Darius L. Carter is a portrait photographer, art director, and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Raised on the Southside of Chicago, Darius was drawn to spending as much time as possible outdoors. His photographs use natural light as a callback to a childhood spent exploring in the sun.Darius is an acclaimed portrait and commercial advertising photographer. He creates work that speaks to his appreciation of the human condition- our nuances, our differences, and our unique, lived experiences. In 2018, Darius founded The Carter’s Touch, a multimedia service company serving hundreds of clients from television’s favorite actors to Fortune 500 companies. Most recently, Darius creative directed, and photographed references of Oprah Winfrey for her portrait of a painting at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in December 18, 2023.