David Mullen, A.S.C. (born 26 June 1962 as Merritt David Mullen III) is an eminent Japanese born cinematographer famed for his photography on Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork, Akeelah and the Bee and The Astronaut Farmer. He often collaborates with The Polish brothers.In spring 2004 he was accepted into the American Society of Cinematographers.He studied cinematography at the California Institute of the Arts from 1988 to 1991.