Javier Aguirresarobe

Eibar (Spain), 1948. After obtaining his Diploma in Optics, he moved to Madrid to join the Official School of Journalism. He worked in several newspapers, but his interest in cinema led him to study in the Official School of Cinematography, where he specialised in camera and lighting, graduating in 1973. He has work as a Cinematographer in films directed by Imanol Uribe, Julio Medem, Montxo Armendariz, Fernando Trueba or Pedro Almodóvar. He gained international acknowledgement with his work in The Others (2001) and Mar adentro (2004), both directed by Alejandro Amenabar. Outside Spain, is well-known for his work in various films, such as Los fantasma de Goya (2006), by Milos Forman; Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) and Blue Jasmine (2013), by Woody Allen or The Road (2009), by John Hillcoat, based in the novel written by Cormac McCarthy. He also has signed the following titles as a Cinematographer: New Moon (Chris Weitz, 2009) and Eclipse (David Slade, 2010) from the Twilight Saga, Poltergeist (Gil Kenan, 2015) and Thor: Ragnarok (Taika Waititi, 2017). He won the Spanish National Photography Award in 2004 and has been awarded with many Goya prizes.