Roger Erickson (photographer)


Roger Erickson is an American filmmaker and photographer. 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. In 1991 he relocated to London, where he began his career photographing musicians. In 2017 Roger Erickson photographed his 3rd portfolio issue of Out100 for Out Magazine. His images have been published in Harper's Bazaar, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, Out Magazine, Q Magazine, ESPN Magazine, The Source Magazine, Ebony Magazine, and The Advocate Magazine.
Over the course of his career, Roger Erickson has photographed many celebrities, musicians and athletes. Among them are Mark Wahlberg, Chris Evans, Eminem, Juliette Lewis, Jared Leto, Billy Bob Thornton, Samuel Jackson, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Bell, Neil Young, Wanda Sykes, Usher, Ozzy Osbourne, Shaun White, Chris Paul, Zang Ziyi, 50 Cent, Ray Liotta, Ian McShane, Edward Albee, Ja Rule, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Greg Louganis, Sugar Ray Leonard, Georges St. Pierre, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, J Dilla, Lil' Kim, Joan Jett, Ice Cube, Lena Waithe 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" ” for a four month, solo exhibition in the restored Beaux-Arts architecture, San Francisco City Hall Building which opened June 9 to October 16, 2015. The exhibition coincided with the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the national legalization of same sex marriage.
“Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality”, Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond, Virginia., June 22 2019– March 29 2020

Books