Live from Atlanta w/ photographer Shoccara Marcus
Shoccara Marcus is our first in-studio guest to the new Midtown Atlanta location! Shoccara is a fantastic photographer that focuses her camera on dancers. We talk about her background in modern dance and how she got behind the lens capturing movement. She tells us about her love for locations, making some of her favorite series, all her adventure in grad school at Savanna College of Art and Design, and her new project Pose Now Flex, posing cards for photographers and dancers. Listen, subscribe, and share!
Episode 127 topics include:
the joy of dancing
photographing dancers
going to SCAD for grad school
traveling and photographing
art residency doing the pandemic
Point Now Flex dance posing cards
finding inspiration in art
Photo by Shoccara Marcus
Shoccara Marcus is self-described as, “Dancer first. Photographer second.” From plies and tendu to snapshots and photo albums, her love for dance would soon find her capturing its fluidity through a different lens. It was at Howard University where she picked up a camera in collaboration with her dancing. She later received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, with a minor in Visual Arts-Photography and continued on to obtain her Master of Fine Art degree in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design (Atlanta, GA)
Since then she has worked extensively both nationally and internationally. Some of her accomplishments include completing SCAD's study-abroad program in Lacoste, France, as well as, showcasing work at China Jinan International Photography Biennial, Exposition des étudiants in France, Hammonds House, Lucinda Bunnen Selects at Atlanta Photo Group (APG), Gallery 72, Peachtree Avenue, Wa Na Wari, and Museum of Contemporary Art (Atlanta, GA) where images from her series, Choreographing my Past, is part of their permanent collection.
See More: www.shoccaramarcus.com + Shoccara Marcus IG @shocphoto
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