When I was studying photography, I became interested in conflict photojournalism, and that got me interested in lighting. Then I realized there was this amazing thing called cinematography where you could kind of tell more complete stories photographing for film. So I ended up going to AFI grad school for that.

I really do believe that the experience of having a child is going to actually make me a much better cinematographer.

Having a family is a compromise on some level, but it's so incredibly worth it. It actually informs the work that I do as a DP.

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