{"product_id":"august-2026-american-cinematographer","title":"August 2026 American Cinematographer","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe August 2026 issue presents coverage of the features \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDisclosure Day \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePressure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, profiles of this year’s \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Cinematographer \u003c\/i\u003eRising Stars of Cinematography\u003c\/b\u003e, a special focus on \u003cb\u003elighting tools and techniques\u003c\/b\u003e, and tips for \u003cb\u003ecurating your cinematography career\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eASC President \u003cb\u003eShelly Johnson \u003c\/b\u003ereflects on the legacy of his immediate predecessor as president, \u003cb\u003eMandy Walker, ASC, ACS\u003c\/b\u003e, and salutes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAC \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003efor continuing to serve as a “remarkable historical record” of the craft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eDirector of photography \u003cb\u003eJanusz Kamiński \u003c\/b\u003edetails the “process of discovery” that informed his approach to Steven Spielberg’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eDisclosure Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eJamie D. Ramsay, BSC, SASC \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eilluminates his strategy for creating visual nuance within a single location that served as the setting for much of the World War II drama \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003ePressure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e, directed by Anthony Maras.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eAC \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003epresents 2026 Rising Stars of Cinematography \u003cb\u003eAlex Ashe\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMatheus Bastos\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSam Davis\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlexandre Nour Desjardins\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJuliette Lossky\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eIdan Menin\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eLidia Nikonova\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRayana Rasamee\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJay Swuen\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eIn a special section devoted to \u003cb\u003elighting tools and techniques\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMichael Goi, ASC, ISC \u003c\/b\u003ereflects on the importance of lighting for character; equipment manufacturers and gaffers assess the state of modern luminaires; and cinematographers \u003cb\u003eLinus Sandgren, ASC, FSF \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eTommy Maddox-Upshaw, ASC \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eStar Trek: Starfleet Academy\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eJames Whitaker, ASC \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eGood Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eKarl-Walter Lindenlaub, ASC, BVK \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eAmrum\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cb\u003eJohanna Coelho, AFC \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe Pitt\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003cb\u003eBlake McClure, ASC \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eRooster\u003c\/i\u003e) share lighting diagrams from their respective projects.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; 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David Mullen\u003c\/b\u003e; the ASC\/\u003ci\u003eAC\u003c\/i\u003e BBQ; and panels at “That Creamsource Thing” — the latter featuring \u003cb\u003eAdam Bricker, ASC\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eNatasha Braier, ASC, ADF\u003c\/b\u003e; and ASC associate member \u003cb\u003eDan Sasaki\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e       \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eWrap Shot:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Sugarland Express \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e(1973), shot by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eVilmos Zsigmond, ASC, HSC \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eand directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eSteven Spielberg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASC PUBLICATIONS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48439345971441,"sku":"2026-08","price":6.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0321\/4091\/8921\/files\/August_2026_AC_Cover.png?v=1784848114","url":"https:\/\/store.ascmag.com\/products\/august-2026-american-cinematographer","provider":"ASC\/AC Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}