Roy DeCarava

Roy Rudolph DeCarava (December 9, 1919 – October 27, 2009) was an American photographer. Quotes “there were no black images of dignity, no images of beautiful black people. There was this big hole. I tried to fill it.” “When I was trying to sell my photographs, I would take them to art directors and they were literally shaking when they saw my work,” “They were not used to seeing black artists walk through the door with a portfolio of photographs.” “Whatever’s there, I use it,” “I improvise. Improvisation is all about individual interpretations, individual expression. And that’s what I’m doing.” Art photographer depicted the African American experience-Los Angeles Times(29 October 2029) Category:Photographers from the United States