Benjamin T. Richardson, (born 21 September 1975) is an English cinematographer, television producer and director. He is best known for his work on the films ''

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'' (2012), ''

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'' (2014), '' Wind River'' (2017), and ''

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'' (2021), as well as the limited series ''

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'' (2021), which earned him a

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nomination.

Early life

Richardson was born in England and attended Bournemouth School succeeded by

Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London (RH), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public university, public research university and a constituent college, member institution of the federal University of London. It ...

's media arts degree programme.

Career

Richardson is a director of photography. Three of his films, ''

'', ''

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'', and '' Wind River'' have premiered at the

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. Beasts of the Southern Wild was also nominated for four

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at the

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, including a nomination for

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. His short film ''Seed'' won Best Animated Short at the 2010

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. In 2019, Richardson was invited to join the

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. In 2025, he became a member of the

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''Beasts of the Southern Wild''

Richardson met director

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in Prague in 2004 and subsequently collaborated on the short film ''Glory at Sea'' in 2008. During pre-production on ''

'', Richardson shot a test reel which convinced the financiers to approve him as cinematographer for the film. ''

'' debuted at the 2012

where Richardson won the Excellence in Cinematography Award. For his work on the film he also won the

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for Best Cinematography, and was nominated for multiple awards including a

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award and a

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Personal life

Richardson was in a relationship with actress

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since 2014 until 2020 after they met while filming ''

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''.

Filmography

Cinematographer

Feature film Television

Director

Short film Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Ben 1975 births Living people Alumni of Royal Holloway, University of London English cinematographers English television directors English expatriates in the United States Place of birth missing (living people)