DCS heartily congratulates Director of Photography Mandy Walker, AM, ACS, ASC, who has been elected as the 48th president of the American Society of Cinematographers, marking the first time the nearly one hundred year old organization has had a woman hold that office. Mandy’s notable credits include Elvis in 2023 for which she became the society’s first woman to receive their award for feature film cinematography as well as earning her an Oscar nomination for best achievement in cinematography. Other prestigious credits include Australia, Snow White, Mulan, The Mountain Between Us, Hidden Figures, Truth, Jane Got a Gun, Tracks, Shattered Glass, and Lantana, among others.

The ASC has also announced other elected officers, many of whom we are proud to say are also DCS members, including John Simmons and Patrick Cady as vice presidents and Dejan Georgevic as secretary. Members of the ASC Board also include DCS members Richard Crudo, M. David Mullen, and Cynthia Pusheck along with Alternate board member Chris Chomyn.  We also congratulate non-DCS-members who have been elected to serve which include vice president Eric Steelberg, treasurer Charles Minsky, and sergeant-at-arms Charlie Lieberman as well as ASC Board members Natasha Braier, Alice Brooks, Russell Carpenter, Karl-Walter Lindenlaub, Tommy Maddox-Upshaw, Erik Messerschmidt, and Amy Vincent. Alternate Board Members include Ernest Dickerson, Polly Morgan and Wally Pfister.