Ned Van Buren (1882-1969) was an early American cinematographer who worked in Hollywood during the silent era.
[2][3][4] As a young man, Ned began working as a photographer in his hometown of Gouverneur, New York.
In 1912, he got his hands on a movie camera and started experimenting with shooting local scenes before gaining work as a cinematographer in the silent movie business; for a time, he was Pauline Frederick's chief cinematographer.
He filmed many projects for Famous Players–Lasky, Edison, and Universal—likely many more than the 40 he is officially credited with.
[3] Eventually he left cinematography behind to work for Kodak in Hollywood.