Cinematographer Quyen Tran is drawn to emotional stories and giving voice to victims. She also has a talent for shooting comedies, such as the hit movie Palm Springs. Q shot part of the Netflix series Unbelievable, which recently won a Peabody Award. During the pandemic in her down time, Q and her friend and fellow DP, Jeanne Tyson, decided to start Doughrectors of Photography which has donated over 100,000 meals to the L.A. Food Bank.

In our fifth War Stories Special, we feature ten guest's harrowing, hilarious or heartwarming stories they had while on set, or a formative career experience that led them to cinematography. Find full interviews with each of our featured cinematographers in our archives.

Tami Reiker, ASC's most recent film, One Night in Miami, is directed by Academy Award winning actress Regina King. King had very specific ideas about the type of film she wanted to make and used historic reference photos. Tami kept the camera fluid so that the camera feels like a fly on the wall during the men's conversations.