Boris Kaufman

Boris Abelevich Kaufman, ASC (also spelled Kauffman; Russian: Бори́с А́белевич Ка́уфман; August 24, 1906 – June 24, 1980) was a Russian cinematographer, who spent the majority of his professional life in France (1929-1940) and then the United States (1944-1970). Born in the Grodno Governorate of the Russian Empire, present-day Poland, he was the younger brother of noted Soviet filmmakers Dziga Vertov and Mikhail Kaufman.

Kaufman was known for his skillful use of black-and-white palettes and his poetic realist style of photography. He worked with such directors as Jean Vigo, Alexandr Hackenschmied, Elia Kazan and Sidney Lumet. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-Whie for On the Waterfront (1954), with a second nomination for Baby Doll (1956).