who is the best DP

[Steve Sherrick]

John F Seitz
Robert Burks
John Alcott
Vilmos Zsimond
Vittorio Storraro
Gordon Willis
Conrad Hall
Christian Berger

[Mark Collins]

Top 3 DP's:

Roger Deakins
Dan Mindel
Dariuz Wolski

Top 3 DP's that I've personally worked with:
Theo Van De Sande
Stephen McNutt
Michael Galbraith

[dino g]

crash - karsten gopinath is a very talented guy as well, he has a great eye, does beauty as well as the best of the best and treats his crew as he would want to be treated. look for his star to continue to rise over the next 20 years as he is under 40...which should also be part of this discussion as some of the folks mentioned are at the end of their careers or have passed...

how about under 30, under 40, 40-60 which i think is a sweet spot for a DoP, then the over 60, over 70, over 80 and still working in their 90's. (haskell comes to mind) i think a lot of 30-40 year old guys that have embraced all forms of digital are going to see their stars rise as they get more experience and work on more and more challenging projects.

[KETCH ROSSi]

STORARO... ;)

[Andrew Rieger]

My favorites:

Roger Deakins
Christopher Doyle
Robert Richardson
Dante Spinotti
Robert Elswit
Philippe Rousselot
Peter Andrews
Emmanuel Lubezki
Vittorio Storaro
Bruno Delbonnel
César Charlone
David Mullen
Darius Khondji
Harris Savides
Conrad Hall
Jeff and Jordan Cronenweth
Wally Pfister
Michael Ballhaus
Seamus McGarvey
John Mathieson

I would also like to give a shout out to cinematographer Greig Fraser who is highly underrated and virtually unknown. His work is superb and I can see an Academy nomination in his future.

Check out his work: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0292132/

The award for cinematographer I have learned the most from goes to David Mullen, his work is fantastic and he is a great teacher. David, your posts are invaluable.

[sergio arguello]

My favorites:

Roger Deakins
Christopher Doyle
Robert Richardson
Dante Spinotti
Robert Elswit
Philippe Rousselot
Peter Andrews
Emmanuel Lubezki
Vittorio Storaro
Bruno Delbonnel
César Charlone
David Mullen
Darius Khondji
Harris Savides
Conrad Hall
Jeff and Jordan Cronenweth
Wally Pfister
Michael Ballhaus
Seamus McGarvey
John Mathieson

I would also like to give a shout out to cinematographer Greig Fraser who is highly underrated and virtually unknown. His work is superb and I can see an Academy nomination in his future.

Check out his work: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0292132/

The award for cinematographer I have learned the most from goes to David Mullen, his work is fantastic and he is a great teacher. David, your posts are invaluable.

great post I would just like to add Guillermo Navarro

[Angel De Armas]

My all time favorites:

Christopher Doyle - In the mood for Love
Emanuel Lubezki - The tree of life
Gordon Willis - Godfather
Conrad Hall - Pretty much everything
Gabriel Figueroa for his black and white work

[Kemalettin Sert]

best one is legendary Roger Deakins of course..

newcomers;
Nelson Cragg
Larkin Seiple
Eric Koretz
André Chemetoff
Piers McGrail
Rupert Sanders..

[Mitch Gross]

So many great ones from classic Hollywood not to mention those of the independent cinema movement. Lots of great people on this list, but many others come to mind. Here's a random one -- James Wong Howe. Here's another -- Robert Surtees (or for that matter his son, Bruce Surtees). There are so many...

[Erich Roland]

Conrad hall
Vittorio Storraro
Emanuel Lubeski
Caleb Deschanel