The Society of CameraOperators, formed in 1978, is an honorary organization composed of several hundred men and women internationally, of outstanding and dedicated talent, who make their living operating film and/or video cameras in the cinematic media. Our motto is: "We see it first!"

The Society, incorporated in 1981 in California as a nonprofit organization, advances the art and creative contribution of the operating cameraman in the Motion Picture and Television Industries. The Society serves the purpose of bringing into the closest confederation Industry leaders in their fields.