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The August 2026 issue presents coverage of the features Disclosure Day and Pressure, profiles of this year’s American Cinematographer Rising Stars of Cinematography, a special focus on lighting tools and techniques, and tips for curating your cinematography career.

 

·       ASC President Shelly Johnson reflects on the legacy of his immediate predecessor as president, Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS, and salutes AC for continuing to serve as a “remarkable historical record” of the craft.

 

·       Director of photography Janusz Kamiński details the “process of discovery” that informed his approach to Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day.

 

·       Jamie D. Ramsay, BSC, SASC illuminates his strategy for creating visual nuance within a single location that served as the setting for much of the World War II drama Pressure, directed by Anthony Maras.

 

·       AC presents 2026 Rising Stars of Cinematography Alex Ashe, Matheus Bastos, Sam Davis, Alexandre Nour Desjardins, Juliette Lossky, Idan Menin, Lidia Nikonova, Rayana Rasamee and Jay Swuen.

 

·       In a special section devoted to lighting tools and techniques, Michael Goi, ASC, ISC reflects on the importance of lighting for character; equipment manufacturers and gaffers assess the state of modern luminaires; and cinematographers Linus Sandgren, ASC, FSF (Wuthering Heights), Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, ASC (Star Trek: Starfleet Academy), James Whitaker, ASC (Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die), Karl-Walter Lindenlaub, ASC, BVK (Amrum), Johanna Coelho, AFC (The Pitt), and Blake McClure, ASC (Rooster) share lighting diagrams from their respective projects.

 

·       Shot Craft: In excerpts from a popular 2026 Sundance Film Festival panel, AC Editor-in-Chief Stephen Pizzello; cinematographer Eric Branco, ASC; publicist Ranjinder Hans of EBComs Public Relations; and agent Brian Goldberg of Worldwide Production Agency offer tips for shaping a career in cinematography.

 

·       Clubhouse News: The latest bulletins from the Society feature Cine Gear weekend in Los Angeles, including awards for ASC members Ed Lachman, Caleb Deschanel and M. David Mullen; the ASC/AC BBQ; and panels at “That Creamsource Thing” — the latter featuring Adam Bricker, ASC; Natasha Braier, ASC, ADF; and ASC associate member Dan Sasaki.  

 

·       Wrap Shot: The Sugarland Express (1973), shot by Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC, HSC and directed by Steven Spielberg.



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