2023 Emerging Cinematographer Awards (Photo Gallery)

Photos by Local 600 Still Photographer Trae Patton

By Staff

October 3, 2023

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The 25th Annual Emerging Cinematographer Awards were held on Sunday, October 1, at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, CA. The event celebrated the exceptional artistic accomplishments in cinematography by eight distinguished Local 600 members as well as Distinguished Filmmaker Award recipient Janusz Kaminski for his award-winning work in the craft. Ahead of the gala event at the Television Academy, the American Society of Cinematographers hosted a Luncheon on Friday, September 29, where the honorees and Stephen Lighthill, ASC, were feted. Lighthill received the ASC Mentor Award for his years of mentoring up and coming cinematographers. Read ICG Magazine‘s exclusive on the honorees and check out the honorees’ bios on ecawards.net.

Petros Antoniadis
Camera Operator
Flickering Souls Set Alight

Connor Van Bodell
Film Loader
Nisei

Drew Dawson
Camera Operator
For Those Who Don’t Know How

Edward Guinn
Camera Operator
TORN

Brook Lee Karner
Digital Utility
The Coop

Grant MacAllister
Camera Operator
Blood Positive

Sarah Anne Pierpont
Camera Operator
Juliet

Yusuke Sato
1st Assistant
White Now Please

The 2023 ECA Honorees (L-R): Yusuke Sato, Edward Guinn, Drew Dawson, Grant MacAllister, Connor Bodell, Sarah Anne Pierpoint, Brook Lee Karner, and Petros Antoniadis.

Former Local 600 President Steven Poster, ASC, with current President Baird Steptoe.

Local 600 National Executive Director Alex Tonisson, President Baird Steptoe, ASC Mentor Award honoree Stephen Lighthill, ASC, Distinguished Filmmaker Award honoree Janusz Kaminski, ECA Co-Chairs Steven Poster, ASC, and Jimmy Matlosz.