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Erik Ljung(II)

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Erik Ljung
ERIK LJUNG is a two-time Emmy winning freelance Producer and Director of Photography currently based in the Midwest. His debut feature length documentary The Blood is at the Doorstep had its world premiere at the 2017 SXSW Film Festival where it earned a critics pick from The Hollywood Reporter. Most recently he was a DP on Netflix's "Making a Murderer" season 2, Al Jazeera's "Fault Lines" where has earned 2 Emmy Nominations , and BET's "Disrupt & Dismantle" w/ Soledad O'Brien. His other work includes shooting and producing content for the New York Times with whom he's earned 2 News & Doc Emmy Awards, VICE News, Travel Channel, PBS Frontline and CNN. As a Director of Photography, he has worked with some of the world's largest brands and ad agencies to produce commercial content, including a Cannes Titanium Lion winning campaign for Boost Mobile. He is a former Nohl Fellow, a three-time Brico Forward Fund recipient for his documentary work, and a 2020 Finalist for the Creative Capital grant for his multi-disciplinary visual artwork.
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    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Steven Avery in Making a Murderer (2015)
    Making a Murderer
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    The Blood Is at the Doorstep (2017)
    The Blood Is at the Doorstep
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
    Mysteries at the Museum (2010)
    Mysteries at the Museum
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Vice News (2013)
    Vice News
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

    Credits

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    Cinematographer



    • The Loneliest Crash Test Dummy (2026)
      The Loneliest Crash Test Dummy
      Short
      • cinematographer
      • 2026
    • Coming Home (2025)
      Coming Home
      Short
      • cinematographer
      • 2025
    • VOCES Latino Vote 2024 (2024)
      VOCES Latino Vote 2024
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Fault Lines (2009)
      Fault Lines
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography
      • 2019–2023
    • Calls from the Inside (2021)
      Calls from the Inside
      7.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2023
    • Anderson Cooper and Kelly Ripa in The 16th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (2022)
      The 16th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
      TV Special
      • director of photography: Package
      • 2022
    • Scout Master (2022)
      Scout Master
      8.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Vice (2019)
      Vice
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Retro Report (2013)
      Retro Report
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Yvonne Bradley in We Are Not Ghouls (2022)
      We Are Not Ghouls
      8.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • co-director of photography
      • 2022
    • Charlet Duboc in VICE News: The Battle Over Psychedelic Therapy's Future (2022)
      VICE News: The Battle Over Psychedelic Therapy's Future
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • Fault Lines
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2021
    • Messwood (2021)
      Messwood
      6.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • The Prison Breaker (2021)
      The Prison Breaker
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021

    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Flag Day (2026)
      Flag Day
      8.6
      • additional cinematography
      • 2026
    • The Great Experiment
      7.9
      • camera operator
      • 2026
    • Mrs. America (2025)
      Mrs. America
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2025
    • Sex Before the Internet (2023)
      Sex Before the Internet
      6.4
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2024
    • Candace Parker: Unapologetic (2023)
      Candace Parker: Unapologetic
      7.8
      • camera operator
      • 2023
    • Vice (2019)
      Vice
      7.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2023
    • Join or Die (2023)
      Join or Die
      6.7
      • camera operator
      • 2023
    • Menendez Brothers: Misjudged? (2022)
      Menendez Brothers: Misjudged?
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2022
    • The Fatal Flaw: A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022)
      The Fatal Flaw: A Special Edition of 20/20
      6.4
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2022
    • The Big Squeeze (2021)
      The Big Squeeze
      5.1
      • camera operator
      • 2021
    • The New York Times Presents (2020)
      The New York Times Presents
      6.8
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • camera operator: cinematographer
      • 2021
    • MakeSHIFT (2020)
      MakeSHIFT
      7.0
      • cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Frontline (1983)
      Frontline
      8.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2019
    • Bruce Campbell in Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2019)
      Ripley's Believe It or Not!
      6.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2019
    • Mysteries at the Museum (2010)
      Mysteries at the Museum
      8.1
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2018–2019

    Director



    • The Blood Is at the Doorstep (2017)
      The Blood Is at the Doorstep
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Maria Hamilton in Mothers for Justice (2015)
      Mothers for Justice
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Police Shooting Tests New Wisconsin Law
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Spectacle! (2013)
      Spectacle!
      Short
      • Director
      • 2013

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