List of presidents of the American Society of Cinematographers

The president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) is elected by its governing board. The ASC was organized on December 21, 1918, and elected its first president, Phil Rosen, the following day. Presidents of the ASC serve one-year terms. The current president is Stephen Lighthill, who has served since 2020, having previously served 2012–2013.

Past presidents

1918–1921: Philip Rosen 1921–1923: Fred Jackman 1923–1924: James Van Trees 1924–1925: Gaetano Gaudio 1925–1926: Homer Scott 1926–1928: Daniel B. Clark 1928–1929: John W. Boyle 1929–1930: John F. Seitz 1930–1931: Hal Mohr 1931–1937: John Arnold 1937–1939: Victor Milner 1939–1941: John Arnold Between 1941 and 1943 there were no presidents of the ASC. 1943–1947: Leonard Smith 1947–1948: Leon Shamroy 1948–1950: Charles G. Clarke 1950–1951: Ray Rennahan 1951–1953: Charles G. Clarke 1953–1954: Arthur Edeson 1954–1956: Arthur C. Miller 1956–1957: George J. Folsey 1957–1958: Burnett Guffey 1958–1960: Walter Strenge 1960–1961: Lee Garmes 1961–1963: William H. Daniels

1963–1965: Hal Mohr 1965–1966: Ray Rennahan 1966–1969: Sol Halperin 1969–1970: Hal Mohr 1970–1973: Sol Halperin 1973–1975: Ernest Laszlo 1975–1976: Lester Shorr 1977–1978: Linwood G. Dunn 1979–1980: William A. Fraker 1981–1982: Harry Wolf 1983: Ralph Woolsey 1984: William A. Fraker 1985–1986: Stanley Cortez 1987–1988: Harry Wolf 1989–1990: Leonard J. South 1991–1992: William A. Fraker 1993–1996: Victor J. Kemper 1997: Owen Roizman 1998–1999: Woody Omens 1999–2001: Victor J. Kemper 2002: Steven B. Poster 2003–2004: Richard Crudo 2004–2009: Daryn Okada 2009–2012: Michael Goi 2012–2013: Stephen Lighthill 2013–2016: Richard Crudo 2016–2020: Kees Van Oostrum 2020–2023: Stephen Lighthill 2023–Present: Shelly Johnson

External links

• List of Past Presidents of the ASC