I have now seen both Regle du jeu and Peeping Tom which I have mentioned earlier. Regle du jeu was photographed by Henri Cartier Bresson and is considered part of film history. The film is often mentioned in various lists, but I couldn't really get into it. I tried to observe the photography and compare it with Cartier Bresson's still photography, but a film obviously can't contain those "decisive moments" but is much more planned.
Peeping Tom on the other hand is a film I really enjoyed watching. It's about a film photographer who wants to capture his victim's fear while filming them. In other words, he wants to capture this emotion on film. There's psychological reasoning for this behaviour, the morbid desire to watch called scoptophilia. The start of the film is seen through the viewfinder of the camera. This makes the viewer part of the action. The viewer of the film becomes a voyeur, just like the main character.
In an introduction to the film, Martin Scorsese mentions that capturing someone's image on camera is a very powerful act. In some cultures it's forbidden to take someone's picture as it's considered stealing a piece of their souls. To agree to be photographed is to give something very special of themselves. This is was Peeping Tom is about and how obsessed you can became by your passion. It can consume you if you're not careful.
In an introduction to the film, Martin Scorsese mentions that capturing someone's image on camera is a very powerful act. In some cultures it's forbidden to take someone's picture as it's considered stealing a piece of their souls. To agree to be photographed is to give something very special of themselves. This is was Peeping Tom is about and how obsessed you can became by your passion. It can consume you if you're not careful.