In this lockdown period, we are sharing a series of articles to inspire you. In this article, we are recommending 40 movies every photographer should watch. Please recommend your favorite movie or documentary in the comment section. So, we can add those in the next article. Thank you and stay safe.

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Baraka (1992)

Baraka (1992)

Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

The Third Man (1949)

The Third Man (1949)

Days of Heaven (1978)

Days of Heaven (1978)

Salvador (1986)

Salvador (1986)

The Photographer (1974)

The Photographer (1974)

The Killing Fields (1984)

The Killing Fields (1984)

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye (2003)

Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye (2003)




Saving Face (2012)

Saving Face (2012)

Blow-Up (1966)

Blow-Up (1966)

The Public Eye (1992)

The Public Eye (1992)

Roads of Kiarostami (2006)

Roads of Kiarostami (2006)

National Geographic’s The Photographers (1996)

National Geographic's The Photographers (1996)

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)

Rear Window (1954)

Rear Window (1954)

Manufactured Landscapes (2006)

Manufactured Landscapes (2006)

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

Proof (1991)

Proof (1991)




High Art (1998)

High Art (1998)

Funny Face (1957)

Funny Face (1957)

Pecker (1998)

Pecker (1998)

Robert Capa: In Love and War (2003)

Robert Capa: In Love and War (2003)

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture (TV 1990)

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture (TV 1990)

The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

Shutter (2004)

Shutter (2004)

In the Mood for Love (2000)

In the Mood for Love (2000)

The Bang Bang Club (2010)

The Bang Bang Club (2010)

Visions of Light (1992)

Visions of Light (1992)

Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

Winged Migration (2001)

Winged Migration (2001)

Under Fire (1983)

Under Fire (1983)

War Photographer (2001)

War Photographer (2001)

Iraq in Fragments (2006)

Iraq in Fragments (2006)




Dreams (1990)

Dreams (1990)

Barry Lyndon (1975)

Barry Lyndon (1975)

The Conformist (1970)

The Conformist (1970)

The Last Emperor (1987)

The Last Emperor (1987)

Three Colors: Blue (1993)

Three Colors: Blue (1993)

Three Colors: Red (1994)

Three Colors: Red (1994)

Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film (2002)

Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film (2002)

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