The ACS Hall of Fame was created to recognize individuals who have made a significant or extraordinary contribution to the craft of cinematography, the Society and the film & television industry. Those who have made exceptional contributions that have furthered the growth, the reputation and character of the ACS in categories such as administration; teaching and most importantly have had a ‘profound positive influence’ on the Society or the industry.
Warwick Field ACS
During his final year in high school, Warwick Field ACS did work experience with Total Film & Video Productions in Melbourne where the DP was Ernie Clark ACS. Warwick was hooked immediately; cinematography was what he wanted to do. He … Read More
Kath Chambers ACS
Kath’s journey towards cinematography began with a hand-me-down Pentax K1000 in her early high school years. After convincing her folks that the laundry would make a great dark room, her love of photography was cemented. During three years at Swinburne … Read More
Bill Grimmond ACS
When two Academy award-winning cinematographers send messages saying how important someone was to their careers, you know that someone was a person of substance. Dean Semler ACS ASC and John Seale ACS ASC sent such messages from Hollywood in respect … Read More
Nicola Daley ACS BSC
Originally from Derbyshire, England, Nicola Daley had a nomadic childhood, living on four continents by the age of eight. She eventually relocated to Sydney where in 2003 she was accepted into the Masters Cinematography course at the prestigious Australian Film, … Read More
Andrew Taylor ACS
Andrew Taylor ACS began his career at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1986 where he started as a studio cameraman, working on shows like Play School, Mr Squiggle and Countdown. Operating large LDK-5 tube cameras in a traditional studio setting, … Read More
Peter Menzies Snr ACS (d.2014)
Peter Menzies Snr ACS was a highly regarded Sydney based cinematographer whose career spanned many decades. After leaving school in 1952, Peter’s first job was an entry level position in dispatch at film laboratory Kinelab where he was responsible for … Read More
Robert Krasker BSC ASC
Robert Krasker BSC ASC was a cinematographer who during the course of his career worked on more than fifty feature films. He was born in 1913 while his parents were en route from Alexandria, Egypt to Australia and his birth … Read More
Laurence McManus ACS
Laurence McManus ACS is an accomplished Cinematographer, teacher and inspirational mentor. At the age of nineteen he started working as a stills photographer and freelance film camera assistant in Canberra. In the early 1970s Laurence embarked on his cinematography career … Read More
David Gribble ACS
As a young camera assistant working in Brisbane, David Gribble knew that to further his career in the film industry Sydney was the place to be, so he decided to up stumps and made the move. Not long after arriving … Read More
Patricia Walter
Patricia Walter Inducted into ACS Hall of Fame – 2022 Patricia Walter (Nee Harvey) was truly a pioneering camerawoman in Australia during the 1960’s, forging out a successful career in the male dominated preserve of the time. She started working … Read More
Malcolm Ludgate ACS
Malcolm Ludgate ACS Inducted into ACS Hall of Fame – 2022 Malcolm Ludgate ACS was introduced to the world of cinematography while working as a professional mixed gas diver on the Northwest Shelf oil platforms. Being familiar with a wide … Read More
Kim Batterham ACS
Kim Batterham ACS Inducted into ACS Hall of Fame – 2022 Kim Batterham ACS has been a director of photography for decades and has worked across many genres including feature films, mini-series, TV series, independent dramas and documentary. He has … Read More
Terrance Byrne ACS
TERRANCE BYRNE ACS Inducted into ACS Hall of Fame – 2021 Born in February 1925, ‘Terry’ as he is known is an accomplished Director of Photography, cinematography teacher and mentor. At the age of sixteen he enlisted in the Australian … Read More
Michael Edols ACS (1942-2018)
MICHAEL EDOLS ACS (1942-2018) Inducted into ACS Hall of Fame – 2021 Michael Edols’ first encounter with cinema was as a small boy, up the Segama River in Borneo in the open-air jungle cinema, built by his father for both … Read More
Geoffrey Hall ACS
GEOFFREY HALL ACS Inducted into ACS Hall of Fame – 2021 Geoffrey Hall’s interest in photography started in Melbourne when he was eight years old. His father took him to the small film lab that he worked at in Malvern … Read More
Dion Beebe ACS ASC
Dion Beebe was born in Brisbane, Australia and spent much of his childhood in Cape Town, South Africa before moving back to Sydney to study film at AFTRS. Dion’s diverse body of work spans the last three decades in numerous … Read More
John Wheeler ACS
John Wheeler was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2020. John Wheeler is a cinematographer who has worked across all genres with great success and has contributed to the growth of the Society for decades. John began his career … Read More
Roger Lanser ACS
Roger Lanser started his journey with the ABC TV drama department as a clapper loader in 1976 on a series called The Outsiders, then went on to assist on the Alvin Purple TV series, along with Golden Soak, The Levkas … Read More
Anna Howard ACS
Anna Howard ACS was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019. Anna Howard 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 … Read More
Damien Peter Parer
Damien Peter Parer was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019. Damien Peter Parer (1912-1944), war photographer and cameraman, was born on 1st August 1912 at Malvern, Victoria. He was apprenticed as a photographer and subsequently was hired by … Read More
