Ending an 87-year drought, in 2017 the Academy finally nominated its first African-American cinematographer, Bradford Young, for his dark, richly textured work on Denis Villeneuve’s science-fiction hit “Arrival.” (Linus Sangren picked up the award for "La La Land"). … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Cinematographers
Bradford Young
Wednesday Open Thread: African American Cinematographers
Happy Hump Day POU! Today's featured Cinematographer is Bradford Young. Bradford Young is one of the hottest Cinematographers in the business today. Born July 6, 1977, he is a native of Louisville, Kentucky. He moved to Chicago at age 15 to live with his father where he became inspired by the artistic works of Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, and Aaron Douglas. He … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African American Cinematographers