Favorite Cinematographers
by jvistiz | created - 10 Mar 2015 | updated - 11 months ago | Public
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. Emmanuel Lubezki
Cinematographer | Children of Men
Lubezki began his career in Mexican film and television productions in the late 1980s. His first international production was the 1993 independent film Twenty Bucks (1993), which followed the journey of a single twenty-dollar bill.
Lubezki is a frequent collaborator with fellow Mexican filmmaker ...
3. Larry Fong
Cinematographer | Damsel
Larry Fong is a cinematographer based in Los Angeles, CA. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Linguistics, and from Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, CA) with a film degree. After graduation he started shooting music videos, including REM's 'Losing My Religion', winner of MTV's Music ...
4. 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 ...
5. Wally Pfister
Cinematographer | Inception
Wally Pfister is an American cinematographer and film director, who is best known for his work with Christopher Nolan. He is also known for his work on director F. Gary Gray's The Italian Job (2003) and Bennett Miller's Moneyball (2011).
He made his directorial debut with the film Transcendence (...
6. 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 ...
7. 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 ...
8. Anthony Dod Mantle
Cinematographer | Slumdog Millionaire
Anthony Dod Mantle was born on April 14, 1955 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He is a cinematographer, known for Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Antichrist (2009) and The Last King of Scotland (2006).
9. Dana Gonzales
Cinematographer | Alien
Dana Gonzales is an acclaimed Emmy-winning Cinematographer who is now directing. A longtime collaborator of Noah Hawley, Dana directed four episodes of the latest installment of FX's "Fargo", including the season finale. Previously, Dana directed episodes of FX's "Legion's" second and third season.
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10. Craig Wrobleski
Cinematographer | The Umbrella Academy
Craig Wrobleski is known for The Umbrella Academy (2019), Tales from the Loop (2020) and In the Tall Grass (2019).
11. Arthur Albert
Cinematographer | Beverly Hills Ninja
Arthur Albert was born on July 9, 1946 in Caracas, Venezuela. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Beverly Hills Ninja (1997), Happy Gilmore (1996) and Saving Silverman (2001).
12. Michael Slovis
Cinematographer | Breaking Bad
Michael Slovis was born in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for Breaking Bad (2008), New Amsterdam (2018) and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000).
13. John S. Bartley
Cinematographer | The X Files
John S. Bartley is known for The X-Files (1993), Eight Legged Freaks (2002) and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004).
14. Tod Campbell
Cinematographer | Stranger Things
Tod Campbell was born on May 30, 1972 in Austin, Texas, USA. Tod is a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Stranger Things (2016), Mr. Robot (2015) and Boyhood (2014).
15. Jeremy Lasky
Cinematographer | Lightyear
Jeremy Lasky is known for Lightyear (2022), Cars 2 (2011) and WALL·E (2008).
16. Patrick Lin
Visual_effects | X-Men
Patrick Lin is known for X-Men (2000), Soldier (1998) and Toy Story 4 (2019).
17. Sharon Calahan
Editorial_department | John Carter
Sharon Calahan is known for John Carter (2012), A Bug's Life (1998) and Onward (2020).
18. 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 Bound (1996). He is married to Sharon Oreck. They have one child.
19. 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 ...
20. Philippe Rousselot
Cinematographer | A River Runs Through It
Philippe Rousselot was born on September 4, 1945 in Briey, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. He is a cinematographer and director, known for A River Runs Through It (1992), Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) and Dangerous Liaisons (1988).
21. 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.
22. 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).
23. Slawomir Idziak
Cinematographer | Trois couleurs: Bleu
Slawomir Idziak was born on January 25, 1945 in Katowice, Slaskie, Poland. He is a cinematographer and writer, known for Three Colors: Blue (1993), Black Hawk Down (2001) and Gattaca (1997). He was previously married to Maria Gladkowska.
24. Dean Cundey
Cinematographer | Jurassic Park
Multiple award-winning cinematographer Dean Cundey, ASC, CSC who was nominated for an Oscar for "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and took home the BAFTA for the same film, has a career spanning decades with awards and nominations including a Primetime Emmy (2023 "The Mandalorian") a Daytime Emmy (2001 "...
25. 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.
26. Stephen F. Windon
Cinematographer | The Gray Man
Stephen F. Windon was born in 1959 in Sydney, Australia. He is a cinematographer and director, known for The Gray Man (2022), Furious 7 (2015) and Star Trek Beyond (2016).
27. 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 ...
28. Andrzej Sekula
Cinematographer | Pulp Fiction
Andrzej Sekula was born in Wroclaw, Dolnoslaskie, Poland. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Pulp Fiction (1994), American Psycho (2000) and Reservoir Dogs (1992).
29. Matthew Libatique
Cinematographer | Black Swan
Matthew Libatique is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work with director Darren Aronofsky on the films Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006), Black Swan (2010), Noah (2014) and Mother! (2017). He also shot Bradley Cooper's directorial debut film, A Star Is ...
30. 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.
31. Peter Suschitzky
Cinematographer | Dead Ringers
Peter Suschitzky was born on July 25, 1941 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Dead Ringers (1988), Eastern Promises (2007) and Naked Lunch (1991).
32. 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,...
33. Conrad W. Hall
Cinematographer | Panic Room
Conrad W. Hall was born on November 13, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Panic Room (2002), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) and Se7en (1995).
34. Fabian Wagner
Cinematographer | Overlord
Fabian Wagner was born on April 25, 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).
35. 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).
36. 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 ...
37. Adam Arkapaw
Cinematographer | Macbeth
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 ...
38. Nigel Willoughby
Camera_department | Pearl Harbor
Nigel Willoughby was born on May 9, 1950 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. He is a cinematographer, known for Pearl Harbor (2001), Downton Abbey (2010) and Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).
39. George Steel
Cinematographer | Robin Hood
George Steel is known for Robin Hood (2018), The Aeronauts (2019) and Heart of Stone (2023).
40. Jeff Cutter
Cinematographer | Prey
Jeff Cutter was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Prey (2022), 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) and Non-Stop (2014).
41. Russell Carpenter
Cinematographer | Avatar: The Way of Water
Russell Carpenter was born on December 9, 1950 in Van Nuys, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and producer, known for Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), Titanic (1997) and Ant-Man (2015).
42. Tim Ives
Cinematographer | Stranger Things
Tim Ives is known for Stranger Things (2016), We Were the Lucky Ones (2024) and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023).
43. Dan Winters
Director | Tone
After studying photography at college in Southern California, Dan finished his formal education at the film school of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany. He began his career in photography as a photojournalist in his home town in Ventura County, California. After winning several ...
44. Don Burgess
Cinematographer | Forrest Gump
Don Burgess was born on May 28, 1956 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Forrest Gump (1994), Cast Away (2000) and Contact (1997). He has been married to Bonnie Ann Burgess since December 4, 1982. They have three children.
45. Conrad L. Hall
Cinematographer | Road to Perdition
Born in Tahiti, the son of writer James Norman Hall, author of "Mutiny on the Bounty," Conrad Hall studied filmmaking at USC. He and two classmates formed a production company and sold a project to a local television station. Hall's company branched out into making industrial films and TV ...
46. Darius Khondji
Cinematographer | Amour
Darius Khondji was born on October 21, 1955 in Tehran, Iran. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Amour (2012), Se7en (1995) and Delicatessen (1991). He is married to Marianne Khondji. They have three children.
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