I decided to keep the film simple with long takes that allow the eye to rest and judge lens performance. I made sure all important situations were covered: day, night, interior, exterior, artificial ...

When Nicole Hirsch Whitaker, ASC started prepping One Piece, she thought MiniHawk Hybrid Anamorphic lenses would be perfect for the manga-influenced look she envisioned. MiniHawks are actually ...

Our new Underwater Section is online. The section is designed to be easy to navigate while highlighting our large selection of underwater equipment that includes Hydroflex, HydroPar, and Scubacam ...

Perfect simplicity combined with maximum functionality was what we had in mind when we designed our new small and lightweight range of Hawk V‑Lite16 Anamorphics. The challenge we set ourselves was not ...

Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day: Resurgence hit the planet on 24 June, twenty years after the release of the original Independence Day. Cinematographer Markus Förderer, ASC, BVK chose Hawk ...

Shōgun premiered on FX in late February 2024, and the show’s stunning visuals were prominent among the many reasons it met with wide critical acclaim. In July, the Academy of Television Arts and ...

Magdalena Gorka’s impeccable background includes training at the renowned Polish National Film School and apprenticeships on the crews of Polish masters like Janusz Kaminski, Pavel Edelman and Piotr ...

In 1971, the original Shaft was directed by Gordon Parks, a socially conscious still photographer and documentarian. A prime example of what became the “blaxploitation” genre, the film did well at the ...

Richard Van Oosterhout, NSC, SBC has a reputation for transforming the ordinary into the unique. The Belgium-based cinematographer is a two-time winner of the Dutch National Award for Best ...

We at Hawk look forward to November every year, because normally it means we’ll soon be gathering with dear friends – and making new ones – at the annual family reunion of cinematography, the ...

Growing up in Estonia, Kadri Koop didn’t dare to dream of a career in the arts. “My parents are entrepreneurs, and my family was very open, and put no pressures on me,” she recalls. “I felt like I ...