The Future of Cinematography
Best up-&-coming cinematographers.
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Adam Arkapaw is known for his work on films such as Macbeth (2015 - ASC spotlight award) Animal Kingdom (2010 - Camerimage Cinematographer Debuts Competition winner) The Snowtown Murders (2011) Light Between the Oceans (2016) Lore (2011) and Assassin's Creed (2016). He is also the Emmy Award-winning cinematographer of Top of the Lake (2013) and True Detective Season 1 (2014). Born in Bowral, a small town south of Sydney, Australia. Arkapaw studied at Melbourne's Victorian College of the Arts, getting his start making shorts and commercials.- Cinematographer
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Greig Fraser was born on 3 October 1975 in Melbourne, Australia. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Dune (2021), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and Zero Dark Thirty (2012). He is married to Jodie Fried. They have three children.- Cinematographer
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James Hawkinson was born on 22 May 1962 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for The Man in the High Castle (2015), Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) and The Unborn (2009).- Cinematographer
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Rob Hardy ASC BSC is a British Cinematographer known for his ground breaking work on Mission Impossible: Fallout, and his ongoing collaboration with Alex Garland: Ex-Machina, Annihilation, Devs, Men and most recently, the visceral epic Civil War.
He also won the BAFTA for cinematography on the beautiful and controversial drama Boy A which was swiftly followed by the influential & hallucinatory Red Riding 1974.
Other credits include James Marsh's atmospheric Shadow-Dancer and the beautiful period piece Invisible Woman for Ralph Fiennes.- Cinematographer
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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 became the first African-American cinematographer to be nominated for an Academy Award, for his work on Arrival. He is also the first person of color to be nominated in the Academy Award cinematography category since 1998 when Remi Adefarasin was nominated for Elizabeth.- Cinematographer
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Anna Foerster is known for Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), Outlander (2014) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004).- Cinematographer
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Xavi Giménez was born in 1970 in Barcelona, Spain. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for The Machinist (2004), Agora (2009) and Transsiberian (2008).- Cinematographer
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Mark is a British Cinematographer known for working with Luke Scott, Rob Lorenz, Morten Tyldum and Anders Engström.
He is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers.
He has worked on numerous commercials and content for Ridley Scott Associates, which also led him to shoot marketing campaigns for 'Prometheus' (2012) and 'The Counsellor' (2013).
He has also shot 2nd Units on feature projects including 'Exodus Of God And Kings' (2014), and Ridley Scott's 'The Martian' (2015). His feature projects include Luke Scott's 'Morgan' (2016), and Rob Lorenz's feature 'The Marksman' (2021).
Recent TV shows include 'Taboo' (2017), 'McMafia' (2018), 'Pennyworth' s1 & s2 (2019) and 'Raised By Wolves' (2021). He shot 'SILO' s1 (2022) for AppleTV, and 'Andor' s2 (2023) for Disney +. He shot 'Black Doves' s1 (2024) for Netflix.
Mark is based in London and is represented by IndependentTG in Europe and CAA in the USA.- Cinematographer
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Jo Willems was born in Belgium. He is known for Hard Candy (2005), His House (2020) and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014). He has been married to Karen O'Brien since 2000.- Cinematographer
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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 International Film Festival. He won one of the most prestigious cinematography awards, the Golden Frog Award, at Camerimage International Film Festival for cinematography in FATELESS. His other film, THE DUCHESS, was nominated for the Golden Frog as well. FATELESS was nominated for the European Film Award for Best Cinematography and it won several other cinematography prizes around the world. After, Gyula moved to America where he collaborated with Craig Gillespie on MILLION DOLLAR ARM. Then, he worked on the extremely successful Maze Runner trilogy, THE SCORCH TRIALS and THE DEATH CURE, with director Wes Ball. Gyula was the cinematographer on the block buster movie, JUMANJI : WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, and the upcoming sequel, JUMANJI : THE NEXT LEVEL, with director Jake Kasdan.- Cinematographer
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Javier Aguirresarobe was born on 10 October 1948 in Éibar, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain. He is a cinematographer and director, known for The Road (2009), The Others (2001) and The Sea Inside (2004).- Cinematographer
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Sebastian Blenkov was born on 16 June 1972 in Århus, Denmark. He is a cinematographer, known for Miss Sloane (2016), Their Finest (2016) and Adam's Apples (2005).- Cinematographer
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Linus Sandgren is an Academy Award winning Swedish cinematographer. He is best known for his work with Damien Chazelle on La La Land (2016) and his collaboration with David O Russell on the films American Hustle (2013) and Joy (2015).
He also worked with Gus Van Sant on Promised Land where he shot the film in a unique format, Super 35mm 1.3x anamorphic.
In La La Land he shot in the classic Cinemascope ratio 2.55:1.- Cinematographer
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Of Ukrainian and Indian descent, Andrij studied cinematography at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts (MFA, 2001) and the FAMU film school in Prague. He currently lives and works in New York, shooting features, commercials and music videos. In 2004 he was named one of Filmmaker Magazine's "25 New Faces of Indie Film". Recently, he was included as one off Variety Magazine's "Ten Cinematographers to Watch".- Cinematographer
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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 Morrison's debut as the primary cinematographer on a feature film.
For her work on Mudbound she earned a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, making her the first woman ever recognized in the category.- Cinematographer
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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.- Cinematographer
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Chediak was born in Quito, Ecuador. He studied communication science in Santiago de Chile and photography in Madrid before studying film at New York University from 1992 to 1996. He participated in the production of American Southern-released in 1995 and directed by John Joshua Clayton-as a Cameraman. Another film he worked on in 2010, the drama 127 Hours, was based on a true story. Chediak collaborated with the British cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle and was subsequently nominated for several awards, including the 2011 British Academy Film Award for the Best Cinematography.- Cinematographer
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Lula Carvalho is known for Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010), Elite Squad (2007) and The Dead Girl's Feast (2008).- Cinematographer
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Mandy Walker was born in Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. Mandy is a cinematographer and producer, known for Elvis (2022), Mulan (2020) and Australia (2008).- Cinematographer
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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 than 90 titles like feature films, TV movies, and documentaries.- Cinematographer
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Lol Crawley was born on 2 November 1974 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. Lol is a cinematographer and producer, known for Four Lions (2010), White Noise (2022) and The Devil All the Time (2020).- Cinematographer
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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 school she returned to Denmark where she wrote, directed and shot the 2004 short film Between Us.- Cinematographer
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Fabian Wagner was born on 25 April 1978 in Munich, Germany. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Overlord (2018), Game of Thrones (2011) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021).- Cinematographer
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Jacques Jouffret was born in Paris, France. He is known for Gran Turismo (2023), Mile 22 (2018) and Lone Survivor (2013).- Cinematographer
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Chung-hoon Chung was born on 15 June 1970 in Seoul, South Korea. He is a cinematographer and writer, known for The Handmaiden (2016), Oldboy (2003) and Last Night in Soho (2021).- Cinematographer
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Sean Bobbitt was born on 29 November 1958 in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for 12 Years a Slave (2013), Hunger (2008) and Shame (2011).- Director
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Hagen Bogdanski was born on 24 April 1965 in Berlin, Germany. He is a director and cinematographer, known for The Lives of Others (2006), The Physician (2013) and The Beaver (2011).- Cinematographer
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Cao Yu (born August 15, 1974) is a Chinese cinematographer and the founder of Bad Rabbit Pictures. He is a member of both the American and Chinese Society of Cinematographers.
Cao Yu began his cinematic career after graduating from the Department of Film Photography at the Beijing Film Academy in 1997. He won the Young Artist Fund of the 54th Cannes Film Festival for his graduation work, Waiting to Dodge. He was the Director of Photography of the film, Flying like a Feather, which won the Locarno International Film Festival Committee Special Award in 2001.
Cao has worked with Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan on multiple titles, including Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (2004), a drama inspired by a true story, City of Life and Death (2009) a war film that re-creates a tragic chapter in Chinese history, and the Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015), an adventure action film adapted from Tianxia Bachang's 2006 best-selling novel Ghost Blows Out the Light. In 2004, Kekexili won the Golden Rooster and Golden Horse for Best Picture. In the same year, it also won the Special Jury Prize at the 17th Tokyo International Film Festival. City of Life and Death has been invited to be screened at numerous film festivals, winning Best Film Awards at the 2009 Asia Pacific Screen Awards and the 2009 San Sebastian International Film Festival. Also, it earned him multiple Best Cinematography Awards at festivals aforementioned as well as the 2010 Asian Film and Golden Horse awards. In 2016, See You Tomorrow, a 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong romantic comedy film produced by Wong Kar-wai garnered him the Best Cinematography Award at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards. In recent years, Cao has collaborated with film director Chen Kaige on the 2017 fantasy mystery film Legend of the Demon Cat.- Cinematographer
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Denson Baker ACS NZCS is an award winning cinematographer of international feature films, music videos, documentaries and commercials. His recent credits include the feature film THE COLOUR ROOM starring Phoebe Dynevor and Matthew Goode, the award winning BBC TV series THE LUMINARIES with Eve Hewson and Eva Green, the SKY TV series DOMINA, starring Kasia Smutniak, Claire Forlani and Isabella Rossellini, OPHELIA with Daisy Ridley & Naomi Watts, MEASURE OF A MAN with Donald Sutherland, Judy Greer and Luke Wilson, as well as the UK TV series VICTORIA series II and he was the DP of the re-shoots the Academy Award winning GET OUT which included the tone setting opening scene.
He received the 2021 Cinematographer of the Year Award at the Australian Cinematographers Society awards. In 2005 he was accredited by the Australian Cinematographers Society allowing him the honor of having the letters ACS after his name. In 2015 he was accredited the New Zealand Cinematographers Society adding the honor of the letters NZCS. He has worked in many parts of the world including New Zealand, The Czech Republic, India, Italy, Germany, South Korea, The Pacific Islands, Argentina, Africa, Australia the United States and the United Kingdom.
He has shot films and Documentaries that have won awards and screened in most major international film festival including Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, Venice, Tribecca, Clermont-Ferrand, Berlin, LA, among others.- Cinematographer
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Thomas Townend is known for You Were Never Really Here (2017), Attack the Block (2011) and Harry Brown (2009).- Cinematographer
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Erik Wilson is known for Paddington 2 (2017), The Double (2013) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013).- Cinematographer
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Jarin Blaschke was born on 28 September 1978 in Westminster, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for The Northman (2022), The Lighthouse (2019) and The Witch (2015).- Cinematographer
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Yves Bélanger was born on 7 July 1960 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is a cinematographer, known for Brooklyn (2015), Dallas Buyers Club (2013) and Wild (2014).- Cinematographer
Kiko de la Rica was born on 6 April 1965 in Bilbao, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain. He is a cinematographer, known for Sex and Lucía (2001), Common Wealth (2000) and Snow White (2012).- Cinematographer
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Nicolai Brüel was born on 19 August 1965. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Dogman (2018), The Machine (2013) and Pinocchio (2019).- Cinematographer
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Henry Braham was born on 30 October 1965 in England, UK. He is a cinematographer, known for The Golden Compass (2007), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and The Flash (2023). He is married to Glynis Murray.- Cinematographer
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Born in Barcelona in 1981, Edu Grau is one of the youngest members of the American Society of Cinematographers. He is mostly known for his adaptable and beautiful style in very different movies such as A single man, Buried, The gift, Suffragette, Boy Erased, The Way Back and Passing as well as some European art-house like Honor de Cavalleria and Quién te cantará.
Edu (short for Eduard) specialized in Cinematography at ESCAC in Barcelona and the NFTS in London, before making his first feature as a director of photography at 23, Honor de Cavalleria, that was selected in Cannes Film Festival 2006. In 2008 Tom Ford felt in love with his reel and brought him to the US to shoot his big break A Single Man. Edu was 27. The movie, named by Vice one of the ¨30 most beautiful movies of all time¨, changed Edu's career and put him in the Global map of Cinematographers. He has worked since with some of the biggest stars and talents in the planet, with the likes of Nicole Kidman, Ryan Reynolds, Carey Mulligan, Meryl Streep, Lady Gaga, Ben Affleck, Emily Blunt, Penelope Cruz, Micheal Fassbender, Tessa Thompson, Rebecca Hall, David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, Sam Rockwell, Margot Robbie, Ruth Negga and Michelle Williams to name a few.
His range of directors is equally impressive, ranging from art-house cult auteurs like Albert Serra and Carlos Vermut to powerful visual powerhouses like Tom Ford, Gavin O'Connor and Sarah Gavron combined with actors turned directors like Joel Edgerton and Rebecca Hall. Throughout his work, he has shown an impressive capability to adapt to the director's visual language while keeping a strong beautiful style that supports the performance of the actors.
Edu Grau won the Bronze Frog at Camerimage 2011 for his cinematography of Buried, as well as being nominated for the Goya, Gaudí and CECC Awards. He was selected in Competition at Camerimage for his films A single man, Suffragette and A single shot and Animals. He was nominated for a Goya and a Gaudí Award for Quién te cantará, as well as winning the CECC Award in 2019. He combines features films with TV series and commercials.
Passing, his latest film by Rebecca Hall with Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, Bill Camp and Alexander Skarsgârd premiered in Sundance 2021 and was bought by Netflix, that is planning to release the B&W 4:3 movie in the awards season.- Cinematographer
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Nicolas Bolduc was born on 5 March 1973 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Enemy (2013), Outlander (2008) and War Witch (2012).- Cinematographer
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A graduate of Harvard University and the American Film Institute (AFI), Akis has lensed more than 20 feature films and 100 scripted/unscripted projects. He began his career serving as a 2nd Unit DP for Oscar nominated cinematographer, Phedon Papamichael, ASC. Over the past 12 years, Akis has worked all over the US and around the world, having shot films in Greece, Bulgaria, Israel and Costa Rica. Feature credits include the period romantic drama Running For Grace ("masterfully photographed by Akis" - Variety); Light Falls, a thriller set on the Mediterranean coast directed by Phedon Papamichael; Inside Game, an indie-drama based on the infamous 2007 NBA betting scandal and Late Bloomer, Kevin Pollak's directorial debut. Most recently, he lensed D.J Caruso's latest film, Shut In and Aitch Alberto's Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of The Universe, based on the best-selling novel, and produced by Lin-Manuel Miranda and 3pas Studios. In addition to his feature work, Akis has photographed a variety of international commercials and music videos for such prominent clients as: Cher, Paul Mitchell, Samsung, Anabel Englund, National Bank of Greece, FX, HBO. Akis is an active member of the International Cinematographer's Guild (ICG) and the honorary Greek Society of Cinematographers (GSC). He resides in Los Angeles and is represented worldwide by the Murtha Skouras Agency.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Erik Messerschmidt was born on 23 October 1980 in Portland, Maine, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Mank (2020), The Killer (2023) and Ferrari (2023).