocate.[citation needed]

Over the course of his career, Roger Erickson has photographed many celebrities, musicians and athletes. Among them are Mark Wahlberg, Chris Evans, Eminem, Taraji P. Henson, Juliette Lewis, Jared Leto, Regina King, Billy Bob Thornton, Samuel Jackson, Gillian Anderson, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Bell, Neil Young, Wanda Sykes, Usher, Chaka Khan, Ozzy Osbourne, Shaun White, Chris Paul, Zang Ziyi, 50 Cent, Ray Liotta, Ian McShane, Edward Albee, Ja Rule, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Greg Louganis, Billie Jean King, Sugar Ray Leonard, Georges St. Pierre, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, J Dilla, Lil' Kim, Joan Jett, Ice Cube , Lena Waithe, Eve (rapper), Outkast and LL Cool J.[citation needed]

Exhibitions[]

In 2014, Meg Shiffler, Gallery Director of the San Francisco Arts Commission and Galleries, acquired Roger Erickson's photographic series entitled "Outspoken: Portraits of LGBTQ Luminaries"[5] for a four-month solo exhibition in the restored Beaux-Arts architecture San Francisco City Hall Building from June 9 to October 16, 2015. The exhibition coincided with the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the legalization of same sex marriage (Obergefell v. Hodges).

“Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality” (Group), Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond, Virginia., June 22, 2019– March 29, 2020[6]

Books[]

  • Hip Hop Immortals (contributor) : (2002) Sock Bandit Publishing
  • Hip Hop Immortals-The Remix (contributor): (2003) Sock Bandit Publishing
  • More Body and Soul (contributor): (2005) Rizzoli International Publications
  • Indochine (contributor): (2009) Rizzoli International Publications
  • Hip Hop: A Cultural Odyssey (contributor): (2011) Aria Multimedia Entertainment
  • GOWEST! (profile and Interview): (2011) Daab Publishing
  • Def Jam Recordings: The First 25 Years of the Last Great Record Label (contributor): (2011) Rizzoli International Publications
  • Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap[7]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.imdb.com/list/ls023468253/
  2. ^ Artist Spotlight: Roger Erickson, The Advocate, August 28, 2010
  3. ^ [1], San Francisco Arts Commission and Galleries Exhibition (June 9 to October 16, 2015)
  4. ^ [2] [3] [4]
  5. ^ [5]
  6. ^ https://www.virginiahistory.org/exhibitions/determined-400-year-struggle-black-equality
  7. ^ https://folkways.si.edu/smithsonian-anthology-of-hip-hop-and-rap: (contributor): (2021) Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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