The International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600) represents approximately 8,400 members who work throughout the

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and the rest of the world in film and television as

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, Camera Assistants ( 1st AC, 2nd AC), Digital Imaging Technicians, Still Photographers, and all members of camera crews.

History

The first cinematographers union,

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Local 644 was established in

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in 1926, followed by unions in

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and

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, but it wasn't until 1996 that Local 600 was born as a national guild. In 2015 the Guild chose Rebecca Rhine as its first female executive director.

''ICG Magazine''

The official publication of the guild is the ''International Cinematographers Guild Magazine'' (''ICG Magazine''). First published in February 1929 as the ''International Photographer'', it changed its name to ''ICG Magazine'' in 1999. Its current executive director is David Geffner, who previously worked in postproduction for

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and

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, and in story creation for

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. Film professor Jack Anderson praised ''ICG Magazine'', saying that it "can compete with ''

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''", which is the "standard journal for the technical end of the industry."

References

External links

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''ICG Magazine''

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''International Photographer'' Magazine, complete issues 1929-1940
at the

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