Peter Deming: “To be tasked to create imagery worthy of David’s imagination was the absolute best job in cinema. Ever.”

From Peter Deming’s Instagram:

“It’s impossible to articulate the loss felt by the passing of David Lynch. I was blessed to call him a mentor, a collaborator (still insane to comprehend for me) and a friend for thirty-three years. Such a unique vision, David had the truly singular ability to combine images and sound to foster emotions and realities far beyond the reach of any language. To take audiences to strange and dark places only he could bring to life. To be tasked to create imagery worthy of David’s imagination was the absolute best job in cinema. Ever. And one I will forever be grateful to have been fortunate to be a part of. Creativity. Inspiration. Imagination. Emotion. Pushing boundaries every opportunity he had and including us on that journey. The greatest ever to do it. I’ll so miss the infinity of your positive spirit, David, and sharing a cup ‘o joe. I’m just gonna miss you David. Tomorrow is David’s birthday. He would have been 79. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 to Jennifer, Austin, Riley and Lula.”

Peter Deming served as cinematographer on most of David Lynch’s work since On the Air in 1992, helping establish the distinctive dark and/or dreamlike aesthetic. This includes Hotel Room (1993), Lost Highway (1997), Mulholland Drive (2001), Duran Duran: Unstaged (2011) and Twin Peaks: The Return (2017).