1930–1992 · Spain · Cinematographer
Nestor Almendros
Natural window light and magic-hour exteriors.
Days of Heaven, 1978Source: Wikipedia
CINEMATOGRAPHER · 1956–2015 · AUSTRALIA
Andrew Lesnie
Painterly fantasy landscapes on a vast scale.
- Born
- 1956
- Died
- 2015
- Country
- Australia
- Field
- Cinematographer
KNOWN FOR
- 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- 1995Babe
- 2005King Kong
WHY THEY MATTER
Won the Academy Award for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; member of the Australian and American Societies of Cinematographers.
THE LIFE
Lesnie was born in Sydney and educated at Sydney Grammar School. He began as an assistant camera operator on Patrick while still studying at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. He is best known for his collaboration with Peter Jackson on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. The Fellowship of the Ring won him the Academy Award.
Also born in 1930–1959
1930–2001 · India · Cinematographer
Subrata Mitra
Natural bounce light and quiet realism.
Pather Panchali, 1955Source: Wikipedia
1930–2016 · United States · Cinematographer
Vilmos Zsigmond
Pre-flashed, muted colour and atmospheric haze.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1977Source: Wikipedia
1931–2014 · United States · Cinematographer
Gordon Willis
Top light and deep underexposure that earned him the name the Prince of Darkness.
The Godfather, 1972Source: Wikipedia
1933–2007 · United States · Cinematographer
Laszlo Kovacs
Loose, natural-light American New Wave photography.
Easy Rider, 1969Source: Wikipedia
1934–2001 · United States · Cinematographer
John A. Alonzo
Naturalistic, cinema verite-inspired photography of the New Hollywood.
Chinatown, 1974Source: Wikipedia