Arledge Armenaki

James Arledge Armenaki is an American cinematographer and professor.

Biography

Armenaki was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of a United [States Navy] pilot. Due to his father's career, he grew up in various locations, primarily in Morocco and London, England.
Between 1973 and 1976 he studied at Brooks [Institute of Photography]. The blaxploitation Disco Godfather was his first movie shot as a director of photography. Next to his cinematography-career he taught at Brooks Institute of Photography, North Carolina School of the Arts and since 2005 as an associate professor at Western Carolina University.