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Cinematographers

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Adam Newport-Berra

Adam Newport-Berra, ASC is an American cinematographer from rural Oregon, an NYU Tisch graduate. Known for The Last Black Man in San Francisco, The Bear pilot, Euphoria, and The Studio, which won him a 2025 Emmy and ASC Award.

Adolpho Veloso

Adolpho Veloso (born 1989, São Paulo) is a Brazilian cinematographer based in Lisbon, known for Train Dreams (2025), Jockey, and Mosquito; first Brazilian Oscar-nominated DP for cinematography.

Amit Roy

Amit Roy is an Indian cinematographer and film director in Hindi cinema, known for Sarkar, Sarkar Raj, Animal, Dunki, and Deva, and for directing Running Shaadi (2017).

Arsames of Egypt

Arsames of Egypt is a name credited to a film-industry key grip and gaffer, uncorroborated by any database or trade press, and evoking an ancient Achaemenid satrap of Egypt.

B. C. Gowrishankar

B. C. Gowrishankar (ಬಿ.ಸಿ.ಗೌರಿಶಂಕರ್; 1950–2004) was an Indian Kannada cinematographer and director, six-time Karnataka State Film Award winner, known for Om, Mysore Mallige, and Pushpaka Vimana.

Brett Pawlak

Brett Pawlak (born 1982) is an American cinematographer, known for Short Term 12, Wonder Man, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and for his long collaboration with director Destin Daniel Cretton.

Christina Alexandra Voros

Christina Alexandra Voros is an American director, cinematographer, and producer; a Harvard and NYU Tisch graduate who rose from B-camera operator on Yellowstone (2018) to DP, director, and executive producer across Taylor Sheridan's shows, directing every episode of The Madison and directing, shooting, and executive producing Dutton Ranch.

Eric Yue

Eric Yue (Eric K. Yue), New York-based American cinematographer and multidisciplinary artist; NYU Tisch graduate. Shot A Thousand and One, I Saw the TV Glow, Atropia, and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma; 2024 AC Rising Star.

Gregg Toland

Gregg Toland (Gregg Wesley Toland, 1904–1948), American cinematographer of Citizen Kane and Wuthering Heights, Oscar winner, pioneer of deep-focus photography, camera blimp, and low-angle chiaroscuro lighting in classic Hollywood.

Jessica Lee Gagné

Jessica Lee Gagné, Quebec-born Canadian cinematographer and director, shot Severance and became the first woman to win the Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour).

Kabir Lal

Kabir Lal (born 1961, Madras) is an Indian cinematographer and director active in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema, known for Pardes, Taal (Filmfare Best Cinematography 2000), and Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai.

Maurizio Calvesi (cinematographer, born 1954)

Maurizio Calvesi (born 1954, Rome) is an Italian cinematographer, AIC member, known for Loose Cannons, The Confessions, Don't Be Bad; Nastro d'Argento 2016, five David di Donatello nominations, Golden Exposure Award 2025 for L'abbaglio. Distinct from the art historian Maurizio Calvesi (1927–2020).

Mirosław Kuba Brożek

Mirosław Kuba Brożek, Polish cinematographer and director, works in Polish crime cinema and Telugu film. Best known for Pushpa: The Rise (2021), for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematography, and Pushpa: The Rule (2024), directed by Sukumar.

Nandamuri Mohana Krishna

Nandamuri Mohana Krishna (నందమూరి మోహనకృష్ణ), born 1956, is a Telugu cinematographer, son of N. T. Rama Rao and Basavatarakam, father of actor Taraka Ratna; credited from the early 1980s to 2000, including Chandashasanudu and Goppinti Alludu.

Niketh Bommi

Niketh Bommi (Niketh Bommireddy), Indian cinematographer in Telugu and Tamil cinema; shot Soorarai Pottru (2020), Ante Sundaraniki, 35: Chinna Katha Kaadu, Dragon (2025), Kuberaa (2025), and upcoming Rajinikanth film Dharman.

Nirav Shah

Nirav Shah (born 1974, Chennai) is an Indian cinematographer known for Dhoom 2, Billa, 2.0, and Super Deluxe; also refers to a Maine CDC director and other namesakes.

Pat Scola

Pat Scola (Patrick Scola), American cinematographer from New York; shot Pig, Sing Sing, A Quiet Place: Day One, Lurker, and The Death of Robin Hood; ASC member, ASC Spotlight Award winner, upcoming X-Men film DP.

Prem Sagar (प्रेम सागर) (cinematographer)

Prem Sagar (प्रेम सागर), 1940–2025, Indian cinematographer, producer, and director, son of Ramanand Sagar; FTII gold medalist, shot Lalkar and Charas, made Vikram Aur Betaal, and marketed Ramayan.

Ravi Varman

Ravi Varman (S. Ravi Varman), Indian cinematographer from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu; shot Barfi!, Ram-Leela, Tamasha, Jagga Jasoos, Ponniyin Selvan I & II; won the 70th National Film Award for Best Cinematography and joined the ASC in 2025.

Sam Levy (cinematographer)

Sam Levy is an American cinematographer of Wendy and Lucy, Frances Ha, and Lady Bird, trained under Harris Savides and Eric Rohmer, known for naturalistic, character-driven indie cinematography and a 2021 Raindance Award for Mayday.

Sam McCurdy

Sam McCurdy, ASC, BSC, is a British cinematographer known for The Descent, Doomsday, and Dog Soldiers, and for shooting five episodes of FX's Shōgun (2024), winning the 2024 Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for a One-Hour Series for "Crimson Sky".

Satchith Paulose

Satchith Paulose (സത്ചിത് പൗലോസ്) is an Indian cinematographer whose feature debut was the Yash Raj Films action film Pathaan in 2023, later followed by Fighter.

Thomas Markle

Thomas Markle (Thomas Wayne Markle Sr., born 1944, Newport, Pennsylvania) is a retired American TV lighting director and director of photography for General Hospital and Married... with Children, two-time Daytime Emmy winner, and estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

Vikash Nowlakha

Vikash Nowlakha (Vikash Nowlakha ISC) is an Indian cinematographer and filmmaker known for Dhurandhar (2025), Laapataa Ladies, and Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, with a gritty, raw visual aesthetic.

Vipin Mohan (വിപിൻ മോഹൻ)

Vipin Mohan (വിപിൻ മോഹൻ) is an Indian cinematographer and director in Malayalam cinema, active from Njattadi (1979) through 2024, known for Nadodikkattu, Sandesham, and Sathyan Anthikad collaborations.