Steven Fierberg, ASC received the 2024 ASC Career Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers. He previously won another ASC Award and a Latin Grammy.

His feature cinematography has ranged from studio movies like Ed Zwick’s Love and Other Drugs featuring Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal, Aspen Extreme, the Entourage movie, to micro budget indy films such as Alex Cox’s Repo Chick. His favorite work includes Joel Schumacher’s poignant Twelve and Steven Shainberg's provocative Secretary, which won a Special Jury Prize for Originality from the Sundance Festival before ‘inspiring’ 50 Shades of Grey.

Steve created the ‘look and feel’ of some of the most successful series in television, including The Affair (Golden Globes Winner, Best Drama), Emily in Paris (Golden Globe nom), Entourage (5 Golden Globe noms), Once Upon a Time and Attila  (ASC Award Winner for Outstanding Cinematography). Recent work includes Amazon’s epic Wheel of Time and Bosch Legacy.

Fierberg helped the launch the careers of many first-time directors, including Renny Harlin on A Nightmare on Elm Street 4, Dream Master, which had the largest August opening in cinema history and introduced Hong Kong-style action filmmaking to the U.S.

He worked with Baz Luhrmann on additional photography for the transcendent Moulin Rouge! and Sally Potter for Rage. Alex Cox’s existential road movie, Searchers 2.0,  premiered at the Venice and AFI film festivals, winning an ovation for the cinematography. The Hollywood Reporter lauded "stunning visuals captured to mesmeric effect by cinematographer Steven Fierberg."

He has been a vice-president of the American Society of Cinematographers and is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures. He represents the United States as a board member in IMAGO. In between projects, he mentors & teaches guest classes at AFI, NYU, USC, UCLA and the Maine Media Workshops.

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