Cinematographers

1. Roger Deakins

Cinematographer | Blade Runner 2049

Roger Deakins is an English cinematographer best known for his work on the films of the Coen brothers, Sam Mendes, and Denis Villeneuve.

He is a member of both the American and British Society of Cinematographers.

Deakins' first feature film in America as cinematographer was Mountains of the Moon (...

2. Robert Richardson

Cinematographer | Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Robert Richardson has won three Academy Awards and earned seven Academy Award nominations for his cinematography. His work on director Oliver Stone's JFK earned him his first Oscar. His second and third came with The Aviator and Hugo directed by Martin Scorsese. These two films also garnered him ...

3. Janusz Kaminski

Cinematographer | War Horse

Janusz Kaminski is a Polish cinematographer and film director. He has established a partnership with Steven Spielberg, working as a cinematographer on his movies since 1993. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Schindler's List (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998).

His ...

4. Allen Daviau

Cinematographer | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Allen Daviau was born on June 14, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for E.T. (1982), Empire of the Sun (1987) and Bugsy (1991). He died on April 15, 2020 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.

5. Peter Menzies Jr.

Cinematographer | Shooter

Australian cinematographer Peter Menzies, Jr., ACS Director of Photography, is internationally known for his diverse and critically acclaimed body of work which spans more than 30 major feature films, along with numerous television pilots, mini-series and commercials.

He is probably most recognized ...

6. Stuart Dryburgh

Cinematographer | The Piano

Stuart Dryburgh was born on March 30, 1952 in London, England, UK. He is a cinematographer, known for The Piano (1993), The Great Wall (2016) and The Painted Veil (2006).

7. Mike Gioulakis

Cinematographer | It Follows

Mike Gioulakis is known for It Follows (2014), Us (2019) and Old (2021).

8. Bill Pope

Cinematographer | The Matrix

Bill Pope was born on June 19, 1952 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for The Matrix (1999), The Jungle Book (2016) and Spider-Man 2 (2004). He is married to Sharon Oreck. They have one child.

9. Jess Hall

Cinematographer | Ghost in the Shell

Jess Hall was born on March 16, 1971 in England. He is known for his work on Hot Fuzz (2007), Grindhouse (2007), The Spectacular Now (2014), Ghost In The Shell (2017) and WandaVision (2021). He attended Saint Martins School of Art and New York University where he studied film and fine art. Hall ...

10. Simon Duggan

Cinematographer | The Great Gatsby

Simon Duggan was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a cinematographer, known for The Great Gatsby (2013), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) and I, Robot (2004).

11. Remi Adefarasin

Cinematographer | Elizabeth

Remi Adefarasin was born on February 2, 1948 in London, England, UK. He is a cinematographer, known for Elizabeth (1998), Everest (2015) and Match Point (2005).

12. Ben Davis

Cinematographer | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Ben Davis was born in 1961 in London, England, UK. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). He is married to Camille Griffin. They have three children.

13. Nick Remy Matthews

Cinematographer | Hotel Mumbai

Nick was born in Buckinghamshire, England to an Anglo-Indian mother and a British father, and raised in Australia. He is based in Andalucía in Spain, and works as an IATSE 600 union Director of Photography in the USA.

In 2020 he was awarded "Cinematographer of the Year" by the ACS, and named by ...

14. Benoît Debie

Cinematographer | Enter the Void

Benoît Debie is known for Enter the Void (2009), Climax (2018) and Spring Breakers (2012).

15. Maxime Alexandre

Cinematographer | Shazam!

Maxime Alexandre was born in Renaix, Belgium, 1971. At five years old, he moved to Rome, Italy, with his mother, sisters, and brother. His stepfather, Inigo Lezzi (during that period A.D. for Marco Bellocchio, Gianni Amelio, and Nanni Moretti), let Maxime discover the Italian cinema sets one by one...

16. Laurie Rose

Cinematographer | Rebecca

Laurie Rose is known for Rebecca (2020), Kill List (2011) and Peaky Blinders (2013).

17. Lorenzo Senatore

Camera_department | Wonder Woman

Lorenzo Senatore was born on March 2, 1974 in London, England, UK. He is a cinematographer, known for Wonder Woman (2017), Spectre (2015) and The Fourth Kind (2009).

18. Greg Gardiner

Camera_department | Repo Man

Greg Gardiner was born in New York, New York, USA. He is known for Repo Man (1984), Race to Witch Mountain (2009) and Men in Black II (2002).

19. Michael Fimognari

Cinematographer | To All the Boys: Always and Forever

Michael Fimognari is an American director, producer, and cinematographer, best known for his work on the To All the Boys trilogy (To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018), To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020), and To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021)) and his collaboration with Mike ...

20. Trent Opaloch

Cinematographer | District 9

Trent Opaloch is a Canadian cinematographer best known for his work with directors Neill Blomkamp and the Russo brothers.

His major works include District 9 (2009), Elysium (2013), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Chappie (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016) Avengers: Infinity War (...

21. Yves Bélanger

Cinematographer | Brooklyn

Yves Bélanger was born on July 7, 1960 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is a cinematographer, known for Brooklyn (2015), Dallas Buyers Club (2013) and Wild (2014).

22. Daniel Pearl

Cinematographer | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Cinematographer Daniel Pearl was born in the Bronx, New York City and grew up in New Jersey. His father was a mechanical engineer as well as an alumnus from the University of Texas in Austin. The first film Pearl made was an 8mm movie about skateboarding that he shot and edited at the age of 13. ...

23. Brandon Trost

Director | An American Pickle

Brandon Trost was born on August 29, 1981. He is a cinematographer and director, known for An American Pickle (2020), The Disaster Artist (2017) and This Is the End (2013).

24. John Mathieson

Cinematographer | Gladiator

John Mathieson came up through the traditional camera ranks. Before his start as a cinematographer in feature films he shot many music videos, documentaries and TV commercials. He also worked in cutting rooms and has always considered himself as a film maker, interested in all areas of the process,...

25. Michael Coulter

Cinematographer | Sense and Sensibility

Michael Coulter was born in 1952 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is a cinematographer, known for Sense and Sensibility (1995), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and Rush (2013).

26. Dan Laustsen

Cinematographer | The Shape of Water

Dan Laustsen is a Danish cinematographer. He is best known for Crimson Peak (2015), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) and The Shape of Water (2017) for which he received an Academy Award nomination.

He studied at the National Film School of Denmark from 1976 to 1979, to pursue a career of cinematography. ...

27. Rogier Stoffers

Cinematographer | Quills

Rogier Stoffers was born on November 9, 1961 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. He is a cinematographer, known for Quills (2000), School of Rock (2003) and Brimstone (2016).

28. Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Cinematographer | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Autumn Durald Arkapaw was born on December 14, 1979 in Ventura, California, USA. She is a cinematographer and director, known for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Loki (2021) and Teen Spirit (2018). She has been married to Adam Arkapaw since 2015. They have one child.

29. Lawrence Sher

Cinematographer | Joker

Lawrence Sher was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Joker (2019), The Hangover (2009) and Garden State (2004).

30. George Richmond

Camera_department | Children of Men

George Richmond was born on July 10, 1971 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Children of Men (2006), Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and Rocketman (2019).

31. Mauro Fiore

Cinematographer | Avatar

Mauro Fiore was born on November 15, 1964 in Marzi, Calabria, Italy. He is a cinematographer, known for Avatar (2009), Training Day (2001) and The Island (2005). He has been married to Christine Vollmer since 2000. They have three children.

32. Brendan Uegama

Cinematographer | Moonshot

Brendan Uegama is known for Moonshot (2022), Truth Be Told (2019) and Child's Play (2019).

33. Caleb Deschanel

Cinematographer | The Passion of the Christ

Caleb Deschanel is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for six Academy Awards, each time in the field of cinematography. The first nomination came in 1983 for the film The Right Stuff (1983). His second was in 1984 for The Natural (1984), the third ...

34. Paul Cameron

Cinematographer | Collateral

Paul Cameron, ASC's visually groundbreaking work as a director and a director of photography has helped shape the craft of cinematography in the 21st century. Cameron recently directed multiple episodes of "Special Ops: Lioness", created by Taylor Sheridan for Paramount+, as well as multiple ...

35. Rasmus Videbæk

Cinematographer | En kongelig affære

Rasmus Videbæk was born on February 21, 1973 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a cinematographer, known for A Royal Affair (2012), The Promised Land (2023) and The Dark Tower (2017).

36. Terry Stacey

Cinematographer | The Angel

Terry Stacey was born on July 24, 1962 in Sussex, England, UK. He is a cinematographer and director, known for The Angel (2018), Den of Thieves (2018) and Dexter (2006).

37. Gyula Pados

Cinematographer | Kontroll

Gyula Pados is a Hungarian born, Los Angeles based Director of Photography who has worked on dozens of incredibly successful films, music videos, and international commercial campaigns. His European carrier started with the Hungarian film KONTROLL that won the Gold Hugo Award at the Chicago ...

38. John Schwartzman

Cinematographer | Seabiscuit

John Schwartzman was born on October 18, 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Seabiscuit (2003), Pearl Harbor (2001) and Armageddon (1998).

39. Tom Stern

Cinematographer | Changeling

Tom Stern was born on December 16, 1946 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Changeling (2008), Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and Mystic River (2003). He was previously married to Françoise Combadière.

40. Rachel Morrison

Cinematographer | Black Panther

Rachel Morrison is an American cinematographer. She is best known for the films Fruitvale Station (2013), Cake (2014), Dope (2015), Mudbound (2017) and Black Panther (2018).

She began her career working on series and TV movies for a number of networks.

The independent film Palo Alto (2007) marked ...

41. Dave Alex Riddett

Cinematographer | Chicken Run

Dave Alex Riddett BSC is a British Cinematographer known particularly for his work in stop frame animated features, Series and short films. His work as a Director of Photography includes 'Chicken Run' ...the many Wallace and Gromit films ( 'Wrong Trousers', 'A Close Shave', 'A matter of Loaf and ...

42. Barry Peterson

Cinematographer | Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Barry Peterson is known for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Game Night (2018) and Jumper (2008).

43. Tobias A. Schliessler

Cinematographer | Beauty and the Beast

Tobias A. Schliessler was born on November 5, 1958 in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Beauty and the Beast (2017), Dreamgirls (2006) and Lone Survivor (2013).

44. Shelly Johnson

Cinematographer | Greyhound

Shelly Johnson was born in Pasadena, California, USA. Shelly is a cinematographer, known for Greyhound (2020), Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and The Wolfman (2010).

45. John Guleserian

Cinematographer | Cocaine Bear

John Guleserian was born on April 7, 1976 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. John is a cinematographer, known for Cocaine Bear (2023), About Time (2013) and Candyman (2021). John has been married to Theresa Guleserian since December 31, 2010.

46. Dan Mindel

Cinematographer | Spy Game

Dan Mindel was born on May 27, 1958 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Spy Game (2001), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). He has been married to Lisa Fallon since June 6, 1992. They have four children. He ...

47. Brian Shanley

Cinematographer | God's Not Dead

Brian Shanley is known for God's Not Dead (2014), Night of the Sicario (2021) and Shadow of a Scream (1996).

48. Charlotte Bruus Christensen

Cinematographer | Black Narcissus

Charlotte Bruus Christensen is a Danish cinematographer. She is best known for her work in The Hunt (2012), Far from the Madding Crowd (2015), Fences (2016), and The Girl on the Train (2016).

She earned a degree in cinematography from the National Film and Television School in 2004. After film ...

49. Maryse Alberti

Cinematographer | The Wrestler

Maryse Alberti is a French cinematographer. She is best known for her work in Velvet Goldmine (1998), The Wrestler (2008), Stone (2010), Creed (2015) and the HBO film My Dinner with Hervé (2018).

She also work as a cinematographer in The Visit (2015).

Alberti work as a cinematographer includes more ...

50. Florian Ballhaus

Camera_department | Men in Black

Florian Ballhaus was born in 1965 in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He is a cinematographer, known for Men in Black (1997), Allegiant (2016) and Godzilla (1998).

51. Dante Spinotti

Cinematographer | L.A. Confidential

Dante Spinotti was born in Tolmezzo, Udine, in the northeastern Italian Region of Friuli. He began his career at RAI (Italian TV), before that he spent lot of time in Kenia as cinematographer for his uncle. In 1985, producer Dino De Laurentiis offered him a chance to work in USA for the first time ...

52. Michael Barrett

Cinematographer | Ted

Michael Barrett was born on May 28, 1970 in Riverside, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Ted (2012), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) and Bobby (2006). He has been married to Anna Faris since July 2021. He was previously married to Natasha Sabrina Sizlo.

53. Eric Steelberg

Cinematographer | Ahsoka

Eric Steelberg was born in Northridge, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Ahsoka (2023), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Up in the Air (2009).

54. David Connell

Cinematographer | The Snow Walker

David Connell was born on September 7, 1955 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is a cinematographer, known for The Snow Walker (2003), Fortress (1985) and Moby Dick (1998). He is married to Anne J. Connell.

55. Julio Macat

Cinematographer | Home Alone

Julio Macat was born in Rosario, Argentina, on June 20, 1957, and moved to Los Angeles, California in 1971, at the age of 14. Macat attended Beverly Hills High School and UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

Macat began his career at the age of 19 working as a camera technician at Filmart. ...

56. Matthew J. Lloyd

Camera_department | Thor: Ragnarok

Matthew J. Lloyd is known for Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Captain Marvel (2019) and Power Rangers (2017).

57. Jonathan Sela

Cinematographer | Bullet Train

Jonathan Sela was born on April 29, 1978 in Paris, France. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Bullet Train (2022), Deadpool 2 (2018) and Max Payne (2008). He is married to Megan Schoenbachler. They have two children.

58. Andrew Dunn

Actor | How to Kill Monsters

He was born in Leeds on the 12 April 1957, and moved with his parents Ken, a telephone engineer, and Maureen, a solicitor's secretary to North Shields on 1st April 1966, where he was educated at Whitehouse Primary School, Marden High School, where he got involved in school musical productions and ...

59. Bradford Young

Cinematographer | Arrival

Bradford Young is an American cinematographer. His feature films as director of photography include White Lies, Black Sheep (2007), Pariah (2011), Restless City (2011), Middle of Nowhere (2012), Ain't Them Bodies Saints (2013), Mother of George (2013), and Arrival (2016).

In January 2017, Young ...

60. Si Bell

Cinematographer | A Very British Scandal

Si Bell BSC is an international Cinematographer represented by United Agents in the UK and Sandra Marsh in the US. Si is known for his work on high end TV shows such as A Very British Scandal, The Serpent, Peaky Blinders 5 and A Christmas Carol as well as feature films Electricity (2015) and In ...

61. Eigil Bryld

Cinematographer | The Holdovers

Eigil Bryld was born on February 27, 1971 in Odense, Denmark. He is a cinematographer, known for The Holdovers (2023), In Bruges (2008) and Ocean's Eight (2018).

62. Chung-hoon Chung

Cinematographer | Ah-ga-ssi

Chung-hoon Chung was born on June 15, 1970 in Seoul, South Korea. He is a cinematographer and writer, known for The Handmaiden (2016), Oldboy (2003) and Last Night in Soho (2021).

63. Sean Bobbitt

Cinematographer | 12 Years a Slave

Sean Bobbitt was born on November 29, 1958 in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for 12 Years a Slave (2013), Hunger (2008) and Shame (2011).

64. Oscar Faura

Cinematographer | El orfanato

Oscar Faura is known for The Orphanage (2007), A Monster Calls (2016) and The Impossible (2012).

65. Sara Mishara

Cinematographer | Les oiseaux ivres

Sara Mishara is known for Drunken Birds (2021), Allure (2017) and Viking (2022).

66. Dariusz Wolski

Cinematographer | The Martian

Dariusz Wolski is a Polish film and music video cinematographer. He is best known for Crimson Tide (1995), Dark City (1998), the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), The Martian (2015) and All the Money in the World (2017).

Many of his ...

67. Robert Elswit

Cinematographer | There Will Be Blood

Robert Elswit is an American cinematographer. He is best known for Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), There Will Be Blood (2007), Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011), Inherent Vice (2014), and Nightcrawler (2014).

Elswit frequently works with director ...

68. Christopher Blauvelt

Cinematographer | Emma.

Christopher Blauvelt was born on May 29, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Emma. (2020), First Cow (2019) and Speed (1994).

69. Robert D. Yeoman

Cinematographer | The Grand Budapest Hotel

Robert D. Yeoman was born on March 10, 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Asteroid City (2023) and Moonrise Kingdom (2012).

70. Oliver Wood

Cinematographer | The Bourne Ultimatum

Oliver Wood was born on February 21, 1942 in London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), The Other Guys (2010) and Morbius (2022). He was married to Jane Forth and Sabine Groh. He died on February 13, 2023 in Hollywood, California, USA.

71. Kramer Morgenthau

Cinematographer | Creed III

Kramer Morgenthau is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work in Godsend (2004), Fracture (2007), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Chef (2014), and Creed II (2018).

He was also director of photography for some episodes of television series such as Vegas, Game of Thrones, Sleepy Hollow,...