Sydney-based cinematographer drawn to stories that live between the sacred and the everyday. His work moves from Digital to 16mm, air to ground, documentary to fiction — always chasing the light that makes something ordinary feel unrepeatable.

Recent feature work includes Carnal Vessels, with credits on international productions like Ticket to Paradise, Kong vs Godzilla 2 and Boy Swallows Universe.

Elliott’s aerial and field cinematography blur the line between observation and participation — cameras strapped to helicopters, surfboards, and sometimes himself. Ten years behind the lens, and still chasing that first hit of golden light on a dark horizon.

Influences drift from Monet’s obsession with light to Salgado’s human scale and Nykvist’s quiet discipline — artists who made beauty feel inevitable.

At a Glance

SXSW Sydney 24’ - BIFF 25’ - Gold Coast Film Festival 25’ - Cannes 17’ -St. Kilda 25’

Theatrical release for Carnal Vessels

Upcoming Feature Doc

ACS 2x Gold, Silver, Bonze

Once accidentally hit Kylie Minogue in the head with a c-stand. Feel free to ask me about that one.

Elliott.r.deem@gmail.com

@elliotwith2ts