Seamus McGarvey

Seamus McGarvey is an Irish cinematographer. He directed the cinematography for Legendary Pictures' Godzilla.

Biography
McGarvey was born in Armagh, Northern Ireland. He began his career as a still photographer, before attending film school at the University of Westminster in London.

Upon graduating in 1988 he began shooting short films and documentaries, including Skin, which was nominated for a Royal Television Society Cinematography Award, and Atlantic, directed by Sam Taylor-Wood, nominated for the 1998 Turner Prize. He also photographed and directed over 100 music videos, for such artists as U2, The Rolling Stones, PJ Harvey, Robbie Williams, Sir Paul McCartney, Dusty Springfield and Coldplay. In 1998, the British Society of Cinematographers invited McGarvey to join. In 2004 he was awarded the Royal Photographic Society's prestigious Lumiere medal for contributions to the art of cinematography. He shot The Avengers for director Joss Whedon which is the third biggest grossing movie of all time. In 2012 he shot Anna Karenina for Joe Wright, receiving an Oscar nomination. In 2013 he photographed Godzilla for director Gareth Edwards.