oscar-winner sven nykvist has passed on at the age of 84 years. he was considered by many to be one of the greatest cinematographers of all time - the true and original masters of light. through out his career he worked very closely with directors like ingemar bergman, andrej tarkovskij, john huston, woody allen, roman polanski, louis malle, peter brook, richard attenborough and lasse hallstrom etc, but many of you have probably seen his work in movies like what's eating gilbert grape, sleepless in seattle, chaplin, fanny and alexander (won an oscar for that one), the unbearable lightness of being and many more.

his sense of simplicity and naturalism was celebrated and his 60-ies black and white work are true classics.

i can highly recommend light keeps me company - (a somewhat sad) documentary made by his son on his father's work in a later stage in life during which sven had become increasingly ill, but is a great celebration to his legacy. one can rent it via e.g. netflix.