
Sophie Darlington, ASC
Cinematographer. Speaker. Mentor.
A wildlife cinematographer and director of photography who's been mesmerised by the natural world for decades. When she started, you could count the women doing this on their own on one hand.
Since then she's filmed in the most remote and stunning places on earth, from Antarctica and Alaska to Zimbabwe, East Africa, Asia and beyond. Demoiselle cranes over the Himalayas, red crabs on Christmas Island, bears, lions, elephants and orcas... you name it, she's probably waited for it.
She's shot for National Geographic, Netflix, Disney and the BBC. In 2025 the American Society of Cinematographers made her their first dedicated wildlife cinematographer, the highest honour in her craft, and one of several recognitions that year for a career spent in the wild.
Off camera she speaks, at festivals, schools and for brands, and mentors the next lot coming up, just as she was once helped up herself.
Some of her work is here, trailers and clips. Have a look.