Women Cinematographers: Active in the past decade

1. Reed Morano

Cinematographer | I Think We're Alone Now

Reed Morano was born on April 15, 1977 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. She is known for directing and executive producing the pilot as well as episodes 2 & 3 of 'The Handmaid's Tale' (2017) and directing the feature film, 'Meadowland' (2015), which she also served as her own DP on. She also did double ...

2. Alexandra Pelosi

Director | Journeys with George

Alexandra Pelosi was born on October 5, 1970 in San Francisco, California, USA. She is a director and producer, known for Journeys with George (2002), Fall to Grace (2013) and The Insurrectionist Next Door (2023). She has been married to Michiel Vos since June 18, 2005. They have two children.

3. Amy Vincent

Cinematographer | Eve's Bayou

Amy Vincent was born in 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is a cinematographer, known for Eve's Bayou (1997), Hustle & Flow (2005) and Black Snake Moan (2006).

4. Anne Misawa

Producer | Waking Mele

She has studied filmmaking at the University of Southern California's Graduate Film and Television Program and also has a previous Master's degree in Creative Writing from New York University and has studied at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Naropa Institute with its ...

5. Ava Berkofsky

Cinematographer | Insecure

Ava Berkofsky is known for Insecure (2016), Share (2019) and The Sky Is Everywhere (2022).

6. Caroline Champetier

Cinematographer | Holy Motors

Caroline Champetier was born on July 16, 1954 in Paris, France. She is a cinematographer and actress, known for Holy Motors (2012), Annette (2021) and Marée haute (1999).

7. Ellen Kuras

Cinematographer | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Ellen Kuras was born on July 10, 1959 in New Jersey, USA. She is a cinematographer and director, known for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), The Betrayal (2008) and P.O.V. (1988).

8. Dana Kupper

Cinematographer | Stevie

Dana Kupper is known for Stevie (2002), Sacred Hearts (1995) and Soul Food (1997).

9. Cybel Martin

Cinematographer | A League of Their Own

Cybel Martin is known for A League of Their Own (2022), American Horror Stories (2021) and The Rookie (2018).

10. Cira Felina Bolla

Cinematographer | The Untimely Concurrence

Cira Felina Bolla is known for The Untimely Concurrence (2012), Beyond (2012) and The Endgame Study (2007).

11. Cathy Lee Crane

Director | The Manhattan Front

Cathy Lee Crane has been making narrative/documentary hybrid films on 16mm since 1994. She received the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2013 for her lyrical re-combinations of archival and staged material. Her first feature Pasolini's Last Words (2012) was supported through grants from the New York State ...

12. Jeanne Lapoirie

Cinematographer | 8 femmes

Jeanne Lapoirie is known for 8 Women (2002), La Femme Nikita (1990) and 120 BPM (2017).

13. Agnès Godard

Cinematographer | Beau travail

Agnès Godard was born on May 29, 1951 in Dun-sur-Auron, Cher, France. She is a cinematographer and production manager, known for Beau Travail (1999), Home (2008) and Wings of Desire (1987).

14. Kat Westergaard

Cinematographer | The Girl from Plainville

Kat Westergaard is known for The Girl from Plainville (2022), Novitiate (2017) and Dr. Death (2021).

15. Lee Meily

Cinematographer | Baler

Began her career as a photographer after studying Communication Arts at De La Salle. Became a TV commercial producer for Image Films and Unitel Productions after. Became a full-pledged cinematographer in 1995 for TV commercials then shot Jeffrey Jeturians' first film Sana pag-ibig na (1998). Won ...

16. Lisa Rinzler

Cinematographer | Menace II Society

Lisa Rinzler is known for Menace II Society (1993), Pollock (2000) and In the House (1997).

17. Lisa Tillinger

Editorial_department | Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei

Lisa Tillinger was born in 1977 in Vienna, Austria. She is a cinematographer, known for The Edukators (2004), Paraísos artificiales (2011) and Calle Lopez (2013).

18. Magela Crosignani

Camera_department | The Fountain

Magela Crosignani is known for The Fountain (2006), Cowboys & Aliens (2011) and The Number 23 (2007). She was previously married to Matthew Libatique.

19. Mandy Walker

Cinematographer | Elvis

Mandy Walker was born in Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. Mandy is a cinematographer and producer, known for Elvis (2022), Mulan (2020) and Australia (2008).

20. Marianne Bakke

Cinematographer | Ninjababy

Marianne Bakke is known for Ninjababy (2021), Endings, Beginnings (2019) and Delete Me (2021).

21. 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 ...

22. Nancy Schreiber

Cinematographer | P-Valley

Nancy Schreiber ASC is an award-winning cinematographer based in Los Angeles and New York.. She was the fourth woman ever voted into membership in the prestigious American Society of Cinematographers and the first to receive the ASC's President's award in 2017. Schreiber was honored with Best ...

23. Rachel Morrison

Cinematographer | Black Panther

Rachel Morrison is an American cinematographer. She is best known for the films Fruitvale Station (2013), Cake (2014), Dope (2015), Mudbound (2017) and Black Panther (2018).

She began her career working on series and TV movies for a number of networks.

The independent film Palo Alto (2007) marked ...

24. Rain Li

Cinematographer | Beijing, Niuyue

DIRECTOR / CINEMATOGRAPHER Rain left China for England at the age of 15, and has been working on cinematography for over ten years. She has a strong creative vision and has versed in both eastern and western cultures. The core of her work is telling captivating stories that engage audiences with ...

25. Sarah Levy

Camera_department | Black Panther

Sarah Levy is known for Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Captain Marvel (2019).

26. Sofia Oggioni

Cinematographer | Selva trágica

Sofia Oggioni H. is a Colombian cinematographer with an educational background in arts, and documentary. Her fascination with the artistic properties of light ultimately led to her career in filmmaking, working her way up the ladder from the lighting department to assistant camera and finally DoP ...

27. Tami Reiker

Cinematographer | One Night in Miami...

Tami Reiker is known for One Night in Miami... (2020), The Old Guard (2020) and Mr. Woodcock (2007).

28. Tarin Anderson

Cinematographer | The Other Black Girl

Tarin grew up in Seattle, speaking Swedish, hiking, skiing and hanging out in coffee shops. She earned her MFA in cinematography at the American Film Institute (AFI) after completing undergrad film studies at both Vassar and Hampshire College.

Tarin recently completed production on "Mere Mortals", ...

29. VanNessa Manlunas

Camera_department | Old

Van Nessa Manlunas is a young, emerging talent in the world of Cinematography.

Graduated with a degree in Video Production and an award for Best Cinematographer in her class, she continued to work through the ranks to master her craft on her climb to career post college. Starting as a prep ...

30. Uta Briesewitz

Director | The Wheel of Time

Uta Briesewitz was born in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. She is a director and cinematographer known for "The Wheel of Time", "Stranger Things", "Fellow Travelers" and "The Wire". Uta is a graduate of the Berlin Film and Television Academy where she studied directing. She received ...

31. Sharon Calahan

Editorial_department | John Carter

Sharon Calahan is known for John Carter (2012), A Bug's Life (1998) and Onward (2020).

32. Joan Churchill

Camera_department | Soldier Girls

Joan Churchill is known for Soldier Girls (1981), Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) and Lily Tomlin (1986). She is married to Alan Barker. She was previously married to Nick Broomfield.

33. Anna Foerster

Director | Underworld: Blood Wars

Anna Foerster is known for Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), Outlander (2014) and The Day After Tomorrow (2004).

34. Judy Irola

Cinematographer | An Ambush of Ghosts

Judy Irola was born on November 23, 1943 in Fresno, California, USA. She was a cinematographer, known for An Ambush of Ghosts (1993), Niger '66: A Peace Corps Diary (2010) and American Playhouse (1980). She died on February 22, 2021.

35. Sandi Sissel

Camera_department | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Sandi Sissel was born on August 9, 1949 in Paris, Texas, USA. She is a cinematographer and director, known for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Salaam Bombay! (1988) and The People Under the Stairs (1991).

36. Cynthia Pusheck

Cinematographer | Our Flag Means Death

Cynthia Pusheck is a cinematographer, known for Our Flag Means Death (2022), Strange Angel (2018) and Good Girls Revolt (2015). She is married to Barry Baz Idoine.

37. Nina Kellgren

Cinematographer | Y Mapiwr

Nina Kellgren was born on August 26, 1948. She is a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Y Mapiwr (1995), Solomon & Gaenor (1999) and Sacred Hearts (1984).

38. Sue Gibson

Camera_department | AVP: Alien vs. Predator

Sue Gibson was born in 1952 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK. She was a cinematographer, known for Alien vs. Predator (2004), Resident Evil (2002) and The Holiday (2006). She died on July 27, 2016 in England, UK.

39. Cinders Forshaw

Cinematographer | Perfect Strangers

Cinders Forshaw is known for Perfect Strangers (2001), Poirot (1989) and The Unfolding (2016).

40. Nanu Segal

Cinematographer | An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn

Nanu Segal is known for An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018), The Levelling (2016) and All Good Children (2010).

41. Natasha Braier

Cinematographer | The Neon Demon

Cinematographer Natasha Braier was born December 11th, 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where both her parents practiced psychiatry and where she did her first studies including, as a child, dancing.Her family moved to Europe when she was 18, and where she lived in both Spain and England.She ...

42. Lynda Hall

Cinematographer | The Taxidermist

Lynda Hall is known for The Taxidermist (2009), The Imposter (2012) and This Filthy Earth (2001).

43. Loosie Craig

Little Fish

Loosie Craig is known for Little Fish (2005), Kiss Kiss (2007) and Review with Myles Barlow (2008).

44. Myriam Fougère

Director | Lesbiana

Myriam Fougère is known for Lesbiana (2012), Feminista (2017) and Déroutes et parcours (2008).

45. Claudia Raschke

Cinematographer | RBG

"Capturing the big and the small moments of the amazing world we live in feeds my passion for the art of cinematography. Equally important is that I bear witness to and document the unique stories that unfold before my eyes in a way that dismantles barriers, opens doors, and reveals truth. I ...

46. Jendra Jarnagin

Cinematographer | Asking for It

Jendra Jarnagin is a veteran cinematographer that recently completed season 1 of the Warner Bros. Television series East New York on CBS. Her work has been showcased at the Whitney Museum, the UN, and numerous film festivals worldwide including Sundance, Tribeca, and the Camerimage International ...

47. Valentina Caniglia

Cinematographer | The Amytal Therapy

Valentina Caniglia was filming internationally before attending NYU. She was named in 'Meet the Cinematographers Behind Some of the Biggest Movies ' Vogue's article, since she has recently been selected by the ASC vision committee to receive the prestigious ASC Vision Mentorship Award program. ...

48. Svetlana Cvetko

Cinematographer | Inside Job

Svetlana Cvetko, Director / DP

Svetlana's feature-length directorial debut is the award-winning "Show Me What You Got". An ode to "Jules et Jim" and the rule-breaking French New Wave, the film has been called "A work of courage in search of the meaning of life" by MadMass Cinema in Italy and "a ...

49. Aimee Galicia Torres

Cinematographer | OHNI Case Files

Aimee Galicia Torres was born and raised in Southern California and is the first generation of two Filipino Immigrant parents. At an early age, her dream was to be a film director and create films that inspire and brought change. With 18 years of experience as a Cinematographer, for the last 6 ...

50. Jody Muston

Camera_department | Knowing

Jody Muston is known for Knowing (2009), Rogue (2007) and Wolf Creek (2005).

51. Bonnie Elliott

Cinematographer | Stateless

Bonnie Elliott is known for Stateless (2020), Seven Types of Ambiguity (2017) and Spear (2015). She is married to Nick Meyers.

52. Polly Morgan

Cinematographer | Lucy in the Sky

Polly Morgan was born in London and worked internationally as a Camera Assistant before attending The American Film Institute in 2010. Polly was named as one of Variety's Ten Cinematographers to Watch in 2016 and has since become the only woman to be invited to become both an ASC and BSC member.

53. Kate Reid

Camera_department | Game of Thrones

Kate Reid is known for Game of Thrones (2011), The Nevers (2021) and Great Expectations (2023).

54. Rachael Levine

Camera_department | The Other Guys

Rachael Levine is known for The Other Guys (2010), We Own the Night (2007) and Collateral Beauty (2016).

55. Anne Etheridge

Cinematographer | Reversion

Anne Etheridge is known for Reversion (2015), Room 104 (2017) and Emmanuelle: The Private Collection (2003).

56. Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Cinematographer | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Autumn Durald Arkapaw was born on December 14, 1979 in Ventura, California, USA. She is a cinematographer and director, known for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Loki (2021) and Teen Spirit (2018). She has been married to Adam Arkapaw since 2015. They have one child.

57. Dagmar Weaver-Madsen

Cinematographer | A League of Their Own

Dagmar Weaver-Madsen is known for A League of Their Own (2022), Only Murders in the Building (2021) and High Maintenance (2016).

58. Maria Ines Manchego

Cinematographer | Uproar

Maria Ines Manchego is known for Uproar (2023), StoryBooked (2017) and The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (2023).

59. Sarah Cawley

Cinematographer | Manifest

Sarah Cawley is an American cinematographer known for 'Manifest,' 'Golden Boy,' and 'Ringer.' Variety Magazine placed her on their list of '10 Cinematographers to Watch' in 2006 citing her work on both feature films and network television, including her first episodic stint on ABC's 'Ugly Betty,' ...

60. Katelin Arizmendi

Cinematographer | Swallow

Katelin Arizmendi is known for Swallow (2019), Dune (2021) and It Comes at Night (2017).

61. Autumn Eakin

Cinematographer | The Invitation

Autumn Eakin turned her years of working under Maryse Alberti (The Wrestler, Velvet Goldmine, Creed) and Vanja Cernjul (30 Rock, Orange Is The New Black, The Deuce) into an artful resourcefulness she uses in her narrative and documentary filmmaking. Born in New Mexico and raised in the hills of ...

62. Céline Bozon

Cinematographer | Félicité

Céline Bozon is known for Félicité (2017), Mrs. Hyde (2017) and Fantômes (2001).

63. Ashley Connor

Camera_department | Knives Out

Ashley Connor is known for Knives Out (2019), Mountain Rest (2018) and The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018).

64. Danna Kinsky

Serendipity

Danna Kinsky is a cinematographer based in Los Angeles. Originally from Israel, she started shooting for Television during high school. Graduating from Tel Aviv University for Film and Television in 1999, with a focus in Cinematography, she moved to New York to work on large budget feature films as...

65. Ari Wegner

Cinematographer | The Power of the Dog

Ari Wegner was born on May 3, 1984 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is a cinematographer and actress, known for The Power of the Dog (2021), The Wonder (2022) and Lady Macbeth (2016).

66. Anna Howard

Camera_department | Gods of Egypt

Anna Howard ACS commenced her career in the Australian Film Industry in 1981.

After studying cinematography at North Sydney TAFE, she became a camera assistant, working for well-known and established cinematographers, including Peter James ACS ASC and Academy Award winners Russell Boyd ACS ASC, ...

67. Katie Milwright

Cinematographer | Upright

Katie Milwright is known for Upright (2019), Looking for Grace (2015) and Celeste (2018).

68. Diane Baratier

Cinematographer | France

Diane Baratier is known for France (1996), Satin Rouge (2002) and Rendez-vous in Paris (1995).

69. Nanu Segal

Cinematographer | An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn

Nanu Segal is known for An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn (2018), The Levelling (2016) and All Good Children (2010).

70. Claire Pijman

Cinematographer | Robby Müller: Living the Light

Claire Pijman was born on September 1, 1965 in Den Helder, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. She is a cinematographer and director, known for Robby Müller: Living the Light (2018), Talking Guitars (2007) and T' Aves Bachtalo (1994). She has been married to Sven Sauër since July 11, 1998.

71. Lisa Muzzulini

Cinematographer | TripleF***

Lisa Muzzulini is born in Berlin, Germany and holds a LFS master degree of the Arts. She started her career as camera assistant and worked as editor, technician to post production supervisor in the commercial industry in Berlin, Germany. She went on to study at the London Film School in UK, where ...

72. Andressa Cordeiro

Sound_department | Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro

Andressa Cordeiro is known for Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010), The Requiem Boogie and Stealth (2015).

73. Leonora Anzaldua

Cinematographer | Rewinder

Leonora Anzaldua is a Chicana filmmaker whose passion lies in amplifying underrepresented voices. Originally from San Diego, Leonora developed her visual vocabulary as an undergraduate at Yale University and later earned her MFA at USC's School of Cinematic Arts. A writer, director, and ...

74. Laela Kilbourn

Cinematographer | Crabs in a Barrel

Director of photography Laela Kilbourn has accumulated feature credits including Best Cinematography award winner "Swim Team", and eight Sundance documentary premieres, such as Apple Original Films' "Girls State"; the DuPont-Columbia Journalism Award winner "This Is Home: A Refugee Story"; Peabody ...

75. Liz Dory

Camera_department | Above the Rim

Liz Dory is known for Above the Rim (1994), Diabolique (1996) and Prince of Central Park (2000).

76. Kate Phelan

Camera_department | Brittany Runs a Marathon

Kate Phelan is known for Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019), #MotherJudger (2018) and Girlfight (2000).

Yvonne Fuertes is known for Morarte: Historia de un encuentro (2011), Valquirias (2011) and Premiere (2011).

80. Barbara Alvarez

Cinematographer | Que Horas Ela Volta?

Barbara Alvarez is known for The Second Mother (2015), A Febre (2019) and Utama (2022).

81. Edita Kainrathová

Camera_department | Proc bychom se netopili

Edita Kainrathová was born in 1976. Edita is a cinematographer, known for Proc bychom se netopili (2009), Lezáky 42 (2010) and To See the Sea (2014).

82. Dragana Jurisic

Cinematographer | Get the Picture

Dragana Jurisic is known for Get the Picture (2013), Journey to YU: In the Footsteps of Rebecca West (2015) and Dance Emergency/Damhsa na hEigeandala (2014).

83. Daniella Nowitz

Cinematographer | Asia

Daniella is an award winning cinematographer. She has shot narrative features and television in four continents and speaks five languages. In 2020 she became the first woman to win an Ophir (Israeli Oscar) for Cinematography.

Daniella's notable works include Asia (Israel, 2020), a mother daughter ...

84. Lou McLoughlan

Cinematographer | 16 Years till Summer

Lou McLoughlan is known for 16 Years till Summer (2015), Caring for Calum (2011) and The House of Mirth (2000).

85. Anna Valdez-Hanks

Cinematographer | Untitled, 2013

Anna Valdez-Hanks is known for Untitled, 2013 (2013), Mamma Mia! (2008) and Mile End (2015).

86. Lindsay Barrasse

Producer | Solacium

Lindsay Barrasse is cinematographer and director from Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. She was was born June 17, 1983. Lindsay has received awards in video production, created dozens of international, national, and regional commercials, and has worked on as well as produced both short and feature films...

87. Babette Mangolte

Cinematographer | The Cold Eye (My Darling, Be Careful)

Babette Mangolte is known for The Cold Eye (My Darling, Be Careful) (1980), Four Pieces by Morris (1993) and Calamity Jane & Delphine Seyrig: A Story (2023).

88. Ferne Pearlstein

Cinematographer | Sumo East and West

Ferne Pearlstein is a prize-winning cinematographer, writer, director, and editor whose work has won numerous awards and been screened and broadcast around the world. Her most recent documentary, The Last Laugh-which she directed, produced, photographed, and edited-had its world premiere at the ...

89. Gaopie Kabe

Camera_department | You're My Favourite Place

Gaopie Kabe is an innovative and imaginative DOP, with over 15 years' experience in the camera department. Her unwavering dedication and passion to the craft has seen her work her way up the ranks from loader to award winning DOP.

Gaopie believes in using her creative ability to illustrate a story ...

90. Sandra Valde-Hansen

Cinematographer | Now Apocalypse

Sandra Valde-Hansen was born in Miami, Florida, USA. She is known for Now Apocalypse (2019) and White Bird in a Blizzard (2014).

91. Meg Kettell

Camera_department | I Am Legend

Meg Kettell is known for I Am Legend (2007), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).

92. Quyen Tran

Cinematographer | Ahsoka

Quyen Tran is known for Ahsoka (2023), Palm Springs (2020) and Maid (2021). She is married to Sam Riegel. They have two children.

93. Maya Bankovic

Cinematographer | Star Trek: Discovery

Maya Bankovic is known for Star Trek: Discovery (2017), Ordinary Angels (2024) and Mayor of Kingstown (2021).

94. Ujwala Viswanath

Cinematographer | Emuthi Puthi

Ujwala Viswanath is known for Emuthi Puthi (2022), Beyond (2015) and Dollar King (2016).

95. Chananun Chotrungroj

Cinematographer | Birth/Rebirth

Chananun Chotrungroj is a director of photography and artist based in Los Angeles. She served as Director of Photography alongside Sandi Sissel on the feature film "Karaoke Girl," which premiered at the Rotterdam Film Festival in 2012 and won the "Best Cinematography" award at the Bangkok Critics ...

96. Diana Olifirova

Camera_department | The Circle

Recent addition to BAFTA Breakthrough Diana Olifirova is a cinematographer and visual artist based in the UK and working worldwide on important and meaningful films and art.

As a strong believer that each story requires different styles and approaches, Diana likes to develop it with a director and ...

97. Akiko Ashizawa

Cinematographer | Seperti dendam, rindu harus dibayar tuntas

Akiko Ashizawa is known for Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (2021), Creepy (2016) and Tokyo Sonata (2008).

98. Sabeena Gadihoke

Cinematographer | Three Women and a Camera

Sabeena Gadihoke is known for Three Women and a Camera (1998), Six Billion and Beyond (1999) and Women Behind the Camera (2007).

99. Zoe Dirse

Cinematographer | Madame President

Zoe Dirse is known for Madame President (2004).

100. Michelle Crenshaw

Camera_department | Uncle Buck

Michelle Crenshaw is known for Uncle Buck (1989), Friday (1995) and Grumpier Old Men (1995).