
Person
James Laxton
Camera · Born 1981-02-03 · San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
James Laxton is an American cinematographer best known for his collaborations with filmmaker Barry Jenkins, including Moonlight, for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Laxton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

BEEF
Director of Photography

Mufasa: The Lion King
Director of Photography

Black Monday
Director of Photography

Nightcrawler
Additional Director of Photography

Moonlight
Director of Photography

Tusk
Director of Photography

The Underground Railroad
Director of Photography

Yoga Hosers
Director of Photography

Here and Now
Director of Photography

Camp X-Ray
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2024Mufasa: The Lion KingDirector of Photography
- 2023BEEFDirector of Photography
- 2023Another Young CoupleDirector of Photography
- 2021Los ValientesDirector of Photography
- 2021ReconnectDirector of Photography
- 2021The Underground RailroadDirector of Photography
- 2021The GazeDirector of Photography
- 2019Walrus Yes: The Making of TuskSelf
- 2019Black MondayDirector of Photography
- 2018If Beale Street Could TalkDirector of Photography
- 2018AnythingDirector of Photography
- 2018Here and NowDirector of Photography
- 2017Tour de PharmacyCamera Operator
- 2016MoonlightDirector of Photography
- 2016Yoga HosersDirector of Photography
- 2016The Black JacketDirector of Photography
- 2016HolidaysDirector of Photography
- 2016YouthDirector of Photography
- 2015Welcome to the Last BookstoreDirector of Photography
- 2014RubberheadDirector of Photography
- 2014NightcrawlerAdditional Director of Photography
- 2014Camp X-RayDirector of Photography
- 2014Lemonade WarDirector of Photography
- 2014TuskDirector of Photography
- 2014Adult WorldDirector of Photography
- 2013Bad Milo!Director of Photography
- 2013Dealin' with IdiotsDirector of Photography
- 2013The MomentDirector of Photography
- 2012California SoloDirector of Photography
- 2012For a Good Time, Call...Director of Photography
- 2012The Murder of Hi GoodDirector of Photography
- 2012Leave Me Like You Found MeDirector of Photography
- 2011The Myth of the American SleepoverDirector of Photography
- 2011RemigrationDirector of Photography
- 2010KarmaDirector of Photography
- 2010The Violent KindDirector of Photography
- 2009A Young CoupleDirector of Photography
- 2009Medicine for MelancholyDirector of Photography
- 2008Pig HuntCamera Loader
- 2003Little Brown BoyDirector of Photography
- 2003My JosephineDirector of Photography
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