Alex Prager is an American photographer and filmmaker known for her cinematic color photography featuring a hyper-real, Old Hollywood aesthetic. She was born on November 1, 1979 in Los Angeles, CA and dropped out of school as a teenager to travel Europe by train. An exhibition of famed American color photographer William Eggleston’s work inspired Prager to begin taking pictures and, six months later, she had her first exhibition. Her work often uses trained actors in staged settings, acting out ambiguous melodramatic narratives in colorful costumes. Over time, Prager has expanded her practice into film: in 2011, she directed Touch of Evil, a video series featuring some of the year’s best cinematic villains for The New York Times Magazine, ...