Janusz Kamiński

Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński (; born June 27, 1959) is a Polish cinematographer and director of film and television. He has established a partnership with Steven Spielberg, working as a cinematographer on his films since 1993. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Spielberg's holocaust drama ''Schindler's List'' and World War II epic ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998). He has also received Academy Award nominations for ''Amistad'' (1997), ''The Diving Bell & the Butterfly'' (2007), ''War Horse'' (2011), ''Lincoln'' (2012), and ''West Side Story'' (2021). He has also received nominations for five BAFTA Awards, and six American Society of Cinematographers Awards.

In addition to his collaborations with Spielberg, he has also worked with Cameron Crowe, James L. Brooks, and Julian Schnabel. Kamiński has also moved into the field of directing, first with the horror film ''Lost Souls'' (2000), and the NBC series ''The Event'' (2011) and WE TV series ''The Divide'' (2014). In 2019, the American Society of Cinematographers included ''Schindler's List'' and ''Saving Private Ryan'', both shot by Kamiński, on the list of the best-photographed films of the 20th century. Provided by Wikipedia