The February 2026 issue presents coverage of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and Die My Love, and profiles of ASC Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Robert Yeoman, ASC; ASC Presidents Award honoree Cynthia Pusheck, ASC; and Curtis Clark ASC Technical Achievement Award recipient Eastman Kodak Co. Also featured is a look at the evolution of video assist.
· President’s Desk: Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS reflects on the joys and challenges of shooting on location.
· Cinematographers Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, ASC; Maya Bankovic, CSC; and Philip Lanyon, CSC, plus showrunner Alex Kurtzman and visual-effects producer Jason Zimmerman, discuss the inaugural season of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.
· Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC details his approach to the bold marital drama Die My Love, directed by Lynne Ramsay.
· Robert Yeoman, ASC recalls the career path that led to this year’s ASC Lifetime Achievement Award, and directors Wes Anderson and Paul Feig share their impressions of their longtime collaborator.
· ASC Presidents Award honoree Cynthia Pusheck, ASC reflects on her journey from Rockford, Illinois to Hollywood, and former collaborators Robert Primes, ASC; Eagle Egilsson, ASC; and Pete Romano, ASC discuss her distinguished contributions to the craft.
· Vanessa Bendetti, Eastman Kodak Co.’s vice president and head of motion picture, discusses the company’s unique position in the industry today, and cinematographers Hoyte van Hoytema, ASC, FSF, NSC; Autumn Durald Arkapaw, ASC; Michael Goi, ASC, ISC; and Drew Daniels explain what shooting film means to them.
· Shot Craft: Video assist is easy to take for granted, but it’s actually a remarkable feat of optical and mechanical design.
· In Memoriam: ASC associate member Otto Nemenz.
· Clubhouse News: The latest bulletins from the Society feature new members Eric Branco and Dereck Joubert; Women in Media’s toast to ASC President Mandy Walker; and ASC holiday gatherings in New York and Los Angeles.
· Wrap Shot: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), shot by Gayne Rescher, ASC and directed by Nicholas Meyer.
