# British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Photography: Factual

The British Academy Television Craft Award for Best Photography: Factual is one of the categories presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) within the British Academy Television Craft Awards, the craft awards were established in 2000 with their own, separate ceremony as a way to spotlight technical achievements, without being overshadowed by the main production categories. According to the BAFTA website, for this category the "eligibility is limited to the director of photography."
Several categories were presented to recognize photography and lighting in television programming:
* From 1978 to 1991 Best Film Cameramen was presented.
* From 1978 to 1982 Best Television Cameramen was presented.
* In 1978 Best Special Lighting Effects was presented.
* From 1978 to 1980 Best Television Lighting was presented.
* From 1981 to 1994 Best Video Lighting was presented.
In 1992, those categories transformed in two, Best Film or Video Photography - Factual and Best Film or Video Photography - Fiction/Entertainment until 1994 when they would be renamed for the last time, resulting in Best Photography: Factual and Best Photography & Lighting: Fiction respectively.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

Best Film or Video Photography - Factual
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) |
| 1992 | Cutting Edge: Casualties | Diane Tammes |
| 1992 | ITN Coverage of The Gulf Oil Fires | John Boyce |
| 1992 | ITN Coverage of The Cruise Missile Attack on Baghdad | Phil Bye |
| 1992 | ITN Coverage of The Gulf War | Nigel Thomson |
| 1993 | Pole to Pole | Nigel Meakin |
| 1993 | Elizabeth R | Philip Bonham Carter |
| 1993 | Survival: A Brush with Nature (Special) | Dieter Plage |
| 1993 | Song of the Night | Colin Waldeck |
| 1994 | Life in the Freezer | Life in the Freezer |
| 1994 | Children’s Hospital | Martin Lightening |
| 1994 | True Stories: The Unforgiving | Jacek Petrycki |
| 1994 | ITN Coverage of The Storming of the Moscow White House and The Civil War in Georgia | Jon Steele, Eugene Campbell |
Best Photography: Factual
| Year | Title | Recipient(s) |
| 1995 | Beyond the Clouds | Phil Agland |
| 1995 | The Nick | Paul Berriff |
| In the Wild: Dolphins with Robin Williams ||
| 1995 | From A to B: Tales of Modern Motoring | Chris Hartley, Dave Bennett, Rob Pascall |
| 1996 | True Stories: The Betrayed | Jacek Petrycki |
| 1996 | Wildlife: Great White Shark - The True Story of Jaws (Special) | Paul Atkins, Peter, Scoones, Doug Allen |
| 1996 | Secret Asia: The Dying Rooms | Peter Hugh, Brian Woods |
| 1996 | The Homecoming | Jacek Petrycki |
| 1997 | True Stories: Crime of the Wolf | Sergei Astakhov, Alexander Ustinov |
| Great Ormond Street ||
| 1997 | The House | Chris Cox, Paul Otter |
| 1997 | American Visions | Allan Palmer |
| 1998 | Wildlife: Polar Bear (Special) | Doug Allan, Martin Saunders |
| 1998 | Full Circle with Michael Palin | Nigel Meakin |
| 1998 | True Stories: The Grave | Richard Ranken |
| 1998 | Wildlife: Eagle (Special) | Michael W Richards |
| 1999 | 42 Up | George Jesse Turner |
| 1999 | Arena: The Brian Epstein Story | Luke Cardiff |
| 1999 | Born To Be Wild: Operation Lemur with John Cleese | Mike Eley, Warwick Sloss, Gavin Thurston |
| 1999 | The Human Body | Chris Hartley, David Barlow, Tim Shepherd, Rob Franklin |

### 2000s

| Year | Title | Episode | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
| 2000 | Wildlife | "Tiger (Special)" | Chip Houseman, Hugh Miles | BBC One |
| 2000 | Shanghai Vice | Shanghai Vice | Phil Agland | Channel 4 |
| 2000 | Lost on Everest: The Search for Mallory and Irvine | Lost on Everest: The Search for Mallory and Irvine | Ned Johnston | PBS |
| 2000 | Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure | Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure | Nigel Meakin | BBC One |
| 2001 | Arena | "Wisconsin Death Trip" | Eigil Bryld | BBC Two |
| 2001 | Endurance: Shackleton and the Antarctic | Endurance: Shackleton and the Antarctic | Tom Hurwitz, Scott Ransom, Sandi Sissel | Channel 4 |
| 2001 | Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore | Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore | David Baillie, Jeremy Pollard, Sion Michel | BBC Two |
| BBC Two |||
| 2002 | The Blue Planet | The Blue Planet | The Blue Planet | BBC One |
| 2002 | Fire, Plague, War and Treason | "The Great Plague" | Simon Bray | Channel 4 |
| 2002 | Wild Africa | Wild Africa | Wild Africa | BBC Two |
| 2002 | Wildlife | "Grizzly - Face to Face (Special)" | Jeff Turner | BBC One |
| 2003 | Sahara with Michael Palin | Sahara with Michael Palin | Nigel Meakin | BBC One |
| 2003 | Edwardian Country House | Edwardian Country House | Chris Hartley | Channel 4 |
| 2003 | The Life of Mammals | The Life of Mammals | The Life of Mammals | BBC One |
| 2003 | The Natural World | "In Search of Killer Ants" | Martin Dohrn | BBC Two |
| 2004 | Ancient Egyptians | "The Battle of Meggido" | Peter Greenhalgh | Channel 4 |
| 2004 | George Orwell: A Life in Pictures | George Orwell: A Life in Pictures | Jeff Baynes | BBC Two |
| 2004 | Seven Wonders of the Industrial World | "The Hoover Dam" | Mike Spragg | BBC Two |
| 2004 | Colosseum | Colosseum | Peter Greenhalgh | BBC One |
| 2005 | Venice | "Death" | Fred Fabre | BBC Two |
| 2005 | British Isles – A Natural History | British Isles – A Natural History | British Isles – A Natural History | BBC One |
| 2005 | Himalaya with Michael Palin | Himalaya with Michael Palin | Nigel Meakin, Peter Meakin | BBC One |
| 2005 | Bears: Spy in the Woods | Bears: Spy in the Woods | Michael W Richards, Geoffrey Bell | BBC One |
| 2006 | Tsunami: 7 Hours on Boxing Day | Tsunami: 7 Hours on Boxing Day | Paul Otter | BBC One |
| 2006 | A Picture of Britain | A Picture of Britain | Fred Fabre | BBC One |
| 2006 | Real Families | "My Skin Could Kill Me" | Chris Holland | ITV |
| 2006 | Michael Palin and The Mystery of Hammershoi | Michael Palin and The Mystery of Hammershoi | Neville Kidd | BBC Four |
| 2007 | Simon Schama's Power of Art | Simon Schama's Power of Art | Tim Cragg | BBC Two |
| 2007 | Breaking Up with The Joneses | Breaking Up with The Joneses | Ursula MacFarlane, Saskia Wilson | Channel 4 |
| 2007 | Galapagos | Galapagos | Galapagos | BBC Two |
| 2007 | Planet Earth | Planet Earth | Planet Earth | BBC One |
| 2008 | Tribe | "Nenets" | Wayne Derrick | BBC Two |
| 2008 | The Natural World | "Wye – Voices from The Valley" | Charlie Hamilton-James, James McPherson | BBC Two |
| 2008 | Dispatches | "China’s Stolen Children (Special)" | Jezza Neumann | Channel 4 |
| 2008 | The Seven Sins of England | The Seven Sins of England | Mark Wolf | Channel 4 |
| 2009 | A History of Scotland | A History of Scotland | Neville Kidd | BBC One |
| 2009 | The Victorian Sex Explorer | The Victorian Sex Explorer | Roger Chapman | Channel 4 |
| 2009 | Amazon with Bruce Parry | Amazon with Bruce Parry | Matt Norman | BBC Two |
| 2009 | Ross Kemp in Afghanistan | Ross Kemp in Afghanistan | Andrew Thompson | Sky One |

### 2010s

| Year | Title | Episode | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
| 2010 | Yellowstone | "Winter" | Camera Team | BBC Two |
| 2010 | Dispatches | "The Slumdog Children of Mumbai" | Nick Read | Channel 4 |
| 2010 | How Earth Made Us | How Earth Made Us | How Earth Made Us | BBC Two |
| 2010 | Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain | Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain | Neil Harvey | BBC Two |
| 2010 | Life | "Insects" | Rod Clarke, Kevin Flay | BBC One |
| 2011 | Human Planet | "Arctic – Life in the Deep Freeze" | Will Edwards, Doug Allan, Matt Norman | BBC One |
| 2011 | David Attenborough's First Life | David Attenborough's First Life | Pete Hayns, Paul Williams | BBC Two |
| 2011 | Human Planet | "Oceans – Into the Blue" | Simon Enderby, Robin Cox, Richard Wollocombe | BBC One |
| 2011 | Human Planet | "Jungles – People of the Trees" | Gavin Thurston, Robin Cox, Pete Hayns | BBC One |
| 2012 | Frozen Planet | "To the Ends of the Earth" | Camera Team | BBC One |
| 2012 | Crack House | Crack House | Sean Bobbitt | BBC One |
| 2012 | Earthflight | "Europe" | Richard Cook, Christian Moullec, Michael W Richards | BBC One |
| 2012 | True Stories | "Gypsy Blood" | Leo Maguire | Channel 4 |
| 2013 | Amish: A Secret Life | Amish: A Secret Life | Steve Robinson | BBC Two |
| 2013 | Kingdom of Plants 3D | Kingdom of Plants 3D | Tim Cragg, Robert Hollingworth, Tim Shepherd | Sky 3D |
| 2013 | Return to the Falklands | Return to the Falklands | Rupert Binsley | BBC One |
| 2013 | Supersized Earth | Supersized Earth | Julius Brighton, Paul O'Callaghan | BBC One |
| 2014 | Rebuilding the World Trade Center | Rebuilding the World Trade Center | Marcus Robinson | Channel 4 |
| 2014 | Africa | "Congo" | Camera Team | BBC One |
| 2014 | Dispatches | "Syria: Across the Lines" | Olly Lambert | Channel 4 |
| 2014 | Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams | Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams | Andy Jackson | BBC Four |
| 2015 | Dispatches | "Children on the Frontline" | Marcel Mettelsiefen | Channel 4 |
| 2015 | Life and Death Row | "Execution" | Ben Anthony, Luke Menges | BBC Three |
| 2015 | Life Story | "First Steps" | Camera Team | BBC One |
| 2015 | Photographing Africa | Photographing Africa | Richard Jones, Max Hug Williams, Harry Hook | BBC Four |
| 2016 | The Hunt | The Hunt | The Hunt | BBC One |
| 2016 | Handmade | "Metal" | Andrew Muggleton | BBC Four |
| 2016 | Dispatches | "The Children Who Beat Ebola" | Ben Steele | Channel 4 |
| 2016 | Big Cats: An Amazing Animal Family | Big Cats: An Amazing Animal Family | Pete Hayns, Mark Payne-Gill, Luke Barnett | Sky One |
| 2017 | Planet Earth II | "Cities" | John Aitchison, Rob Whitworth, Mark MacEwen | BBC One |
| 2017 | Planet Earth II | "Deserts" | John Shier, Jonathan Jones, Barrie Britton | BBC One |
| 2017 | Planet Earth II | "Mountains" | John Shier, Mateo Willis, Barrie Britton | BBC One |
| 2017 | Planet Earth II | "Jungles" | Tom Crowley, Mark MacEwen, John Brown | BBC One |
| 2018 | Blue Planet II | "One Ocean" | Camera Team | BBC One |
| 2018 | Dispatches | "The Fight for Mosul" | Olivier Sarbil | Channel 4 |
| 2018 | The Detectives | "Murder on the Streets" | Daniel Vernon, Daniel Dewsbury | BBC Two |
| 2018 | Storyville | "Last Men in Aleppo" | Fadi Al-Halabi, Hassan Kattan, Thaer Mohammed | BBC One |
| 2019 | Dynasties | "Emperor" | Lindsay McCrae | BBC One |
| 2019 | Michael Palin in North Korea | Michael Palin in North Korea | Jaimie Gramston | Channel 5 |
| 2019 | Earth's Natural Wonders | "Surviving Against the Odds" | Camera Team | BBC One |
| 2019 | The Mighty Redcar | The Mighty Redcar | Daniel Dewsbury, Stuart Bernard, Jonny Ashton | BBC Two |

### 2020s

| Year | Title | Episode | Recipient(s) | Broadcaster |
| 2020 | Seven Worlds, One Planet | Seven Worlds, One Planet | Bertie Gregory, Howard Bourne, John Shier | BBC One |
| 2020 | Our Planet | "Coastal Seas" | Doug Anderson, Roger Horrocks, Gavin Thurston | Netflix |
| 2020 | Our Planet | "Frozen Worlds" | Jamie McPherson, Hector Skevington-Postles, Barrie Britton | Netflix |
| 2020 | Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein | Untouchable: The Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein | Patrick Smith, Neil Harvey | BBC Two |
| 2021 | The Great Mountain Sheep Gather | The Great Mountain Sheep Gather | Johnny Shipley, Drone Camera Team, John Livesey | BBC Four |
| 2021 | Tiny World | Tiny World | Richard Kirby, Sue Gibson, Max Kölbl, Robert Hollingworth | Apple TV+ |
| 2021 | Fear City: New York vs The Mafia | Fear City: New York vs The Mafia | Tim Cragg | Netflix |
| 2021 | Marina Abramović Takes Over TV | Marina Abramović Takes Over TV | Will Edwards and Michael O'Halloran | Sky Arts |
| 2022 | Liverpool Narcos | Liverpool Narcos | James Incledon | Sky Documentaries |
| 2022 | Tiny World | "Reef" | Doug Anderson, Alex Vail | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 | Earth At Night In Color | Earth At Night In Color | John Shier, Dawson Dunning | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 | My Childhood, My Country - 20 Years in Afghanistan | My Childhood, My Country - 20 Years in Afghanistan | Phil Grabsky, Shoaib Sharifi | ITV |
| 2023 | Children of the Taliban | Children of the Taliban | Marcel Mettelsiefen, Jordan Byron | Channel 4 |
| 2023 | Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive | Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive | Steve Jamison | Netflix |
| 2023 | Predators | Predators | Sue Gibson, Robin Cox, Florian Schulz, Will Nicholls | Sky Nature |
| 2023 | The Green Planet | "Tropical Worlds" | Tim Shepherd, Oliver Mueller, Todd Kewley, Jessica Mitchell, Sam Lewis | BBC One |
| 2024 | The Detectives: Taking Down an OCG | The Detectives: Taking Down an OCG | Benedict Sanderson | BBC Two |
| 2024 | Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory | Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory | Bertie Gregory, Tom Walker, Anna Dimitriadis | Disney+ |
| 2024 | The Man Who Played with Fire | The Man Who Played with Fire | Jean-Louis Schuller | Sky Documentaries |
| 2024 | Dublin Narcos | Dublin Narcos | Narayan Van Maele, Patrick Smith | Sky Documentaries |
* Note: The series that don't have recipients on the tables had Camera Team credited as recipients for the award or nomination.