“We are all made of flesh, of matter.” (Book) 

3 time Oscar-winning cinematographer and Rome born (1940) Vittorio Storaro has been named as one of history’s most influential cinematographers, and with titles to his name like Apocalypse Now, Reds, Dick Tracy, Last Tango In Paris, The Conformist, and The Last Emperor, it’s little surprise. LDMnews.it met up with him in December, in Florence, hosted by Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici, promoting his new book called The Art of Cinematography which Storaro created with ASC honorary member Bob Fisher, and Lorenzo Codelli, a respected Italian writer and critic. The Art of Cinematography – Book Description: A rereading of the “seventh art” through the eyes of the most important cinematographers. The Art of Cinematography underscores the essential importance of the figure of the cinematographer in the history of world cinema. A full-blown review that stretches from 1910 to the present day, this volume is illustrated by stunning photographic images in double vision specially reworked by Oscar winner Vittorio Storaro and provides the reader with over 150 profiles of cinematographers in a whole century of cinema. The volume is accompanied by a DVD with images in motion dedicated to the artists included in the book. Read more here at THEASC.COM – A-MUST-HAVE! ORDER HERE ($84.22). Storaro: “We are all made of flesh, of matter. And at the end, this matter is dissolved in light, and transformed into energy. It’s the Einstein formula. Energy is nothing but matter that is moving at the speed of light, squared."