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17 Best Cinematography Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Cinematography books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best cinematography books" into our search engine and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2024)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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  1. 2
    Cinematography
  2. 3
    Painting With Light
  3. 7
    Cinematography

    Cinematography

    Kris Malkiewicz

  4. 9
    Notes on the Cinematograph
  5. 12
    American Cinematographer Manual
  6. 14
    A Man with a Camera

    A Man with a Camera

    Nestor Almendros

  7. 15
    Writing with Light

    Writing with Light

    Vittorio Storaro

  8. 16
    Conversations with Cinematographers
  9. 17
    The Art of the Cinematographer
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