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Janusz Kamiński

Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński (; born June 27, 1959) is a Polish cinematographer and director. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Steven Spielberg.

He has been nominated for and won several awards, including one Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on his holocaust drama ''Schindler's List'', and another one for the World War II epic ''Saving Private Ryan''.

Aside from a total of seven Academy Award nominations, he has also received five nominations from the BAFTA Awards, and six from the American Society of Cinematographers.

In addition to his collaborations with Spielberg, he has also worked with Cameron Crowe, James L. Brooks, Julian Schnabel and John Krasinski.

Kamiński has also worked in 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