The May/June 2026 issue presents coverage of the feature Michael and the streaming series Hacks, The Pitt, Rooster, Pluribus, Stranger Things and Alien: Earth, as well as a photo essay celebrating the 40th ASC Awards and a discussion about the art of maintaining an established look.
· President’s Desk: Mandy Walker, ASC, ACS reflects on her year as the first woman president of the Society and the importance of hiring and training crews from a breadth of demographics.
· Dion Beebe, ASC, ACS details his approach to the dynamic concert performances that anchor the Michael Jackson biopic Michael.
· Adam Bricker, ASC discusses the five-season evolution of his cinematography on Hacks, created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky.
· Johanna Coelho, AFC breaks down her visual strategy for the real-time medical drama The Pitt, created by R. Scott Gemmill.
· Blake McClure, ASC illuminates his work on the interpersonal dramedy Rooster, created by Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses.
· Directors of photography Marshall Adams, ASC and Paul Donachie shed light on the sci-fi series Pluribus, created by Vince Gilligan.
· Cinematographers Caleb Heymann and Brett Jutkiewicz discuss their work on the final season of the fantasy series Stranger Things, created by Matt and Ross Duffer.
· AC presents a photographic recap of the 40th ASC Awards.
· Picture Partners: Executive producer/director/cinematographer Dana Gonzales, ASC and cinematographer Bella Gonzales discuss their father-daughter collaboration on the two-episode season finale of Noah Hawley’s Alien: Earth.
· Shot Craft: ASC members Tari Segal and Robert McLachlan discuss their respective approaches to adopting a look established by another cinematographer.
· In Memoriam: James Pergola, ASC.
Wrap Shot: Via excerpts from the February 2004 issue of AC, Rodney Charters, ASC, CSC, NZCS reflects on shooting the series 24, created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran and whose pilot was shot by Peter Levy, ASC, ACS.
