Pieter de Vries

Pieter de Vries ACS is one of Australia’s most well known cinematographers and has photographed many important and acclaimed television series over his career. He has received international recognition for his documentary and drama cinematography and received high praise and numerous awards.

The Sony Corporation has engaged him in the demonstration phases of new High Definition camera technology. In 2001 he worked with Academy Award winning US director James Cameron (“Titanic”, “Terminator” 1 & 2, “The Abyss”) - topside DP of an large format Imax film, “Ghosts of the Abyss”, revisiting the wreck of the Titanic, using the Sony/Panavision High Definition 3D format.

“RAT” and “Animalicious” are both co-productions with National Geographic and Beyond Productions. “RAT” earned him the Australian Cinematographer of the Year Award at the 1998 Australian Cinematographers Society Awards. His work on this film additionally received an Emmy nomination in 1999.

Pieter shot a cinema feature documentary, “4” - four violinists, four seasons, four countries. This is a musical voyage exploring the popular work of composer Antonio Vivaldi with four international soloists. For his work on this film, Pieter received an AFI Best Cinematography nomination.

His most recent assignment “On Tour with the Queen” was for Channel Four UK, a documentary series that retraces the royal tour of the Commonwealth in 1953/54 by Queen Elizabeth.

Pieter has been conducting workshops in Australia and New Zealand. These events, aimed at aspiring cinematographers, have attracted many participants over the past five years.

Please visit his web site for a full list of credits and further information:

www.pieterdevries.com.au