Roger Vernon

A native of Alberta, Roger Vernon has combined his love of the mountains and his desire to make images into a flourishing career as an internationally respected cinematographer.

His expertise has taken him onto mountains and glaciers around the world, including Pakistan, to photograph K2 for the feature film Vertical Limit. He joined David Breashears on the 1996 American expedition to Everest to photograph the two documentaries: The Search for Mallory and Irvine and American Firsts – Women on Everest.

He has also worked on a multitude of documentaries ranging from natural history and science to the arts. In 1993, he was inducted into the prestigious Canadian Society of Cinematographers. Roger has worked on a number of feature-length dramas for Hollywood, including Unforgiven, the 1992 western that was nominated for Best Cinematography, the Oscar award winning film Legends of the Fall, and most recently New Moon.

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