When I was 13, I watched La Haine. Its black-and-white imagery, restless camera, and underlying tension stayed with me. I didn’t just watch it, I felt inside its world. That was when I understood that cinematography is not only about images, but about perspective. And perspective is political.
I’m a cinematographer based in London, originally from Beirut. I work across fiction, documentary, fashion and music videos, moving between projects that require different rhythms but the same attention to emotional truth. I’m interested in images that feel lived-in rather than constructed. Natural light, small shifts in mood, quiet tension and things that don’t ask for attention but stay with you.
Influenced by cinematographers such as Darius Khondji, Rodrigo Prieto and Agnès Godard, I’m constantly refining a visual approach that balances instinct with precision.
I speak English, French, and Arabic, and I’m comfortable working on international productions.
karina.stephan.film@gmail.com
CV available upon request
CV available upon request
