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Movie stars, jazz icons, water and light: photographer Adger Cowans reflects on his life’s work

Adger Cowans sits during an interview in his Bridgeport studio in February 2022. The photographer and visual artist reflected on his expansive career — spanning from Hollywood movie sets to photographing musicians of the jazz era. Cowans also worked with and was close friends with Gordon Parks, a celebrated photographer and movie director who was the first Black staff photographer at LIFE magazine.
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Adger Cowans sits in his Bridgeport studio during an interview in February 2022. The photographer and visual artist reflected on his expansive career — spanning Hollywood movie sets to photographing musicians of the jazz era. Cowans also worked with and was close friends with Gordon Parks, a celebrated photographer and movie director who was the first Black staff photographer at LIFE magazine.

Adger Cowans is an 85-year-old photographer and visual artist in Bridgeport, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø. He worked with Gordon Parks and photographed jazz greats, movie stars and Hollywood sets — and bore witness to several eras of American history through the lens of his camera. In this video, he reflects on his life’s work, the racism he faced working in a predominantly white industry and what motivates him to make art.

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