Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Autumn Cheyenne Durald Arkapaw (born December 14, 1979) is an American cinematographer.

Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Born	Autumn Cheyenne Durald (1979-12-14) December 14, 1979 (age 45) Oxnard, California, U.S.
Education	Loyola Marymount University (BA) American Film Institute (MFA)
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	2007–present
Notable work	Palo Alto Loki Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Sinners
Spouse	Adam Arkapaw ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	1
Website	www.autumndurald.com

Early life

Durald grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and is of Filipino descent on her mother's side and African-American Creole on her father's side.^[1][2]

Education

She attended Loyola Marymount University and studied art history.^[3] She graduated from the AFI Conservatory's cinematography program in 2009.^[4]

Career

After graduating college she worked in advertising and later as a camera assistant on films.^[3] In 2022, she became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.^[5] With the 2025 movie Sinners, she became the first female director of photography to shoot any movie on large format IMAX film.^[6][7]

Personal life

Durald is married to Australian cinematographer Adam Arkapaw;^[8] the couple has one son, Aedan.^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2013	Palo Alto	Gia Coppola
2015	One and Two	Andrew Droz Palermo
2018	Untogether	Emma Forrest
	Teen Spirit	Max Minghella
2019	The Sun Is Also a Star	Ry Russo-Young
2020	Mainstream	Gia Coppola
2022	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever	Ryan Coogler
2024	The Last Showgirl	Gia Coppola
2025	Sinners	Ryan Coogler

Documentary film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2015	The Reflektor Tapes	Kahlil Joseph	With Lol Crawley and Malik Hassan Sayeed
2020	Beastie Boys Story	Spike Jonze

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2019	Aziz Ansari: Right Now	Spike Jonze	Stand-up comedy
2021	Loki	Kate Herron	Season 1

Music video

Year	Title	Artist	Director	Source
2013	"Desert Days"	Haim	Tabitha Denholm
	"Falling"			[10]
	"Strong"	London Grammar	Sam Brown	[11]
	"Hearts Like Ours"	The Naked and Famous	Campbell Hooper	[12]
	"Lovers in the Parking Lot"	Solange Knowles		[13]
	"Primetime"	Janelle Monáe	Alan Ferguson	[14]
	"Overdose"	Little Daylight	Campbell Hooper	[15]
2014	"Ashley"	Big Sean	Ellis Bahl	[16]
	"Wasted"	Tiësto	Tabitha Denholm	[17]
	"You're Not Good Enough"	Blood Orange	Gia Coppola	[18]
2015	"Porno"	Arcade Fire	Kahlil Joseph	[19]
2019	"Sucker"	Jonas Brothers	Anthony Mandler	[20]
	"Power Is Power"	SZA The Weeknd Travis Scott		[21]
2022	"Lift Me Up"	Rihanna	Herself	[22]

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2022	Black Reel Awards	Outstanding Cinematography	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever	Nominated
	Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (One Hour)	Loki	Nominated
	Visual Effects Society Awards	Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a CG Project		Nominated

• In 2014, Variety named her as one of ten "Cinematographers to Watch".^[23]
• In 2014, Variety named her as one of the "Up Next" in their Below The Line Impact Report.^[24]
• In 2014, Indiewire named her as one of the "On The Rise: Cinematographers To Watch".^[25]