Biography
Michael Liu, also credited as Liu Yin or 刘寅, is a Chinese cinematographer. He studied cinematography at the Beijing Film Academy and later apprenticed under Oscar-winning cinematographer Peter Pau.
Liu has worked as director of photography on The Wandering Earth (2019), The Sacrifice (2020), Hi, Mom (2021), The Wandering Earth II (2023) and Yolo (2024). He received a Golden Lotus Best Cinematography Award nomination for The Sacrifice and was elected to the American Society of Cinematographers in 2025.
