Brett Pawlak

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Brett Pawlak is an American cinematographer known for his work on independent and mainstream films. A frequent collaborator of director Destin Daniel Cretton, he gained recognition for his cinematography on Short Term 12 (2013), where he used handheld camerawork and natural lighting to create a realistic aesthetic. In 2016, he served as the cinematographer for the pilot episode of This Is Us, establishing the show's visual style. Pawlak later reunited with Cretton for Just Mercy (2019), which featured a character-driven cinematographic approach. In 2023, he was announced as the director of photography for Marvel Studios' Wonder Man. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brett Pawlak, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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2026
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Movie Director of Photography
2026
Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man
Movie Self - Director of Photography
2026
He Bled Neon
Movie Director of Photography
2026
Wonder Man
TV show Director of Photography
2023
American Born Chinese
TV show Director of Photography
2022
A Jazzman's Blues
Movie Director of Photography
2022
Echoes
TV show Director of Photography
2020
NEXT
TV show Director of Photography
2020
The 24th
Movie Director of Photography
2019
Just Mercy
Movie Director of Photography
2018
Instant Family
Movie Director of Photography
2018
Life Itself
Movie Director of Photography
2018
End of the Line
Movie Director of Photography
2017
Unicorn Store
Movie Director of Photography
2017
The Glass Castle
Movie Director of Photography
2017
MDMA
Movie Director of Photography