Roger Deakins was born in Torquay, Devon, England. He attended art college and the National Film School. He started in documentaries, shooting many in Africa as well as covering the Whitbread Round the World Yacht race that required him to work for more than 9 months as a crew member while filming a documentary.
Roger then went on to feature cinematography, starting in England and then later shooting in the United States.
His primary hobby is taking still photographs. Before he entered the National Film School, he spent a year in North Devon, England, documenting the way of life on the farms and in the villages. This cemented his passion for still photography that continues to this day. On the rare days that he is not in his boat while in Devon, he enjoys traveling to various places to augment his growing series of images.
This web site will present a sampling of his photos as well as provide a forum for questions and discussions on film, fishing or whatever else comes to mind. We do have a link to email Roger but we would prefer that you post questions in the forum (so Roger doesn't have to answer the same question many times). If you send him a question via email, we will post it in the forum so others can benefit.
A new feature of the site is an area where Roger has posted his lighting diagrams. We ask that you register for this area. A form will appear on the lighting diagrams pages, or you can click the link on the left to register or login.
These photographs are copyright protected and are not to be downloaded or copied. They are here for viewing purposes only.
