John Simmons

Emmy Award-winning cinematographer, director and photographer

ASC - Emmy Award-winning cinematographer, director and photographer

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John Simmons on photographing in 1960s Chicago: "I've been chased out of areas, I've been escorted by the police out of areas. And that just kind of went with the job.

Civil rights photographer John Simmons on the necessity of telling the story and feeling bulletproof

John Simmons on photographing in 1960s Chicago: "I've been chased out of areas, I've been escorted by the police out of areas. And that just kind of went with the job.

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