Nelson Walker III
Camera
Nelson Walker graduated from Brown University before receiving his MFA in Film Directing from Columbia University. His first film, iThemba | Hope, made in collaboration with Keefe Murren, was about an HIV+ choir from South Africa and aired on Sundance Channel. Nelson's cinematography has appeared in many highly lauded projects including The Fight (Edgeline Films), Chef Flynn (Dir. Cameron Yates), Dior and I (Dir. Frédéric Tcheng), Making a Murderer (Netflix), Iris (Maysles Films), Watchers of the Sky (Propeller Films), and The Gates (HBO). He serves as Chairman of the board of Maysles Documentary Center.
Known for
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- 2024Beyond the Gaze: Jule Campbell's Swimsuit Issue Cinematography
- 2023Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV Director of Photography
- 2022The Reverend Cinematography
- 2020Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Case for Better Meat Director of Photography
- 2020Down a Dark Stairwell Camera Operator
- 2014Watchers of the Sky Director of Photography
- 2013The Secret of Trees Assistant Camera
- 2007Lumo Director







