Adam Arkapaw

Adam Arkapaw is an Australian cinematographer. He received recognition for his work on the first series of Top of the Lake and True Detective (2014), for which he received two Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Early life and education Arkapaw was born in Bowral, a New South Wales town south of Sydney, and attended Bowral High School. He studied at the University of Melbourne's Victorian College of the Arts, graduating in 2006 with a Bachelor of Film and Television.

Career In addition to numerous short films, Arkapaw photographed three Australian features over the next several years: Animal Kingdom (2010), Snowtown (2011), and Lore (2012). He received a nomination for the AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in 2010 for his work on Animal Kingdom and in 2011 he was named one of Variety magazine's "10 Cinematographers to Watch".

Arkapaw was the cinematographer of the 2015 film Macbeth, directed by Justin Kurzel, with whom Arkapaw previously worked on Snowtown. He also photographed McFarland, USA, an American sports film released in 2015, and the drama film The Light Between Oceans. They have one child.

Arkapaw played cricket for the Royal Park Reds in the summer 2005–06 season. He was deemed Best on Ground in their grand final match against Pascoe Vale United after scoring 65 (not out) and 52 in each innings and taking a total of seven wickets.

Filmography Film

Television Year Title Director Notes 2013 Top of the Lake Jane CampionGarth Davis 7 episodes 2014 True Detective Cary Joji Fukunaga Season 1 2015 Flesh and Bone David Michôd Episode "Bulling Through" 2024 Masters of the Air Cary Joji Fukunaga 4 episodes

Awards and nominations