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director of photography

noun phrase

: the person who is in charge of filming for a movie

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DaCosta was behind the tentpole pic The Marvels (2023), then reteamed with director of photography Sean Bobbitt on Hedda. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025 Robert McLachlan, our [director of photography]. Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025 Because so much of the film would be shot in such close interiors, Lanthimos and his director of photography, Robbie Ryan, sought to build on their experiments with The Favourite and Poor Things by using a film format that could lend their images richness and grandeur despite the confines. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025 Denny Simmons, The Tennessean’s deputy director of photography, has spent decades capturing quiet resilience in chaos, community support in crisis and raw emotion on the football field. Sandy Mazza, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for director of photography

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“Director of photography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/director%20of%20photography. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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