He is best known for his collaborations with director Darren Aronofsky on the films Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006), Black Swan (2010), Noah (2014), and Mother!

Libatique has received three Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominations for his work on Black Swan (2010), A Star Is Born (2018), and Maestro (2023).

[2] Libatique studied sociology and communications at California State University, Fullerton, before earning an MFA in cinematography at AFI Conservatory.

[3] Libatique served as director of photography for music videos and teamed with fellow AFI alumnus Aronofsky for the short film Protozoa.

But the director definitely dictates how I do it.”[5] On November 14, 2018, Libatique was arrested on suspicion of assault for allegedly attacking paramedics and police at a hotel in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Libatique admitted to drinking but claimed to have been unknowingly drugged, with no memory of the alleged encounter.