Roger Stephenson

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Roger Stephenson (born c. 1945 in Harrogate, England) is a photographer, best known for documenting performances by blues musicians.

Stephenson graduated from Harrogate Grammar School in 1963. He emigrated to the United States in 1976 and worked as an accountant for the Pfaltzgraff Company and Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff. He came to Birmingham in 2002 to work as Director of Sourcing for Southern Living.

Stephenson cultivated a talent for performance photography. He was a regular at Gip's Place, and contributed widely to Living Blues Magazine. He joined the Magic City Blues Society and was elected vice-president in 2004. He left the magazine in 2009 to focus on his photography business. He has worked as official photographer for the The Blues Foundation's Blues Music Awards and International Blues Challenge. He also makes portrait photographs, promotional images and album cover photos for musicians and other performers, and documents a range of concerts, fashion shows, and other events.

Stephenson's photographs have been exhibited at The Jaybird, the Shelby County Arts Council, and the Birmingham Central Library.

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