1930–1992 · Spain · Cinematographer
Nestor Almendros
Natural window light and magic-hour exteriors.
Days of Heaven, 1978Source: Wikipedia
CINEMATOGRAPHER · BORN 1952 · AUSTRALIA
Christopher Doyle
Saturated, improvised colour for Hong Kong arthouse cinema.
- Born
- 1952
- Country
- Australia
- Field
- Cinematographer
KNOWN FOR
- 2000In the Mood for Love
- 1994Chungking Express
- 2002Hero
WHY THEY MATTER
Awards at the Cannes and Venice film festivals; four Golden Horse Awards; six Hong Kong Film Awards; AFI Award for cinematography.
THE LIFE
Doyle was born in Sydney and left Australia at eighteen on a Norwegian merchant ship, arriving in Taiwan in the 1970s. Known in Chinese as Dou Ho-fung, he became a leading cinematographer of Hong Kong arthouse cinema. He is best known for his work with Wong Kar-wai on Days of Being Wild, Chungking Express, Fallen Angels, Happy Together, In the Mood for Love and 2046. He has also published several books of photographs and writing.
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