Matthew Libatique, A.S.C. studied at Cal State Fullerton from 1986 to 1990 majoring in Communications and Sociology. He followed this education at the prestigious American Film Institute where he earned a MFA in Cinematography. Matthew first came to recognition through his body of work created with independent filmmaker Darren Aronosfsky. Together they have worked on two shorts and three feature films, including the highly acclaimed "Requiem for a Dream" , his first feature "Pi", and the most recent, "The Fountain".

The award-winning feature debut "Pi" earned Libatique a nomination for Best Cinematography at the Independent Spirit Awards. He was later honored with the award for Best Cinematography at the Independent Sprit Awards and nominations for the BSFC Awards and OFSC Awards, for Aronofsky's second feature, "Requiem for a Dream."

His career began in 1995 as a cinematographer in the music video industry. His work has appeared on MTV for artists such as The Cure, Usher, Death in Vegas, Erykah Badu, Incubus, Tupac, Moby, Snoop Dog, Jay-Z, and The Fray. Libatique earned the MVPA award for best cinematography in 2002 for Matchbox 20 “ Mad Season”. He has combined forces with talented directors such as Floria Sigismondi, Phil Harder, Terry Richardson, Mark Pellington, Chris Robinson, Little X, and The Saline Project.

Last year Matthew shot his first studio blockbuster with the completion of Iron Man with director Jon Favreau. The film is slated for release on May 2 of this year.

His career to date is rounded out with three films for director Spike Lee, “She Hate Me”, “Inside Man", and the recently completed "Miracle at St. Anna". In addition Matthew has photographed films such as Joel Schumacher's "Tigerland" and "Phone Booth", "Gothika" for Mathieu Kassovitz, "Abandon" with Stephen Gaghan, and "Everything is Illuminated" with Liev Schreiber.

Matthew is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and The American Society of Cinematographers.