Alex Prager

One of my favourite photographer at the moment is L.A. based art photographer Alex Prager. Her cinematic images portray a strange world in which wig-wearing, heavily made-up characters star in scenarios with dark and mysterious undertones. I love how she constantly references the 50s and 60s in the choice of styling, and also in the aesthetic look of her photographs which often resemble Hitchcock stills. According to Prager, one of the reasons for this referencing of the past is because she believes the 60s and 70s have more aesthetically interesting and beautiful elements, particularly colour. For me, colour is one of the most striking elements of Prager's work. Influenced by Richard Billingham, her work uses an almost childlike colour palette of intense reds, blues and greens, creating an interesting contrast to the darker themes of danger and death.