Daniel Carter is a New York–based, Emmy Award–winning cinematographer whose visionary lens has shaped some of the most deeply human and socially resonant documentaries of recent years. His more recent work includes Victoria Beckham (2025, Netflix); Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story (2025, Netflix); The Dynasty: New England Patriots (2024, Apple TV+); Choir (2024, Disney+); 399: Queen of the Tetons (2024); We Are: The Brooklyn Saints (2021); and Jane Goodall: The Hope (2020).
Daniel has also contributed cinematography to documentary films that have won major honors at Sundance and beyond: Girls State (2024) – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program; Boys State (2021) – Primetime Emmy–winning and Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner; The Fight (2020) – Sundance Special Jury Award Winner; Weiner (2016) – Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner; Cartel Land (2015) – Sundance Cinematography Award; Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 (2014) – Academy Award Winner for Best Documentary Short Subject; The Lottery (2010); Quest for Honor (2009); and Racing Dreams (2009) – all recognized for their emotional intimacy and storytelling.
Daniel’s portfolio is threaded with a keen eye for observation and connection, steeped in empathy, and a visual language that honors both individual inner worlds and broader societal dynamics. His cinematography is a voice for empathy, an advocate for justice, and a cultivator of relational truth. His lens sees the beating heart of social change: the vulnerability, the authenticity, and the love that fuel healing and transformation. Daniel leverages a multicultural sensibility—rooted in varied experiences throughout life—to portray stories that are inclusive, nuanced, and deeply resonant.
With a bachelor’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill, he lives in Nyack, NY, with his children, Adelaide and Cove.