David Ashley Connell (born 7 September 1955) is an Australian cinematographer with a career of over 25 years of cinematographic work in films and television to date.
Connell got his first Super 8 film camera at the age of 12, given to him by his father, sparking an interest in film.
In 1972, at the age of 17, Connell became a camera assistant for an Australian news channel.
Connell joined Crawford Productions the next year, where he became a camera loader and focus puller,[1] and joined the Australian Cinematographers Society in 1988.
He currently resides in Brighton, Victoria, Australia with his wife Anne.