Hall of Fame

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.

Robert Krasker BSC ASC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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 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 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 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

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

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
Nino Martinetti ACS

Nino Martinetti ACS

Nino Martinetti ACS was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019. Gaetano “Nino” Martinetti was born in Rome, Italy and studied Humanities, Sciences and Art at the College Santa Maria in Rome and at the Institute Manieri-Copernico Liceo Scientifico … Read More
Alan Cole ACS

Alan Cole ACS

Alan Cole ACS was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018. Alan Cole is a highly regarded cinematographer and former ACS Victorian President and National Vice President. Alan’s career started in television in 1969 at ATV-0, which is now … Read More
JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick

JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick

JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018. JoAnne Bouzianis-Sellick was born in Adelaide, South Australia. She became an avid photographer at age eight when she was given an instamatic camera for Christmas. She continued her love … Read More
Ossie Emery ACS

Ossie Emery ACS

Ossie Emery ACS was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018. A humanitarian, film-maker, cinematographer and photographer for over 65 years, Ossie Emery documented the richness and complexity of human life across a huge range of cultures. He leaves … Read More
Mandy Walker ACS ASC

Mandy Walker ACS ASC

Mandy Walker ACS ASC was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017. Mandy Walker was born and raised in Bundoora, an outer suburb of Melbourne in 1963. She became interested in photography while a student in high school, and … Read More
Stephen F Windon ACS ASC

Stephen F Windon ACS ASC

Stephen F Windon ACS ASC was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017. Stephen Windon was born in Sydney in 1959 into a family with a long tradition in the Australian film industry. His grandfather, Fred Windon was a … Read More