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Alex Prager
Alex Prager
http://www.alexprager.com/
http://www.alexprager.com/
Alex Prager's
photographs are emblems of the joys and tragedies of living in Los
Angeles. The self-taught photographer does for LA what Woody Allen did
for New York, featuring the city as her muse (and protagonist). In her
vivid photos you may recognize Cindy Sherman's feminine masks, Douglas
Sirk's classic melodramas and even David Lynch's eye for the uncanny.
Prager's mannequin-like women are caught in compromised states; she captures beads from dripping mascara and trembling matte lips on film. Though her heroines are hurting you get the feeling they still love the drama. Prager revels in these difficult emotions, especially when it seems inappropriate to stare.
The young Los Feliz native began taking photos after being inspired by a William Eggleston exhibition. She then bought her first camera and began taking photographs of her friends. Prager is now one of the most recognizable contemporary working photographers out there today, and her friends are often the models in her pieces.
Prager's mannequin-like women are caught in compromised states; she captures beads from dripping mascara and trembling matte lips on film. Though her heroines are hurting you get the feeling they still love the drama. Prager revels in these difficult emotions, especially when it seems inappropriate to stare.
The young Los Feliz native began taking photos after being inspired by a William Eggleston exhibition. She then bought her first camera and began taking photographs of her friends. Prager is now one of the most recognizable contemporary working photographers out there today, and her friends are often the models in her pieces.
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