[1] He studied at the Staatliche Fachschule für Optik und Fototechnik in Berlin.
[1] After graduating he entered Olympia-Film in Munich and worked with Thomas Mauch,[1] and he became a key cinematographer of New German Cinema.
He went to the US in 1988,[1] and photographed Hollywood films such as The Innocent, Color of Night, A Couch in New York, The Peacemaker and Deep Impact.
[4] The film Deep Impact was dedicated to Lohmann's memory.
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