Let’s look at what they are and deconstruct the elements so you can replicate the shot.

While Khondji has stated he doesn’t believe he has a distinctive style, many who study cinematography would tell you that he’s an artist who likes to work in the shadows-and is a master in doing so. Therefore, this might not be a list of the five best shots of Darius Khondji, but rather, five shots from sequences that spoke to me. Especially if the work you’re trying to narrow down is that of legendary Iranian-French cinematographer Darius Khondji. It’d be hard to enlist five best photographs for a famous photographer, but handpicking five shots from just one movie, let alone two dozen movies, filled with hundreds of gorgeous compositions, seems like an endless nightmare. It would, of course, be highly subjective to say that any cinematographer has five best shots.

Let’s explore Darius Khondji’s five best film sequences and deconstruct the elements so you, too, can replicate these masterful approaches.

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