S?awomir Idziak is a Polish cinematographer, having worked on over forty Polish and foreign films. He has made fourteen films with Krzysztof Zanussi, including Kontrakt, The Constant Factor and The Year of the Quiet Sun. He worked on all the early films of Krzysztof Kie?lowski, including his television, feature film and foreign debuts. The two collaborated on A Short Film About Killing, The Double Life of V�ronique and Three Colors: Blue. He has made films with such directors as Ridley Scott, John Sayles, Michael Winterbottom and John Duigan, and has also written and directed two films himself. He worked on Winterbottom's film I Want You, where he won an Honourable Mention at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival. He moved to more mainstream films such as Gattaca, Proof of Life, Black Hawk Down, and King Arthur. In 2002, he was nominated for an Academy Award as well as a BAFTA for 'Best Cinematography' in the film Black Hawk Down. Idziak was the director of photography for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's popular fantasy series, directed by David Yates. 

January 25th, 1945 in Katowice (Age 79)