Darius Khondji AFC, ASC (Persian: داریوش خنجی; born 21 October 1955) is an Iranian-French cinematographer,[1][2] known for works from a number of high-profile directors, including Bong Joon-ho, David Fincher, Woody Allen, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and James Gray.

[3] Later in life, he moved to the United States to study at UCLA and then majored in film at New York University and the International Center of Photography.

"[4] After his time in the United States, Khondji returned to France in 1981 and worked as an assistant for cinematographers like Bruno Nuytten, Martin Schafer and Pascal Marti.

One of his highest profile films was Seven which he got based on a Nike ad he shot with David Fincher and his work on Delicatessen.

Darius worked on three European-shot films by Woody Allen: Midnight in Paris (2011),[5] To Rome with Love (2012)[6] and Magic in the Moonlight (2014).