Richard Crump Miller (August 6, 1912 – October 15, 2010)[1] was an American photographer best known for his vintage carbro prints, photos of celebrities, and work documenting the Hollywood Freeway.
[3] His passion for photography led to his increase in knowledge about established photographers, and when he found out Edward Weston was moving nearby he went over to introduce himself.
[3] In 1929 Miller was introduced to Leica and Graflex, cameras and began to study cinematography while attending Stanford University and Pomona College.
He taught himself the difficult carbro printing process (which involves lengthy layering of cyan, yellow and magenta pigments individually) and purchased a one-shot color camera which took three images simultaneously, allowing him to render portraits and moving subjects.
Miller and Weston's pooled gas ration coupons enabled them to drive out to the Valley and photograph in their free time.
While the Hollywood Freeway was being built from 1948–1953, Miller became entranced by it and started driving around Los Angeles taking photos to make a record of the construction.