Janusz Kamiński is a Polish cinematographer and director of film and television who has been working as a cinematographer on Steven Spielberg films since 1993.
Born in Ziębice, Poland, he attended Columbia College in Chicago and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987.
After college, took up filmmaking as a profession before attending the AFI Conservatory, where he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree.
Kamiński was first discovered by Steven Spielberg in 1991. After seeing the television film Wildflower, Spielberg hired Kamiński to shoot Class of ’61, a television film in which Spielberg served as producer.
Based on his performance, he has twice won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in the 1990s, for Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan.
And also has been nominated five additional times for Amistad, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, War Horse, Lincoln, and West Side Story.
Janusz Kamiński Parents: Who Are Janusz Kamiński’s Parents?
Janusz Kamiński is the son of Jadwiga Celner and Marian Kaminski.
Although Celner and Marian were celebrity parents, their details are not documented.