John Simmons is an Emmy award-winning cinematographer, photographer, painter, collage artist and professor. He was born and raised in Chicago.

 
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“Time can pass by and everything can change in the world except the emotion you get from a photograph.”

 On Hiring an Inclusive Crew

“As people make these decisions to bring people of color onto the set, it has to be clear that it’s an inclusive situation — that we’re not just trying to create statistics. It has to be that we’re actually trying to make a difference.”

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