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40 Movies About Photography

Film making and photography go hand-in-hand. In film making, the art of cinematography is lost with photography. The skill to present moving images in such postcard-like material is in itself a direct descendant of the art of still-photography. If a photographer truly wants to improve his or her craft, they need to study how filmmakers and cinematographers captures moving images on the screen. Just as important is for still photographers to watch films that depict he art of photography through Hollywood's eye and also visit the stories of celebrated photographers through documentaries.
Here are 40 notable movies about photography every photographer should watch… in no particular order.
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One Hour Photo (2002)
One Hour Photo (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
2
High Art (1998)
High Art (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
3
Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
Closer (2004)
Closer (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
5
Pecker (1998)
Pecker (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
6
Blow-Up (1966)
Blow-Up (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
7
Proof (1991)
Proof (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
8
Under Fire (1983)
Under Fire (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
9
City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
10
Gentlemen's Relish (2001)
Gentlemen's Relish (2001)
11
Everlasting Moments (2008)
Everlasting Moments (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
12
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   32%
13
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
14
Harrison's Flowers (2000)
Harrison's Flowers (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   49%
15
Born Into Brothels (2004)
Born Into Brothels (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
16
War Photographer (2001)
War Photographer (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
17
The Mexican Suitcase (2011)
The Mexican Suitcase (2011)
18
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007)
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007)
19
Guest of Cindy Sherman (2008)
Guest of Cindy Sherman (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
20
Helmut Newton: Frames From the Edge (1989)
Helmut Newton: Frames From the Edge (1989)
21
Pictures From a Revolution (1991)
Pictures From a Revolution (1991)
22
Aaron Siskind: An Alternate Photographic Reality (1981)
Aaron Siskind: An Alternate Photographic Reality (1981)
23
Strand, Under the Dark Cloth (1989)
Strand, Under the Dark Cloth (1989)
24
Masters of Photography: Andre Kertesz
Masters of Photography: Andre Kertesz
25
An American Journey (2009)
An American Journey (2009)
26
William Eggleston in the Real World (2005)
William Eggleston in the Real World (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
27
The Adventure of Photography (2003)
The Adventure of Photography (2003)
28
Search for the Afghan Girl (2003)
Search for the Afghan Girl (2003)
29
Shooting Robert King (2008)
Shooting Robert King (2008)
30
Berenice Abbott: A View of the 20th Century (1992)
Berenice Abbott: A View of the 20th Century (1992)
31
Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film (2002)
Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film (2002)
32
Peter Beard: Scrapbooks From Africa and Beyond (1998)
Peter Beard: Scrapbooks From Africa and Beyond (1998)
33
The Genius of Photography (2007)
The Genius of Photography (2007)
34
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye (2003)
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye (2003)
35
Tierney Gearon: The Mother Project
Tierney Gearon: The Mother Project
36
Toward the Margin of Life (1973)
Toward the Margin of Life (1973)
37
The Photographers Series: Debbie Fleming Caffery (2009)
The Photographers Series: Debbie Fleming Caffery (2009)
38
Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light
Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light
39
Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye
Alfred Stieglitz: The Eloquent Eye
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Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000)
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000)
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