I look much to literature for inspiration, and much to film. I don’t know anything about cinematography except that most contemporary work is of little interest to me, but the work I’ve seen of Christopher Doyle’s has always impressed me in it’s beauty and it’s effortlessness. See In the Mood for Love, Hero, 2046, Chungking Express. The Wong Kar Wai films can be trying, but visually they’re worth the effort I think.

still from 2046

still from 2046

still from Hero