I very much enjoyed writing about cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond for my column "The Greats" over at
Paste. His legacy speaks for itself --
McCabe & Mrs. Miller,
Close Encounters of the Third Kind,
Blow Out,
The Deer Hunter -- but I tried my best also to suggest why cinematographers are one of the most overlooked artists on a film set. (You might say
this is a topic close to my heart.) You can read my appreciation of Zsigmond
here.