Began taking still photographs at age 12

Shot second unit work on "Gaby - A True Story"

Produced "El Camino Largo a Tijuana", the feature directorial debut of Luis Estrada

Debut as director of photography "Bandidos/Bandits", helmed by Estrada; also produced

First collaboration with director Alfonso Cuaron, "Love in the Time of Hysteria"

Breakthrough feature as a cinematographer, "Like Water for Chocolate", directed by Alfonso Arau; (US release in 1993)

Reteamed with Estrada for "Ambar"

Served as cinematographer on the American independent "Twenty Bucks"

US debut as Cinematographer for the two segments of the Showtime anthology series "Fallen Angels," the Cuaron-directed "Murder, Obliquely" and the Tom Hanks directed "I'll Be Waiting"

Shot "Reality Bites", directed by Ben Stiller

Earned richly deserved Academy Award nomination for "A Little Princess", directed by Cuaron

Reteamed with Arau for "A Walk in the Clouds"

Was director of photography on "The Birdcage", helmed by Mike Nichols

Fourth film with Cuaron, the contemporary remake of "Great Expectations"

Shot "Meet Joe Black"

Garnered widespread praise and an Oscar nomination for Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow"

Director of Photography for "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her" the directorial debut for Rodrigo Garcia; premiered at Sundance (aired on Showtime in 2001)

Served as cinematographer on "Ali"

Was director of photography on "Frida"

Reteamed with director Alfonso Cuaron for "Y Tu Mama Tambien"

Received third Oscar nomination for his work on Terrence Malick's "The New World"

Reteamed with director Alfonso Cuaron for "Children of Men"; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography