Long before she operated a camera on a Hollywood blockbuster, Rachel Clark spent her teenage evenings in a shed at the bottom of a garden in Gateshead. Someone close to her had noticed how much she photographed everything and gave her what she needed to set up …
Newsletter 33
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IMAGO Art & Tech – 5th Edition – Sunday, September 27th 2026. Updated: recording available.
We invite you to join us for the 5th edition of IMAGO Art & Tech: NANLUX, taking place on Sunday, September 27th. This special session features Steven Fierberg, ASC (Emily in Paris, The Affair, Entourage), Julia …
IMAGO Awards 2027 – Call for Submissions
Dear IMAGO Member Societies, As previously announced, IMAGO is bringing back its international awards program to celebrate outstanding cinematography and highlight exceptional work from across our Member Societies. Submissions are now open! (click …
A Study of the DZO Arles Lenses, by Alfonso Parra
In this article, we analyze the optical performance of selected DZO Arles lenses, with particular emphasis on resolution, contrast, and the overall consistency of the lens set, in the context of the production of the feature film Indeleble. The film’s …
Nickoloz Kachibaia, GCA: The Cinematographer who left home, to find it.
Nickoloz Kachibaia GCA and CSC Associate Member will tell you, without much ceremony, that a camera saved his life. He was born in Tbilisi and left at seven, when Georgia's civil war made staying too dangerous, moving to Canada with his parents. Those first …


