Born in Paris, Tristan Graduated from the National Film and Television School. His graduation film « Birdhouse » was selected to close the New Cinematographer’s night of the BSC events in 2014. His film ‘My stuffed granny’ won Best British Animation Award (Mc Laren Award) at the Edinbourgh International Film Festival.
In 2016 his music video Take me dancing won ‘Best new comer’ at the UKMVA and In 2019 his music video Moss Kena ‘ New Start’ alongside with his 2nd Unit Feature film ‘Amundsen‘ was nominated for best cinematography at the prestigious Camerimage festival. The same year his debut feature Amare Amaro was nominated for best cinematography at Taormina film festival. In 2022 his short film Edicius gets nominated for best cinematography at the BSC Short Film Cinematography Competition. A year later he filled in for cinematographer Larry Smith on the last shooting block of Rogue Agent for Netflix. Tristan also paired with Actor-Director Karen Bryson on her new short film Monochromatic which won many prizes at prestigious festivals, including best cinematography at Tweetfest. The same year he also collaborated with director Katia Shannon for her short film Us & In Between for which he won best cinematography at Lift OFF festival.
In 2024 he shot Idris Elba’s last short film titled “Rust to Dreams” starring British singer-songwriter Seal.
Combining both cities’ fashion and cinematographic culture, Tristan’s taste for aestheticised composition and subtle european lighting has attracted many narrative projects over the years.
Selected
Clients
Engie, Adidas, Jo Malone, The North Face, Asos, Nike, Puma, Aman, Facebook, JD
Awards &
Mentions
Camerimage Best cinematography Nomination Music Video 2019
Lift OFF Festival Best cinematography Award
Short film ‘What if?’ 2021
Short Film Cinematography Competition 2022 Winners
Taormina International Film Festival
Best Cinematography Feature film nomination
UKMVA Best Pop Video New Comer Winner
Personal Equipment
Cameras
ARRI ALEXA MINI LF
ARRI ALEXA MINI
ARRICAM ST 35mm
ARRIFLEX SR3 S16mm
BOLEX EL 16mm
ps. All film cameras are equipped with modern HD video system for comfortable on set monitoring and clear images.
+ Full Accessory list including wireless video, focus, and monitoring.
Lenses
Cooke S4i S35 PL
18-25-32-50-75-135
Leica Summicron Summilux FF PL
19-24-28-35-50-80-135
Leica R Summicron EF FF
15-19-24-28-35-50-60Macro-90-135-180
Mamiya 645 LPL F2 FF
25-32-40-57-77-105
Canon FDs EF/ LPL
14-20-24-35-55-85-135
Nikon AIs LPL
20-24-28-35-50-80
Zeiss Contax EF
15-18-28-35-50-60-80-135
Zoom Leica Elmarit FF LPL 28-90mm T2.8
Zoom Lomo Photon UHD PL 37-140 T3.5 Spherical and Anamorphic
T2 Scope Anamorphic PL – Built by me
50mm Macro & 90mm
Zoom Canon 17-102
Zoom Canon PL 30-105 T2.8
Zoom Canon FD 50-300 FF F4.5
Zoom Zeiss LPL Contax 35-70 FF F3.5
Zoom S16mm Zeiss Digizoom 6-24 F2.9
Zoom S16mm 5-50 Fujinon f2.3