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David Hemmings as photographer Thomas kneels behind a tree, secretly photographing Vanessa Redgrave and Ronan O'Casey embracing in a London park in the film Blow-Up.
Michelangelo Antonioni
Italian director
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
American director and producer
Dodsworth
Rudolph Maté
Polish-born filmmaker
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Paul Strand
American photographer
The War of the Worlds
Byron Haskin
American director, cinematographer, and special-effects artist
Frank, Robert
Robert Frank
Swiss American photographer and director
Roeg, Nicolas
Nicolas Roeg
English filmmaker
Bitzer, Billy
Billy Bitzer
American cinematographer
Philip Kaufman, right, and cinematographer Sven Nykvist stand in front of a vehicle on set, with Nykvist gesturing as they film The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Sven Nykvist
Swedish cinematographer
James Wong Howe
James Wong Howe
American cinematographer
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Nestor Almendros
Spanish cinematographer
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Gregg Toland
American cinematographer
Friese-Greene
William Friese-Greene
British photographer and inventor