Do you know Roy DeCarava's work? If not, I recommend that you take a look here.On Oct. 27, photographer Roy DeCarava died at the age of 89. He co-authored a book with Langston Hughes called The Sweet Flypaper of Life (love that title, btw). He is known for having rejected the photojournalism espoused by so many photographers of the period, instead reaching for an artistic visual imagery that used shadows and movement so beautifully that his photographs were like exquisite paintings.
In an interview with the NYT in 1982, he said, "One of the things that got to me was that I felt black people were not being portrayed in a serious and in an artistic way."
I am sure that many photographers are mourning the loss of this great pioneer. As am I.
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