In 2005 he obtained a postdoctoral degree in film art,[3] and on 7 October 2010 he was awarded the title of professor.
He began working in the film industry as a cinematographer for school etudes and documentaries.
In later years he collaborated with such directors as Bogdan Dziworski, Jerzy Domaradzki, Lech Majewski, Janusz Morgenstern, Tadeusz Junak, Laco Adamik, Andrzej Barański, Juliusz Machulski, Izabella Cywińska, Zbigniew Kamiński, Wiesław Saniewski, Grzegorz Królikiewicz, Ryszard Ber, Krzysztof Zanussi, Jacek Bromski, John Crowley, Pawel Pawlikowski, Uri Barbash, Kenneth Lonergan, Rowan Joffé, Joe Wright, Charles Beeson and others.
In 2004 he received the TV Award of the British Academy in the category of photography and lighting for the movie Charles II: The Power and the Passion.
In the same year he received the "Golden Camera 300" award for lifetime achievement at the International Festival of Cinematographers in Bitola.