Jamie Ceasar is an American film photographer from

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known for his documentary photographs and portraits. Ceasar has exhibited work across the United States, including at the

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and the Schumacher Gallery at

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. Ceasar's influences include photographers

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, Don Hogan Charles, Jamel Shabazz and Deana Lawson. In 2020, the Greater Columbus Arts Council granted him an Art Unites CBUS award for his work documenting the

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in the city. Ceasar is also the founder of The Film Cypher, a Columbus-based photography collective.

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