Stephen Goldblatt

Stephen Goldblatt was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved with his family to London when he was seven years old. By the time he was 20, Goldblatt was working as a professional photographer for the Times Newspaper Group, capturing memorable images that appeared on the covers and pages of British and European newspapers and magazines.

Goldblatt's photographs ranged from the somber portrayal of Winston Churchill's funeral to rock stars including The Beatles and The Who. In between photographic assignments, Goldblatt attended Guildford School of Art and the Royal College of Art Film School.

Goldblatt's early film work is represented almost exclusively by Granada Television's documentary series Disappearing World. From 1975 onwards, he focused his career on cinematography, eventually working on notable films, including The Hunger, Cotton Club, Lethal Weapon, The Prince of Tides, Batman Forever, Julie & Julia and many others. He received Oscar® nominations for Batman Forever and Prince of Tides.

It was Goldblatt's work with director Mike Nichols on Angels in America, Closer and Charlie Wilson's War that demonstrated his close artistic involvement, and working with Tate Taylor on The Help and Get on Up, a new collaboration has begun.

In the late 1990s, during a "film sabbatical," and after many years of leaving his still cameras at home, Goldblatt began to photograph his life and surroundings again.

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