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 1) Dana Scruggs is o riginally from the Southside of Chicago, now Dana Scruggs lives and works in New York as a Photographer and Director.  Her work focuses on movement, abstraction and evoking emotion from the bodily form.  Dana has previously stated that "the movement, the light, the skin, all of those have become signatures in my work." She started by photographing photographs African American males for her Etsy shop, and her work progressed from there. She likes to play with different lightings, capturing different angles of the model while they move around, and this all provides for a very fluid and special photograph. She photographs the beauty of black male form, capturing images for magazines, editorials, and more. She is passionate about what she does, and captures every photo with meaning and love. Her photos are filled with abstract movement, and interesting positions. The photos she takes are a work of emotion and are established by creating a comfort between...

Faces Places

Faces Places   1. Before seeing FACES PLACES, what did you know about Agnès Varda or JR?     I knew that Agnes Varda was a screen maker and film director, and I knew that JR was a photographer that loved to print out his photos and paste them on walls in different cities around the world.   2. Why do you think the film centers so much around the working class?         I think the film centers around the working class because JR and Agnes wanted to peak into the lives of people who put in so much work and effort for their towns. Focusing on the working class, they got to capture the lives and meaningfulness of peoples work, and what they do and contribute to society. It makes the film feel very personal, and inspiring.       3. JR and Varda bond over their shared interest in creating and sharing images. Have you ever had this experience with someone else?     Yes, I have sha...