hungarian cinematographer laszlo kovacs has passed on to the next world

laszlo kovacs passed away over the weekend. i met laszlo at the mendocino film festival in the spring of 2006. he was a genuinely nice and extremely knowledgeable man. i feel honored to have had the opportunity to have spent a few minutes with him over the span of the weekend, especially at a festival where my own film was screening. laszlo is one of the golden god's of cinematography, and he will always be remembered for a life's beautiful work.

laszlo shot many great films including:
easy rider
ghostbusters
five easy pieces
paper moon
say anything