Biography
Eric Alan Edwards is an American cinematographer. He was born on 10 August 1953 in Portland, Oregon, and graduated with a B.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1975.
Edwards has worked on numerous feature films, often in collaboration with director Gus Van Sant. His credits include Mala Noche (1985), Drugstore Cowboy (1989), My Own Private Idaho (1991, shared cinematography credit with John J. Campbell), Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993), To Die For (1995) and Cop Land (1997). Later projects encompass comedies such as The Break-Up (2006), Knocked Up (2007), The Change-Up (2011) and Dirty Grandpa (2016), as well as The Hollars (2016).
He received a Student Academy Award in 1984 for American Taboo and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography for My Own Private Idaho.
