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Leighton De Barros

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Producer
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Leighton De Barros is known for Hello Birdy (2014), Survivor (2000) and Whale Patrol (2009).
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    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 nominations total

    Known for

    Hello Birdy
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Survivor (2000)
    Survivor
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Whale Patrol
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2009
    Jaimen Hudson in Jaimen Hudson: From Sky to Sea (2021)
    Jaimen Hudson: From Sky to Sea
    9.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Tasma Walton, Sally Phillips, Erik Thomson, Alexander England, and Josh Thomson in How to Please a Woman (2022)
      How to Please a Woman
      6.3
      • underwater cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Dolphin Reef (2018)
      Dolphin Reef
      7.4
      • additional photography
      • 2018
    • Inside Planet Earth (2009)
      Inside Planet Earth
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • Shark Week (1987)
      Shark Week
      7.6
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2007
    • Survivor (2000)
      Survivor
      7.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • camera (as Leighton DeBarros)
      • 2001–2007
    • Planet Earth (2006)
      Planet Earth
      9.4
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • 2006
    • The Dolphin Murders
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • underwater cinematographer
      • 2004

    Cinematographer

    • Wildes Westaustralien (2024)
      Wildes Westaustralien
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Dolphins, Is Our Love Too Deep? (2023)
      Dolphins, Is Our Love Too Deep?
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Jaimen Hudson in Jaimen Hudson: From Sky to Sea (2021)
      Jaimen Hudson: From Sky to Sea
      9.3
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Mythos Wal (2017)
      Mythos Wal
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • cinematography
      • 2017
    • Dolphin Dynasty (2016)
      Dolphin Dynasty
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 2016
    • Shark Week (1987)
      Shark Week
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014–2015
    • Hello Birdy
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2014
    • The Search for the Ocean's Super Predator (2013)
      The Search for the Ocean's Super Predator
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Ocean Giants (2011)
      Ocean Giants
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2010
    • Whale Patrol
      7.8
      • director of photography
      • 2009
    • Before It's Too Late: Hawaii Isles of Extinction (2004)
      Before It's Too Late: Hawaii Isles of Extinction
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004

    Producer

    • Dolphins, Is Our Love Too Deep? (2023)
      Dolphins, Is Our Love Too Deep?
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Jaimen Hudson in Jaimen Hudson: From Sky to Sea (2021)
      Jaimen Hudson: From Sky to Sea
      9.3
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Bushfire Wars
      TV Series
      • series producer
      • 2018–2019
    • Mythos Wal (2017)
      Mythos Wal
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Shark Week (1987)
      Shark Week
      7.6
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Birthplace of the Giants (2015)
      Birthplace of the Giants
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Hello Birdy
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • The Search for the Ocean's Super Predator (2013)
      The Search for the Ocean's Super Predator
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2013
    • Whale Patrol
      7.8
      • producer
      • 2009
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Leighton DeBarros

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