The legendary DP, cinematographer, and multi-Oscar winner Roger Deakins is releasing a compilation of black and white stills taken over the last half-century of work, travel, and life. We all know that videos, technically, are just sequences of still photographs – perhaps captured with a different approach to motion blur and some distinctions in exposure control, but a collection of stills nonetheless. Many of the same principles that make for a brilliant photo can also make for a brilliant cinematic shot, especially in slower, less motion-packed film genres like drama and suspense. Now Roger Deakins, one of the greatest cinematographers alive, is coming out with a book of his still photography, focusing on black-and-white stills taken over the past 50 years. Called Byways, the book is a compilation of personal photos taken while jet-setting around the world for both work and leisure. It includes early photographic work done on a youth arts commission, documenting life in rural North Devon and the slow breakdown of its historic English community. Image Credit: Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times The book includes everything from the amazing vistas to odd-looking twigs, one-off art projects, and vacation reels. For most of us, these things would not be remotely interchangeable, but Deakins seems to have put as much passion into his personal photography as into his professional work. Roger Deakins – compositional way of thinking Deakins has won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography twice, once for Blade Runner 2049 and once for 1917 (check our article...
Published By: CineD - Sunday, 18 July, 2021