Bio
David Gregan is an Australian multi-award-winning Cinematographer working in the fields of drama, documentary, and advertising.
He has won 13 Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) awards including 3 Gold Awards for Kyan Burn’s music video Guess (2022), Screen Australia/South Australian Film Corporation funded series Love, Guns and Level Ups (2021), and the short film The Martyr (2013).
David served as a Cinematographer on the true crime feature documentary Never Get Busted which had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival (2025) and its Australian premiere at Melbourne International Film Festival (2025). It also won PBS Human Spirit Award at Nashville Film Festival, Best Documentary at Chilliwack Independent Film Festival, and Grand Jury Award at Dances with Films Film Festival.
He has also worked extensively on long form drama productions. Most recently serving as Director of Photography on the upcoming South Australian Film Corporation funded horror feature Ruby, Ruby.
Other longform drama credits include 2nd Unit Cinematographer on the ABC Kids TV series Beep and Mort season 1, B Cam operator/2nd Unit Cinematographer on the SBS TV series A Beginner’s Guide to Grief, B Camera Operator on the Emmy Award-winning ABC TV series First Day season 2, 2nd Unit Cinematographer on feature film Never Too Late and 2nd Unit Cinematographer on feature film Rabbit.
David has also shot advertising campaigns for such clients as Panasonic, Coopers Beer, Fantastic Rice Crackers, Beyond Bank, People’s Choice Credit Union, South Australian Tourism, Adelaide Film Festival and Sky City Casino.
Originally starting his career in lighting department on big budget films like The Boys Are Back under the guidance of Academy Award-winning DP Greig Fraser ASC, ACS has given David the ability to use light and colour to help shape and execute images with a difference.
David is also a CASA certified drone pilot.
In his spare time he enjoys 35mm film photography, singing in The Ramones cover band Kosher Salami, and hanging out with his adopted Greyhound Cam (and no, the dog’s name isn’t short for camera).
Awards
2022 ACS Awards – Gold award- Music video category for “Guess” by Kyan Burns
2022 Fleurieu Film Festival – Best Cinematography for “Last Lullaby”
2021 ACS Awards – Gold award- Serial TV & Comedy category for “Love, Guns, and Level ups- Episode 2”
2021 48 Hr Film Festival – Best Cinematography for “Baggage”
2020 ACS Awards – Bronze award- Fictional drama shorts category for “Aftershock”
2019 ACS Awards – Silver award- Fictional drama shorts category for “37 Things”
2018 ACS Awards – Bronze award- Advertising (National and International) category for “Fantastic Rice Crackers-Lounge room” TVC
2017 ACS Awards – Silver award- Advertising (National and International) category for “Coopers Xmas TVC”
2015 ACS Awards – Bronze award- Corporate and educational category for “Aim- main promotional video”
2014 ACS Awards – Silver award- Music video category for “Golden” by The Germein Sisters
2013 ACS Awards – Gold award- Fictional drama shorts category for “The Martyr”
2013 South Australian Screen Awards (SASA) – Best Cinematography for “The Martyr”
2012 ACS Awards – Bronze award- Music video category for “Devil Ride” by Tracer
2012 ACS Awards – Bronze award- Music video category for “Going Away” by The Bill Parton Trio
2010 ACS Awards – Silver award- Corporate and educational category for Uniting Care Wesley “Lucy’s Story”
2008 ACS Awards – Silver award- Student cinematography category for “Chambers”