Henry Braham
British cinematographer
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Life and career
Braham’s cinematographic career began in 1989 with the British band The KLF working on their 1991 road movie, The White Room. He won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series for his work on the miniseries Shackleton.
Known for implementing warm lighting, a very stylized color grading, and sometimes applying fisheye lens, Braham works mostly in big-budget films with a heavy focus on visual effects, especially in films directed by James Gunn.
He has also directed several commercials.[1] In 2013, Braham has also designed the lighting for the sellout exhibition, “Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones” for the Victoria and Albert Museum.[2]
Braham is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers[3] and is also the co-founder of the Good Hemp Food brand with Glynis Murray.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Soft Top Hard Shoulder | Stefan Schwartz | |
| 1997 | Roseanna's Grave | Paul Weiland | |
| Shooting Fish | Stefan Schwartz | ||
| 1998 | The Land Girls | David Leland | |
| Waking Ned | Kirk Jones | ||
| 2001 | The Invisible Circus | Adam Brooks | |
| Crush | John McKay | ||
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Stephen Fry | |
| 2005 | Nanny McPhee | Kirk Jones | |
| 2006 | Flyboys | Tony Bill | |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Chris Weitz | |
| 2009 | Everybody's Fine | Kirk Jones | |
| 2016 | The Legend of Tarzan | David Yates | |
| 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | James Gunn | 1st collaboration with Gunn |
| 2019 | Georgetown | Christoph Waltz | |
| Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | Joachim Rønning | ||
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad | James Gunn | |
| Cinderella | Kay Cannon | ||
| 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | James Gunn | |
| The Flash | Andy Muschietti | ||
| 2024 | Road House | Doug Liman | |
| The Instigators | |||
| 2025 | Superman | James Gunn | |
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Giving Tongue | Stefan Schwartz | TV movie |
| 1998 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Peter Richardson | Episode "Four Men in a Car" |
| 2002 | Shackleton | Charles Sturridge | Miniseries |
| 2009 | 10 Minute Tales | Neil Gaiman | Episode "Statuesque" |
| 2015 | The Bastard Executioner | Paris Barclay | Episode "Pilot" (Part 1 & 2) |
| 2022 | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | James Gunn | TV special |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Title | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Academy Television Craft Award | 2003 | Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction | Shackleton | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | 2007 | Best Cinematography | The Golden Compass | Nominated |