Biography
Marco Onorato (1953–2012) was an Italian cinematographer. Born in Rome on 18 May 1953, he died there on 2 June 2012. He is best known for his long collaboration with director Matteo Garrone, serving as director of photography on all of the director’s feature films from Terra di mezzo (1997) to Reality (2012).
His credits include The Embalmer (2002), First Love (2004), Gomorrah (2008), Fort Apache Napoli (2009) and Reality (2012). He received the European Film Award for Best Cinematographer for Gomorrah and a posthumous David di Donatello Award for Reality. Earlier in his career he worked as a camera operator on films such as Department Store (1986). He was the brother of actor and dubber Glauco Onorato.
