Joshua Zucker-Pluda is a cinematographer based in Los Angeles and available world-wide.

His work has been shown in the New York, Telluride, Venice, and Toronto International Film festivals and included in the esteemed Criterion Collection. He has shot several of the #1 most-watched music videos on Youtube.

His work with Metallica was nominated for the prestigious “Best Music Video” at the 2023 Camerimage Festival.

As a cinematographer, he has collaborated with directors such as Alex Garland, Dave Meyers, Alma Har’el, Laurie Anderson, and Jim Jarmusch.

After graduating from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2001 with a degree in film production, Joshua spent the next several years ignoring common sense touring in punk rock bands. He then returned to film as a cinematographer working on commercials, music videos, narrative projects, and documentaries.

Joshua currently holds an MFA in Cinematography from the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles and is a Director of Photography in the International Cinematographers Guild Local 600.

DIRECTORS: Alex Garland, Alma Har’el, Andrew Whitehurst, Chris Sargent, Dave Meyers, James Lees, Jacqueline Castel, Jennifer Reeder, Jim Jarmusch, Kai Regan, Lance Drake, Laurie Anderson, Michael Spiccia, Sandy Kim, Stuart McIntyre, Tim Saccenti.

PRODUCTION COMPANIES:  1st Ave Machine, All Day Every Day, Anonymous Content, DNA Film, Disney, Doomsday Entertainment, FX Network, Freenjoy, HBO, Hulu, MJZ, Radical Media, Somesuch, Ways and Means.