When Robert returned from World War 2, he looked up a friend who he met during the conflict in North Africa. That friend, John Johnson, had started a magazine called Ebony to serve the Black community in America. Soon Robert was doing assignments
for Ebony (for about 2 years, until it was agreed that a Black Magazine should have Black photographers, and Robert went on to a freelance career. In 1975, when he was rejoining the ranks of working photographers, he looked up some old friends from Ebony
and they started giving him assignments for a new magazine the were starting called "Sepia."
Ezzard Charles photographed for the cover of Ebony Magazine in October of 1951
A story on Dope Court photographed for t Ebony Magazine in 1952
Diahann Carroll for the cover of Sepia Magazine, the African American Magazine that followed Ebony Magazine.
Al Green for the cover of Sepia Magazine, the African American Magazine that followed Ebony Magazine.