Packed with gems of wisdom from the current 'masters of light', this collection of conversations with twenty leading contemporary cinematographers provides invaluable insight into the art and craft of cinematography.

Chapter 1 - Maryse Alberti, ASC (Collateral Beauty, Creed, The Wrestler), Chapter 2 - John Bailey, ASC (Ordinary People, In the Line of Fire, The Greatest), Chapter 3 - Robert Elswit, ASC (There Will Be Blood, The Bourne Legacy, Salt), Chapter 4 - Kirsten Johnson (Fahrenheit 9/11, Cameraperson, Trapped), Chapter 5 - Kira Kelly (Queen Sugar, 13th, Self Made), Chapter 6 - Ellen Kuras, ASC (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Blow, Bamboozled), Chapter 7 - Edward Lachman, ASC (Dark Waters, Carol, Erin Brockovich), Chapter 8 - Matthew Libatique, ASC (A Star is Born, Black Swan, Venom), Chapter 9 - John Lindley, ASC (Reservation Road, You've Got Mail, Pleasantville). Chapter 10 - Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC (The Greatest Showman, Atonement, The Hours), Chapter 11 - Reed Morano, ASC (The Handmaid's Tale, I Think We're Alone Now, The Godmother), Chapter 12 - Polly Morgan, ASC, BSC (A Quiet Place II, Lucy in the Sky, Legion), Chapter 13 - Rachel Morrison, ASC (Mudbound, Black Panther, Seberg), Chapter 14 - Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC (The Irishman, Brokeback Mountain, Wolf of Wall Street), Chapter 15 - Cynthia Pusheck, ASC (CSI Miami, Good Girls Revolt, Brother and Sisters), Chapter 16 - Harris Savides, ASC (Zodiac, American Gangster, Milk), Chapter 17 - Nancy Schrieber, ASC (Mapplethorpe, Motherhood, The Nines), Chapter 18 - John Seale, ASC, ACS (The Tourist, The English Patient, City of Angels), Chapter 19 - Sandi Sissel, ASC, ACS (Salaam Bombay, Mother Teresa, Master and Commander), Chapter 20 - Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC (Public Enemies, Red Dragon, Wonder Boys), Chapter 21 - Salvatore Totino, ASC, AIC (Everest, The Davinchi Code, Frost/Nixon), Chapter 22 - Amy Vincent, ASC (Footloose, Eves Bayou, Hustle and Flow), Chapter 23 - Mandy Walker, ACS, ACS (Australia, Hidden Figures, Mulan)