Karl-Walter Lindenlaub, ASC, BVK was born in Germany and grew up in Hamburg.

Lindenlaub studied his craft at the Academy of Television & Film in Munich (HFF), before earning a scholarship to further his studies at England’s renowned National Film and Television School (NFTS). He moved to the USA in 1990.

Recently he shot the movie AMRUM directed by Fatih Akin, which was nominated for the ASC Spotlight Award and the German Academy Award for best cinematography.

He also shot the series FOR ALL MANKIND for Apple+, after finishing the first season of HALO for Showtime /Amblin Entertainment streaming on Paramount+.

He shot the 13-part series COSMOS with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Before that he was the DP on DRIVEN, directed by Nick Hamm with Lee Pace and Jason Sudeikis. He also lensed director Anna Foerster’s UNDERWORLD BLOOD WARS for Lakeshore Entertainment, starring Kate Beckinsale, and Theo James.

Lindenlaub was nominated for an Emmy for the cinematography on the two-part television movie HOUDINI, directed by Uli Edel, starring Adrien Brody.

Following early cinematography credits on student films Lindenlaub established ongoing associations with such filmmakers as Michael Caton-Jones (ROB ROY, THE JACKAL and CITY BY THE SEA), Wayne Wang (MAID IN MANHATTAN , BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE), Garry Marshall (THE PRINCESS DIARIESS, GEORGIA RULES), Jon Avnet (UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL, RED CORNER) and fellow German Roland Emmerich, with whom he has collaborated seven times. His work with Roland Emmerich includes the sci-fi epics INDEPENDENCE DAY and STARGATE, as well as UNIVERSAL SOLDIER and MOON 44 (German Camera Award).

Lindenlaub has also worked with such directors as Jan de Bont (THE HAUNTING), Paul Verhoeven (BLACK BOOK) and Bob Dolman THE BANGER SISTERS). Other notable credits are THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA with Andrew Adamson directing for Disney, and NINJA ASSASSIN produced by the Wachowskis and directed by James McTeigue. A DOLPHIN TALE with Charles Martin Smith directing, was shot in 3D.