Photos appear as black or gray rectangles in Lightroom Classic

Last updated on May 31, 2024

Photos appearing as black or gray rectangles in the Library module

In the Library module, when viewing images in the grid view, your photos are displaying as black, gray, or blank rectangles.

Try the following solutions in the order listed below. After performing the steps of each solution, check if your issue has been resolved.

Update your Lightroom Classic to the latest version. See Keeping Lightroom up-to-date for details.

The issue can occur in the grid view of the Library module due to a corrupt color profile.

Open Control panel. Locate the Color Management option.
In the Color Management dialog > Devices tab, make sure that the check box option Use my settings for this device is selected.
Select Add.
In the Associate Color Profile dialog box that appears, locate the color profile sRGB IEC61966-2.1 in the list and select OK.

Select sRGB IEC61966-2.1 from the Associate Color Profile.
In the Color Management dialog, the color profile sRGB IEC61966-2.1 now appears under the section Profiles associated with this device.

Select this color profile and click Set as Default Profile.
Re-launch Lightroom Classic.

Select the Apple icon and select System settings > Displays from the menu.
In the window that appears, go to the Colour profile section. Choose the color profile sRGB IEC61966-2.1 from the drop-down list.

Select sRGB IEC61966-2.1 from Colour profile drop-down list.
Re-launch Lightroom Classic.

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