# Tim Cragg

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**Tim Cragg** is a British [cinematographer](/source/Cinematographer).[1][2][3][4]

## Career

Cragg started his career as film editor and later moved to the camera department.[2] He is best known for his work on [Netflix](/source/Netflix)'s *[Beckham](/source/Beckham_(TV_series))*, *[The Deepest Breath](/source/The_Deepest_Breath)*, and *[Fear City: New York vs The Mafia](/source/Fear_City:_New_York_vs_The_Mafia)*.[5][6][7]

## Selected filmography

### Film

- 2014 – *The Last Man on the Moon*
- 2015 – *Containment*
- 2017 – *Treasures from the Wreck of the Unbelievable*
- 2018 – *[Three Identical Strangers](/source/Three_Identical_Strangers)*
- 2018 – *[The Serengeti Rules](/source/The_Serengeti_Rules)*
- 2019 – *The Great Green Wall*
- 2019 – *[Billie](/source/Billie_(2019_film))*
- 2019 – *Secrets of the Dead: Bombing Auschwitz*
- 2020 – *The Edge of All We Know*

- 2021 – *[The Lost Sons](/source/The_Lost_Sons)*
- 2021 – *[The Phantom](/source/The_Phantom_(2021_film))*
- 2021 – *[Memories of a Murderer: The Nilsen Tapes](/source/Memories_of_a_Murderer:_The_Nilsen_Tapes)*
- 2022 – *[If These Walls Could Sing](/source/If_These_Walls_Could_Sing)*
- 2023 – *[The Deepest Breath](/source/The_Deepest_Breath)*
- 2023 – *[Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me](/source/Anna_Nicole_Smith:_You_Don't_Know_Me)*
- 2023 – *[Wilding](/source/Wilding_(2023_film))*
- 2023 – *[David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived](/source/David_Holmes:_The_Boy_Who_Lived)*
- 2024 – *Lover Stalker Killer*

### Television

- 2000-2002 – *[The Estate Agents](/source/The_Estate_Agents)*
- 2005 – *[How Art Made the World](/source/How_Art_Made_the_World)*
- 2006 – *[Simon Schama's Power of Art](/source/Simon_Schama's_Power_of_Art)*
- 2007 – *[The Enemies of Reason](/source/The_Enemies_of_Reason)*
- 2009 – *[The Incredible Human Journey](/source/The_Incredible_Human_Journey)*
- 2009 – *[James May on the Moon](/source/James_May_on_the_Moon)*
- 2009 – *[James May at the Edge of Space](/source/James_May_at_the_Edge_of_Space)*
- 2010 – *[Flying Monsters 3D](/source/Flying_Monsters_3D)*
- 2011 – *[The Country House Revealed](/source/The_Country_House_Revealed)*
- 2012 – *[Kingdom of Plants 3D](/source/Kingdom_of_Plants_3D)*
- 2012 – *Chopin Saved My Life*
- 2013 – *The Last Days of Anne Boleyn*
- 2014 – *[David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive](/source/David_Attenborough's_Natural_History_Museum_Alive)*

- 2014 – *Jungle Atlantis*
- 2013-2015 – *[Paranormal Witness](/source/Paranormal_Witness)*
- 2016 – *[Forces of Nature](/source/Forces_of_Nature_(TV_series))*
- 2018 – *[One Strange Rock](/source/One_Strange_Rock)*
- 2019 – *8 Days: To the Moon and Back*
- 2000-2020 – *[American Experience](/source/American_Experience)*
- 2020 – *[Fear City: New York vs The Mafia](/source/Fear_City:_New_York_vs_The_Mafia)*
- 2021 – *Curse of the Chippendales*
- 2021 – *[Bad Sport](/source/Bad_Sport)*
- 2022 – *Branson*
- 2023 – *[Beckham](/source/Beckham_(TV_series))*
- 2024 – *Dante*

## Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work Ref. 2007 Won British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Photography: Factual Simon Schama's Power of Art [8] 2010 Nominated How Earth Made Us [9] 2011 Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography - Nature How the Earth Changed History [10] 2013 Nominated British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Photography: Factual Kingdom of Plants 3D [11] 2017 Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary Forces of Nature [12] 2020 Nominated The Serengeti Rules [13] Won Raindance Film Festival Best Cinematography The Great Green Wall [14] 2021 Nominated British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Photography: Factual Fear City: New York vs The Mafia [15] 2022 Nominated News and Documentary Emmy Awards Outstanding Lighting Direction and Scenic Design The Lost Sons [16] 2023 Won Critics' Choice Documentary Awards Best Cinematography The Deepest Breath [17] 2024 Won Sports Emmy Awards Outstanding Long Documentary [18] Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program Beckham [19]

## References

1. ["Documentary DP Tim Cragg on the Sensational Family Saga of Three Identical Strangers"](https://filmmakermagazine.com/104372-documentary-dp-tim-cragg-on-the-sensational-family-saga-of-three-identical-strangers/). *filmmakermagazine.com*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["Documentary cinematographer Tim Cragg focuses on the breathtaking world of freediving for Laura McGann’s gripping documentary"](https://britishcinematographer.co.uk/tim-cragg-the-deepest-breath/). *britishcinematographer.co.uk*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["Sundance 2023 Cinematography Survey: The Cameras and Lenses Behind 22 Docs at the Fest"](https://www.indiewire.com/feature/sundance-documentary-cameras-lens-equipment-sony-canon-1234801323/). *indiewire.com*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["Clubhouse Conversations — If These Walls Could Sing"](https://theasc.com/videos/clubhouse-conversations-if-these-walls-could-sing). *theasc.com*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["How ‘Beckham’ Went from a Docuseries About Football to One About Relationships"](https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/beckham-netflix-docuseries-editor-michael-harte-interview-1235032594/). *indiewire.com*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["“An Escape to the Coolest Boho Pad on the Beach”: DP Tim Cragg on The Deepest Breath"](https://filmmakermagazine.com/119604-interview-dp-tim-cragg-the-deepest-breath/). *filmmakermagazine.com*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["What are the best lenses for cinematography?"](https://definitionmagazine.com/features/the-lens-i-cant-live-without/). *definitionmagazine.com*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["Television Craft Awards Winners in 2007"](https://www.bafta.org/television/craft-awards/television-craft-awards-winners-in-2007). *bafta.org*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["Television Craft - Photography Factual in 2010"](http://awards.bafta.org/award/2010/tvcraft/photography-factual). *awards.bafta.org*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["The 32nd Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards: Full, Detailed List of Nominations in All 42 Categories"](https://www.tvweek.com/in-depth/2011/07/the-2011-32nd-annual-news-docu/). *tvweek.com*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["Television Craft Awards Winners in 2013"](http://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/tvcraft). *bafta.org*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["Nominations for the 38th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards"](https://newenglandemmy.org/files/2013/01/38th_News-Documentary-Emmy-Award-Nominations_Final.pdf). *newenglandemmy.org*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["Nominations for the 41th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards"](https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-41st-News-Doc-Emmy-Awards-Nominations-Rev-10.09.20.pdf). *theemmys.tv*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["Award Winners – 28th Raindance Film Festival"](https://raindance.org/award-winners-raindance-2020/). *raindance.org*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["BAFTA TV 2021"](https://www.bafta.org/television/awards/tv-2021). *bafta.org*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["– Nominations for the 43rd Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards"](https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/43rd-NewsDoc-Nom-Release-with-Credits-rev-9.15.22-.pdf). *theemmys.tv*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Triumphs at the Eighth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards"](https://www.criticschoice.com/2023/11/12/still-a-michael-j-fox-movie-triumphs-at-the-eighth-annual-critics-choice-documentary-awards/). *criticschoice.com*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["Sports Emmys: Super Bowl & ‘Toy Story Funday Football’ Lead The League"](https://deadline.com/2024/05/sports-emmys-2024-winners-list-1235926669/). *deadline.com*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

1. ["Awards & Nominations"](https://www.emmys.com/bios/tim-cragg). *emmys.com*. Retrieved 2024-08-02.

## External links

- [Tim Cragg](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1145108/) at IMDb
- [Official website](http://timcragg.com)

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