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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
