birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
sydney , new south wales , australia 7 march 1947 peter james -lrb- cinematographer -rrb-
 peter james cinematographer , director of photography
peter james -lrb- cinematographer -rrb-

peter james -lrb- born 7 march 1947 , sydney -rrb- is an australian cinematographer and director of photography .
james is a member of the american society of cinematographers -lrb- asc -rrb- , an organization that offers membership to directors of photography only `` by invitation , based on an individual 's body of work '' .
james has been either cinematographer or director of photography on more than thirty films since 1973 when he worked on the australian film `` avengers of the reef '' .
james has won australian cinematographers society 's -lrb- acs -rrb- milli award four times , australian film institute 's award for best achievement in cinematography three times and was nominated for the award for outstanding cinematography for a miniseries or movie at the 56th primetime emmy awards for his work on the 2003 television film `` and starring pancho villa as himself '' .
in 1999 , james was inducted into the australian cinematographers society hall of fame for having `` made a substantial contribution to the industry and the society , as well as having left a legacy of fine work and having been responsible for training and influencing others . ''
