Roger Erickson is from Oakland, California, where he began his tutelage in fine art photography while studying at San Francisco State University. In the 1990's his first commissioned, photo assignments were with Motörhead, Neil Young and Crazy Horse for Select Magazine. Afterwards he relocated to London, where he began his career photographing musicians. He is the first African American to photograph a cover of Vogue Magazine featuring Lily Aldridge in the 2003, August Issue of Vogue México y Latinoamérica. In 2017 he photographed his third Out100 portfolio issue for Out Magazine. His photographs represent a unique perspective in American portraiture photography. His images have appeared in magazine editorials and advertising for GQ (US), Harpers Bazaar (UK), Vogue (México y Latinoamérica), Out Magazine, Oyster Magazine, Flaunt, Entertainment Weekly, Q Magazine, Cartier, Hugo Boss, Marc Jacobs, H&M, Stussy, Lexus, Disney, and Netflix.

Exhibitions: "OUTspoken: Portraits of LGBTQ Luminaries" (Solo), SFAC Galleries, San Francisco City Hall, San Francisco, CA June 9 - Oct. 16, 2015. "Voices for Womankind: Resilience.", WOMENKIND Art Exhibit (Group), One Art Space Gallery, Manhattan, NY, Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2018. "Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black Equality" (Group), Virginia Museum of History & Culture, Richmond, VA., June 22 2019- March 29 2020. "Conversation in Black" TLGB Black History Exhibition (Group) Queer Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA., February 1 - February 29, 2020

Filmography: "I Am..." and "Who Am I...", Two part, short documentary film. (Atlanta Underground Film Festival, July 20, 2018.) (29th Annual Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, October 11th, 2018.) (Q Fest: San Antonio LGBT International Film Festival, October 9th, 2018.) (London-X4 Short Film Festival, September 11th, 2018, "Honorable Mention".)

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Roger Erickson

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