Adam Arkapaw

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Adam Arkapaw
Born
Bowral, Australia
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2001–present
Spouse
(m. 2015)
Children1
Website www.arkapaw.com

Adam Arkapaw is an Australian cinematographer. He is best known for his work on the television series Top of the Lake and True Detective , for which he has won two Creative Arts Emmy Awards. He is also known for his collaborations with director Justin Kurzel, whom he worked with on Snowtown , Macbeth , and Assassin's Creed .

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Early life

Arkapaw was born in Bowral, a New South Wales town south of Sydney, and attended Bowral High School. [1] He studied at the University of Melbourne's Victorian College of the Arts, graduating in 2006 with a Bachelor of Film and Television. [2] [3]

Career

In addition to numerous short films, Arkapaw photographed three Australian features over the next several years: Animal Kingdom (2010), Snowtown (2011), and Lore (2012). [4] He received a nomination for the AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in 2010 for his work on Animal Kingdom and in 2011 he was named one of Variety magazine's "10 Cinematographers to Watch". [1]

Arkawpaw next worked on Jane Campion's television miniseries Top of the Lake , which was filmed in New Zealand and broadcast in 2013. That year he won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie. [4] In 2014 he won his second Emmy Award, for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series, in recognition of his work on the HBO television series True Detective . [3] True Detective was filmed in Louisiana and Arkapaw's cinematography received wide praise, especially for a six-minute single-take long take that was planned over months and took one and a half days to film. [5]

Arkapaw was the cinematographer of the 2015 film Macbeth , directed by Justin Kurzel, with whom Arkapaw previously worked on Snowtown. [2] He also photographed McFarland, USA , an American sports film released in 2015, [6] and the drama film The Light Between Oceans . He collaborated with Kurzel for a third time on the action-adventure film Assassin's Creed , which was released in the United States in December 2016. [7]

Personal life

He is married to American cinematographer Autumn Durald; [8] the couple has one son, Aedan. [9]

Filmography

Short film

YearTitleDirector
2004The Road Not TakenRuby Hamad
2005In the ShadowsJessica Leski
The City Eats Its WeakSasha Whitehouse
2006Invisible Jonathan Murray
Booth StoryKasimir Burgess
Edwin McGill
End of Town Julius Avery
Anne & RichardChristine Rogers
2007Songs for Running AwayJessica Leski
2008 I Love Sarah Jane Spencer Susser
JerrycanJulius Avery
Little WingsPolly Staniford
Wanderlust/WanderlostKeri D. Light
Ahmad's Garden Aaron Wilson
DissectionCallum Cooper
DirectionsKasimir Burgess
Love ApplesAli Kasap
200927Jordan Molloy
The Last Supper Angus Sampson
Jen in the PaintingMatthew Aveiro
Apricot Ben Briand
2010Foreign PartsMichael Cody
2011 Bear Nash Edgerton
2012YardbirdMichael Spiccia
Dumpy Goes to the Big Smoke Mirrah Foulkes
2014The ApprenticeSteve Baker
Damon Escott

Documentary short

YearTitleDirector
2007Podlove: Our Brilliant Second LifeShelley Matulick

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2009 Blind Company Alkinos Tsilimidos
2010 Animal Kingdom David Michôd
2011 Snowtown Justin Kurzel
2012 Lore Cate Shortland
2015 McFarland, USA Niki Caro
Macbeth Justin Kurzel
2016 The Light Between Oceans Derek Cianfrance
Assassin's Creed Justin Kurzel
2019 Light of My Life Casey Affleck
The King David Michôd
2022The Chess GameWill TaylorWith Rob White
2024 The Order Justin Kurzel
2025 Magazine Dreams Elijah Bynum

Documentary film

YearTitleDirector
2007We Will Be Remembered For ThisDavid Schmidt
2010Return to GazaMichael Weatherhead
The BallJessica Leski

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2013 Top of the Lake Jane Campion
Garth Davis
7 episodes
2014 True Detective Cary Joji Fukunaga Season 1
2015 Flesh and Bone David Michôd Episode "Bulling Through"
2024 Masters of the Air Cary Joji Fukunaga4 episodes

Awards

AwardYearCategoryNominated workResult
AACTA Awards 2012 Best Cinematography Snowtown Nominated
2013 Lore Nominated
2014 Best Cinematography in Television Top of the Lake Won
2015 Byron Kennedy Award Adam ArkapawWon
2019 Best Cinematography The King Won
ASC Awards 2015 Spotlight Award Macbeth Won
Australian Film Institute Awards 2006 Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft End of TownNominated
2010 Best Cinematography Animal Kingdom Nominated
British Independent Film Awards 2015 Best Technical Achievement Macbeth Nominated
Manaki Film Festival Silver Camera 300Won
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2013 Outstanding Cinematography True Detective Won
2014 Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Won
Stockholm International Film Festival 2012 Best Cinematography Lore Won

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