Mauro Fiore

Mauro Fiore (born November 15, 1964) is an Italian-American cinematographer.

He was born in Marzi, Calabria and moved to the US with his family in 1971. He attended Palatine High School in Palatine, Illinois, and graduated in 1982. He started out pursuing a career in sociology but was captivated by photography and art. He went on to receive his B.A. from Columbia College Chicago in 1987 and moved to Los Angeles to jumpstart his career.

Fiore won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 82nd Academy Awards for his work on the 2009 film ''Avatar''. Previously, he worked on the films ''Training Day'', ''The Hire: Ticker'', ''Tears of the Sun'', ''Smokin' Aces'' and ''The Kingdom''. He also worked as a cinematographer for the television series ''Tracey Takes On...''. Provided by Wikipedia