Ray Wongchinda is a Director of Photography in the International Cinematographers Guild (IATSE Local 600), and is based in Los Angeles. With extensive international production experience, he was the DoP on narrative feature films that shot in France, South Africa, Canada, Taiwan, India, Namibia, Greece, Jamaica, Ghana, Bolivia, and throughout the United States. His narrative work in independent cinema has earned an Africa Movie Academy Award, and had theatrical distribution in multiple countries, including the United States, UK, and France.
Recently, Ray was the Director of Photography for two feature films, that were Official Selections of the 2024 Tribeca Festival.
"The Other, Gold" was one of ten feature films in the 2024 Tribeca Festival's US Narrative Competition:
https://tribecafilm.com/films/other-gold-2024
“America’s Burning” is a 2024 Tribeca Festival Spotlight Documentary:
https://tribecafilm.com/films/america-s-burning-2024
With a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.S. in Computer Science, Ray's engineering background assists with the technicality of photography, camera movement, virtual production, and post production. Fusing his technical experience, a love of storytelling, and his passion for art and design led him to cinematography.
“I tend toward naturalistic styles in an effort to emphasize story and performance, but should a project call for a stylized look, I would be excited to bring that to life. The Director's narrative and vision is paramount to the project, and will always be served by my cinematography. I believe movies are a Director's medium, and as such, the relationship between the Director and the Director of Photography is critical. My ultimate goal is a successful realization of the Director's vision.”
