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Edward Lachman
Lachman in 2009
Born	(1948-03-31) March 31, 1948 Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.
Other name	Ed Lachman
Education	Harvard University University of Tours Ohio University
Occupations	Cinematographer director
Years active	1972–present
Children	1

Edward Lachman (born March 31, 1948) is an American cinematographer and director, known primarily for his work in independent films.

Lachman has received four Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominations for his work on Far from Heaven (2002), Carol (2015), El Conde (2023), and Maria (2024).^[1] His other work includes La Soufrière (1977), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), Mississippi Masala (1991), The Virgin Suicides (1999), Erin Brockovich (2000), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), and Life During Wartime (2009).^[2]

For his work on television, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie for the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce (2011). He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

Lachman was born to a Jewish family^[3] in Morristown, New Jersey, the son of Rosabel (Roth) and Edward Lachman, a movie theater distributor and owner.^[4][5][6] He attended Harvard University and studied in France at the University of Tours before pursuing a BFA in painting at Ohio University.^[5] He has a daughter, Bella Lachman (b. 2005) who is born and raised in Amsterdam and currently lives in Paris.^[7]

In 1989, Lachman co-directed a segment of the anthology film Imagining America.^[8] In 2002, he co-directed the controversial Ken Park with Larry Clark. In 2013, Lachman produced a series of videos in collaboration with French electronic duo Daft Punk, for their album Random Access Memories.

• Edward Lachman at IMDb