Roger Erickson (photographer)

Roger Erickson (born December 7, 1964 in Washington D.C.) is an American filmmaker[1] and photographer.[2][3] He is the first African American to photograph a cover of Vogue magazine featuring Paulina Rubio on the March 2003 cover of Vogue En Español (Vogue in Spanish) and Lily Aldridge on the August 2003 cover 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).[4] In 1991, he relocated to London, where he began his career photographing musicians. In 2003 he became the first African American to photograph a cover of Vogue magazine featuring Paulina Rubio on the March 2003 cover of Vogue En Español (Vogue in Spanish) and Lily Aldridge on the August cover of Vogue México y Latinoamérica. In 2017, Roger Erickson photographed his third portfolio issue of Out100[5] 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,[6] Q Magazine, ESPN Magazine, The Source Magazine, Ebony Magazine, and The Advocate.

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, Keke Palmer 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,[7] Sugar Ray Leonard, Georges St. Pierre, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, J Dilla, Lil' Kim, Joan Jett, Ice Cube, Lena Waithe,[8] Eve (rapper), Outkast and LL Cool J.

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"[9] 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” (contributor), Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond, Virginia., June 22, 2019– March 29, 2020[10]

Books

References
  1. "I Am... / Who Am I". IMDb.
  2. Artist Spotlight: Roger Erickson, The Advocate, August 28, 2010
  3. Archived August 18, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, San Francisco Arts Commission and Galleries Exhibition (June 9 to October 16, 2015)
  9. "OUTspoken: Portraits of LGBTQ Luminaries by Roger Erickson | SFAC Galleries". Archived from the original on August 18, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  10. "Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality".
  11. https://folkways.si.edu/smithsonian-anthology-of-hip-hop-and-rap: (contributor): (2021) Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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