EVEREST: THE OTHER SIDE is the feature-length National Geographic, Disney and Little Monster Films documentary by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin about a ski mountaineer who overcomes incredible personal losses to fulfill a dream of being the first person to ski down the treacherous north face of Mt. Everest. It’s in IMAX and other theaters now.

Clair Popkin, award-winning cinematographer, discusses his incredible work on the film over several years, with cameras that became lighter and provided images that couldn’t have been done before, and by an eclectic selection of lenses, some breathless, all breathtaking. read more…