Favorite 15 cinematographers
by rinoheliassen | created - 30 Jun 2012 | updated - 30 Jun 2012 | PublicFavorite 15 all-time cinematographers.
1. 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 ...
For his work in:
The Tree of Life
Burn After Reading
Children of Men
The New World
Sleepy Hollow
Meet Joe Black
2. John Toll
Cinematographer | Braveheart
John Toll is an American cinematographer. His filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in both 1994 and 1995 for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart respectively.
He has ...
For his work in:
The Last Samurai
Vanilla Sky
The Thin Read Line
Braveheart
Legends of the Fall
3. 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 (...
For his work in:
True Grit
A Serious Man
Assassination of Jesse James
No Country for Old Men
The Village
The Man Who Wasn't There
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
The Big Lebowski
Fargo
Shawshank Redemtion
4. Rodrigo Prieto
Cinematographer | Brokeback Mountain
Rodrigo Prieto is a Mexican cinematographer. He is best known for Brokeback Mountain (2005), Babel (2006), Argo (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Silence (2016).
He also worked with Alejandro González Iñárritu on the acclaimed Amores perros (2000), 21 Grams (2003), and Biutiful (2010).
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For his work in:
We Bought a Zoo
Biutiful
State of Play
Babel
Brokeback Mountain
Alexander
21 Grams
25th Hour
5. 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 ...
For his work in:
Black Swan
Iron Man 1-2
The Fountain
Gothika
Phone Booth
Requiem for a Dream
6. 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 ...
For his work in:
Hugo
Shutter Island
Inglourious Basterds
The Aviator
Kill Bill: Vol. 1-2
Natural Born Killers
Born 4th. July
Platoon
7. David Tattersall
Cinematographer | The Green Mile
David Tattersall is well-known as a versatile cinematographer who frequently collaborates with top directors. An expert in both film and digital photography, David is passionate about his art, and is equally at home on feature films and television series in all genres, from big-budget blockbusters ...
For his work in:
Star wars: Episode III
Star wars: Episode II
Star wars: Episode I
The Majestic
The Green Mile
8. Roger Pratt
Cinematographer | 12 Monkeys
Roger Pratt was born on February 27, 1947 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for 12 Monkeys (1995), Chocolat (2000) and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994).
For his work in:
Troy
Twelve Monkeys
9. Andrew Lesnie
Cinematographer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Andrew Lesnie was an Australian cinematographer who frequently worked with Peter Jackson. He did the photography for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He also did the photography for Babe, King Kong, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, I Am Legend and The Lovely Bones. He passed away...
For his work in:
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
I Am Legend
10. 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 ...
War Horse Indiana Jones 4 München War Of The Worlds The Terminal Minority Report A.I Jurassic Park Jerry Maguire Schindlers list
11. 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 (...
For his work in:
Moneyball
Inception
The Dark Knight
The Prestige
Batman Begins
Memento
12. Gilbert Taylor
Cinematographer | Star Wars
Gilbert Taylor was born on April 21, 1914 in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Flash Gordon (1980) and The Omen (1976). He was married to Dee Vaughan and Eileen Donnelly. He died on August 23, 2013 ...
For his work in:
Star Wars A New Hope
Dr. Strangelove
The Omen
13. Jeff Cronenweth
Cinematographer | Gone Girl
Jeff Cronenweth was born on January 14, 1962 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Gone Girl (2014), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and The Social Network (2010).
For his work in:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Social Network
Fight Club
14. Claudio Miranda
Cinematographer | Life of Pi
Claudio Miranda was born in March 1965 in Valparaíso, Chile. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Life of Pi (2012), Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008). He has been married to Kelli Bean since February 2009.
For his work in:
Benjamin Button
15. Roberto Schaefer
Cinematographer | The Host
Roberto Schaefer, A.S.C., is a BAFTA-nominated Cinematographer who began his film career in Europe working for Martin Scorsese, Joe Pykta and Nestor Almendros. He eventually moved to Los Angeles to shoot for Director Chris Guest. Schaefer shot classic films for Guest such as Waiting for Guffman, ...
For his work in:
Stay
Finding Neverland
Tell Your Friends