Edward Klosinski, 1943 - 2008.

Polish cinematographer Edward Klosinski, who worked with Oscar-winning director Andrzej Wajda and director Krzysztof Kieslowski, has died, the national filmmakers' association said Monday. He was 65....

The AP.

Updated through 1/13.

I spent long hours studying how Vermeer, Rembrandt, Hogarth, Turner or Hoppner built their paintings. The world can be described in many ways, but the question is: why do certain ways of representing the world become more strongly embedded in the memory than others? I realized that I liked natural light the most, only not entirely natural but slightly deformed. All within the boundaries of realism, but not an illusion of reality. That is how Sven Nykvist, Gordon Willis and a few others work.

Klosinski in 1994, as quoted in a profile by Ewa Nawo for culture.pl.

Update, 1/13: "Klosinski photographed White in a manner that is at once en suite with its companion films while also striking a distinctly different attitude, more earthy and realistic, depicting its director's homeland as a humble country that magic can reach only from within," writes Tim Lucas.

Posted by dwhudson at January 12, 2008 7:45 AM