Not to be confused with the New Zealand skeleton racer Russell Ward.Ward T. Russell is an American photographer and cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with film director Tony Scott, he served as a chief lighting technician on Scott's films Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Revenge, and as a cinematographer on Days of Thunder and The Last Boy Scout, which Scott also directed. His other cinematography credits include Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace, The X-Files, Unstoppable and Cruel World.He is a graduate of the University of Kansas and is married to film production coordinator Mary Cay Hollander.