Caleb Deschanel is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for six Academy Awards, each time in the field of cinematography. The first nomination came in 1983 for the film Boşluktaki Kahramanlar (1983). His second was in 1984 for The Natural (1984), the third in 1996 for Fly Away Home (1996), the fourth in 2000 for Vatansever (2000), the fifth for Tutku - Hz. İsa'nın Çilesi (2004), and the sixth for Asla Gözlerini Kaçırma (2018).

He is the father of actresses Emily Deschanel and Zooey Deschanel.