diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8410782..11f254f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ Contributors will be posted here.
 
 <br/>
 
+<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kimelionipan/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/cNsM25q/27906487-10204280050437665-1584849596-o-1.png"></a>
+
 ### :baby: Beginners
 
 Not sure where to start, or a beginner? Take a look at the [issues page](https://github.com/Luehang/react-native-image-layout/issues).
diff --git a/src/ImageCell/index.js b/src/ImageCell/index.js
index 7e23e29..c0af48c 100644
--- a/src/ImageCell/index.js
+++ b/src/ImageCell/index.js
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ export default class ImageCell extends React.PureComponent {
 				{
 					width: data.masonryDimensions.width,
 					height: data.masonryDimensions.height,
-					backgroundColor: "lightgrey",
 					...imageContainerStyle
 				},
 				{ opacity: this.state.opacity }
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 0353f8e..79c6ea5 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class ImageLayout extends React.PureComponent {
     initialColToRender: PropTypes.number,
     initialNumInColsToRender: PropTypes.number,
     sorted: PropTypes.bool,
+    backgroundColor: PropTypes.string,
     masonryFlatListColProps: PropTypes.object,
     renderMainHeader: PropTypes.func,
     renderMainFooter: PropTypes.func,
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ class ImageLayout extends React.PureComponent {
           initialColToRender={this.props.initialColToRender}
 					initialNumInColsToRender={this.props.initialNumInColsToRender}
           sorted={this.props.sorted}
+          backgroundColor={this.props.backgroundColor}
           onLongPressImage={this.props.onLongPressImage}
           imageContainerStyle={this.props.imageContainerStyle}
           renderIndividualMasonryHeader={this.props.renderIndividualMasonryHeader}