Robert Elswit

Robert Elswit
Born
Robert Christopher Elswit

(1950-04-22) April 22, 1950
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Southern California (BFA)
American Film Institute (MFA)
Years active1977–present
RelativesRik Elswit (brother)

Robert Christopher Elswit, ASC (born April 22, 1950) is an American cinematographer.

He is best known for his collaboration with director Paul Thomas Anderson from 1996 to 2014, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for There Will Be Blood (2007).

Elswit has also collaborated with directors and screenwriters Tony and Dan Gilroy on all of the six films that either brother directed.