Piotr Sobociński

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Piotr Sobociński (3 February 1958 in Łódź - 26 March 2001 in Vancouver) was one of the most respected cinematographers ever to come from Poland, picking up where his father, Witold Sobociński, left off. As a youngster, he felt lead to follow in his fathers footsteps. He studied at the Polish National film school and earned his degrees in 1987.

"My father taught me that the language of film is your own interpretation of reality. You have to select what is important from the jumble of images we see in our everyday lives. You can speak without using words by the decisions you make about movement and composition."

Piotr won his first award (The Silver Frog Award) in 1994 for his rendering images in RED. The next year he won the Golden Frog award for THE SEVENTH ROOM.

His career was hitting a peak in the mid-1990s when he was asked by Ron Howard to work on the big film Ransom starring Mel Gibson and Rene Russo. He went on to work on more big movies and his career looked like it was going to go on for a long time. However, while filming Trapped (AKA 24 hours) in 2001, he suffered a fatal massive heart attack.

He is survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter. He is also survived by his father, Witold who is retired from the film business.