Biography
Ron Hagen (1947–2002) was an Australian cinematographer. He began his career in photography as a cadet at the Sunraysia Daily newspaper in Mildura before moving to Melbourne, where he joined the ABC and worked on news, current affairs and documentaries. He went freelance in 1981 and shot his first drama as director of photography on the 1984 series Special Squad.
Hagen’s feature credits include Romper Stomper (1992). His television work encompasses the first episodes of Mission: Impossible (1988), Heartbreak High (1994), Ocean Girl (1994–1996), Thunderstone (1999–2000) and Stingers (2000–2002). He received a Penguin Award for Far Country and an ACS Golden Tripod Award for an episode of Halifax f.p. He retired due to ill health and died on 9 September 2002.
