Amnon Salomon (; April 3, 1940 – October 23, 2011) was an Israeli film cinematographer. He was a recipient of the Ophir Award for cinematography.
Biography
Salomon was born in Tel Aviv in 1940 to a Hungarian-Jewish father and a Russian-Jewish mother. He started his career in the Geva Studios as an assistant to photographer to the Israeli cinematographer David Gurfinkel, a position he held for four years, during which he also assisted filming Uri Zohar's 1964 avant-garde-satiric film Hole in the Moon.
During his career, Solomon filmed 65 films, of which the best-known films included Haham Gamliel (1973), Charlie Ve'hetzi (1973), Beyond the Walls (1985), Alex Is Lovesick (1986) and Cup Final (1992).
In 2003 the Israeli Academy of Film and Television awarded him a prize for his professional achievement. In 2010, in honor of his seventieth birthday, a tribute in his honor was held in the Tel Aviv Cinematheque.
In 2010 Salomon filmed his final film, Dover Koshashvili's Infiltration.
Death
Salomon died on October 23, 2011, at the age of 71, following a long battle with cancer. His death was announced by his spouse, Ilan. Salomon was later interred at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery.
Selected filmography
2010 - Infiltration
1999 - Tzur Hadassim
1998 - Zolgot Hadma'ot Me'atzman
1998 - Pa'amaim Buskila
1992 - Gmar Gavi'a
1992 - Me'Ahorei Hasoragim II
1990 - Neshika Bametzach
1989 - Abba Ganuv II
1989 - Ehad Mishelanu
1988 - Nisuim Fiktiveem
1987 - Unsettled Land
1986 - Alex Is Lovesick
1985 - Me'Ahorei Hasoragim
1985 - Goodbye, New York
1985 - Ad Sof Halaylah
1984 - Roman Za'ir
1984 - Sapar Nashim
1983 - Ovdim Al Ha'Olam
1982 - Adon Leon
1981 - Shifshuf Naim
1979 - Ta'ut Bamispar
1976 - Lupo B'New York
1976 - Mishpahat Tzan'ani
1974 - Charlie Ve'hetzi
1973 - Haham Gamliel
References
External links
Top cinematographer Amnon Salomon, dies at 71 - published in Haaretz on October 24, 2011