Firstly, my heartfelt thanks to exiting President Mike Eley BSC. It has been an honour to serve on your Board, your leadership over the past five years has been truly inspirational. You have guided the Society with diplomacy, wit and a thoughtful diligence. I wish you a restful break from the email-chains and Zoom meetings.

 

It may be argued, that one of our greatest career achievements is the recognition of our work by other cinematographers. Being invited to join a collective of dedicated and highly skilled practitioners of a craft, and to be considered an equal amongst their ranks is a proud and humbling experience.

 

For those cinematographers to then ask you to work on their behalf as President is, for me, one of the highest honours that can be bestowed. Confronted with the role I am both overwhelmed and excited; overwhelmed with the thought of the 32 pairs of shoes that I now fill, and excited about the potential that the world of cinematography holds for us now and in the future.

 

I hope that I can express my gratitude with hard labour and to show my affection for this great Society with future endeavours. It is a great privilege to stand on the shoulders of the giants that came before me and to represent the interests of the BSC, cinematography and Cinematographers, past present and future.

 

Onwards! 

 

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