Editing Cinematographer (section)

==Societies and trade organizations==
There are a number of national associations of cinematographers that represent members (irrespective of their official titles) and are dedicated to the advancement of cinematography, including:

*the [[American Society of Cinematographers]] (A.S.C.)
*the [[Austrian Association of Cinematographers]] (A.A.C.)
*the [[Brazilian Cinematographers Society]] (A.B.C.)
*the [[International Collective of Female Cinematographers|International Collective of Women Cinematographers]] (ICFC)
*the [[Canadian Society of Cinematographers]] (C.S.C.)
[[File:Sathish. G.jpg|thumb|Cameraman along with the equipment for making cinematography.]]
*the [[Czech Society of Cinematographers]] (AČK)
*the [[Cinévore Madagascar]]
*the [[Finnish Society of Cinematographers]] (F.S.C.)
*the [[Guild of British Camera Technicians]] (G.B.C.T.)
*the [[British Society of Cinematographers]] (B.S.C.)
*the [[Australian Cinematographers Society]] (A.C.S.)
*the [[Cinematographers Guild of Korea]] (C.G.K.)
*the [[Filipino Society of Cinematographers]] (F.S.C.) 
*the [[French Society of Cinematographers]] (A.F.C.)
*the [[Indian cinematographers|Western India Cinematographers Association]] (W.I.C.A.)
*the [[Indian cinematographers|Indian Society of Cinematographers]] (I.S.C.)
*the Indonesian Cinematographers Society (ICS)
*the [[Italian Society of Cinematographers]] (A.I.C.)
*the [[German Society of Cinematographers]] (BVK)
*the [[Malaysian Society of Cinematographers]] (MySC)
*the [[Netherlands Society of Cinematographers]] (NSC)
*the [[Association of Slovak Cinematographers]] (ASK)
*the [[South African Society of Cinematographers]] (S.A.S.C.)
*the [[Spanish Society of Cinematography Works]] (A.E.C)
[[File:LiamHigginsSergeIbaka.jpg|thumb|Camera operator with support rig.]]
*the [[Polish Society of Cinematographers]] (PSC)
*the International Federation of Cinematographers (IMAGO)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-26 |title=IMAGO – International Federation of Cinematographers |url=https://imago.org/ |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=imago.org |language=en-US}}</ref>
*the Uruguayan Society of Cinematographers (S.C.U)
*the Lithuanian Association of Cinematographers (LAC)
*Cinematographers XX
*Illuminatrix

The A.S.C. defines cinematography as:

{{quote|A creative and interpretive process that culminates in the authorship of an original work of art rather than the simple recording of a physical event. Cinematography is not a subcategory of photography. Rather, photography is but one craft that the cinematographer uses in addition to other physical, organizational, managerial, interpretive and image-manipulating techniques to effect one coherent process.<ref>{{cite book| first = John | last = Hora | author-link = John Hora | chapter = Anamorphic Cinematography | editor-first = Stephen H. | editor-last = Burum
| title = The American Cinematographer Manual | year = 2007 | edition = 9 | isbn = 978-0935578317
}}</ref>|author=|title=|source=}}