Alex Prager

Alex Prager is an American photographer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She is best known for her highly stylized, cinematic photographs that explore the human condition. Prager's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Prager was born in 1979 in Los Angeles, California. She studied photography at Santa Monica College before beginning her career as a commercial photographer. In 2008, she had her first solo exhibition at M+B Gallery in Los Angeles. Since then, she has had numerous solo exhibitions around the world and has been featured in group shows at institutions such as The Photographers' Gallery in London and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

In addition to her photography work, Prager has directed several short films including Face In The Crowd (2012) and Compulsion (2013). Her films have been screened at festivals such as Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival.

Prager's work often explores themes of identity, mortality, and loneliness through a combination of staged scenes and found objects. Her photographs are characterized by their vivid colors, surrealistic compositions, and cinematic style. Prager's work has been praised for its ability to capture both beauty and tragedy simultaneously.