Ben Bernhard

{{Short description|German cinematographer}}

Ben Bernhard is a German cinematographer{{Cite web|url=https://akzent-magazin.com/parallel-welten-des-ben-bernhard-kameramann-goldenes-auge-cannes-bodensee/|title=Parallel-Welten des Ben B.|first1=Markus |last1=Hotz|date=2022-09-04|work=Akzent Magazin}} born and raised in Konstanz, university city of South Germany.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/friedrichshafen/hoffnung-auf-oscar-kameramann-ben-bernhard-100.html|title=Kein Oscar für Kameramann Ben Bernhard aus Konstanz|author=Bernhard Hentschel|work=Südwestrundfunk|date=2023-03-13|language=de}} He received his BFA and MFA in Cinematography from the German Film and Television Academy in Berlin (DFFB).{{Cite web|url=https://www.docnyc.net/?bios=ben-bernhard|title=Ben Bernhard. Director of Photography (All That Breathes)|work=Doc NYC|date=2022-11-06|language=en}} Since then, he has directed various feature films and documentaries. In 2014 he received a fellowship from the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles.

Since 2009, Ben has worked with Viktor Kossakovsky and collaborated with {{ill|Annika Pinske|de}}, and the Peabody Award-winning film All That Breathes {{cite web | url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/all-that-breathes/ | title=All That Breathes }} directed by Shaunak Sen. He was awarded by the American Society of Cinematographers, Doc NYC, and Cinema Eye Honors for Best Cinematography (with Riju Das and Saumyananda Sahi).