Anette Haellmigk is a German cinematographer who has been nominated for multiple Emmy and ASC Awards.
After finding work in German television documentaries she came to know cinematographer Jost Vacano (an Oscar-nominee for Das Boot,) who became a mentor to her.
He brought Haellmigk into the camera departments on The Neverending Story[3] as well as five films directed by Paul Verhoeven.
[1] After working as a second unit director of photography for ten years[4] Haellmigk began working in American television when director Alex Graves hired her as his DP for three episodes of The West Wing.
She first worked for HBO on Big Love, where she was tasked with changing the look of the show for its third season.