Ed Lachman

1948–

Introduction

Edward Lachman (born March 31, 1948) is an American cinematographer and director. He has primarily worked in independent film, and has served as director of photography on films by Todd Haynes, Pablo Larrain, Ulrich Seidl, Wim Wenders, Steven Soderbergh and Paul Schrader.

Lachman has received four Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominations for his work on Far from Heaven (2002), Carol (2015), El Conde (2023), Maria (2024). His other work includes La Soufrière (1977), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Mississippi Masala (1991), The Virgin Suicides (1999), Erin Brockovich (2000), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Life During Wartime (2009).

For his work on television, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie for the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011). He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

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2011

Date of birth
March 31, 1948

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