This is MATCH cinematographer Florian Banicki, with a keen eye for aesthetic lighting, extensive experience with elaborate grip equipment, and a genuinely open and approachable nature.

As a teenager, Florian discovered his love for moving pictures, shooting on his father's Sony Hi8 camera - until it eventually fell apart. After spending years in a homemade darkroom and as an assistant on film sets with the likes of Steven Spielberg, the Wachowski siblings, and Tom Tykwer, his evolution over the past years has been rapid. Armed with his all-around experience in film and a highly specialized skillset, Florian proved to be a valuable addition to several motion pictures, documentaries, and commercials, with a unique ability to create beautiful scenes and capture extraordinary moments.

Florian loves the darkness and creating a mysterious tension. He loves it when the viewer's experience is intensified by creating intimate moments using spotlighting in the dark and controlling the focus by deliberately setting the light. Florian feels comfortable in the supporting role as a cameraman - without the spotlight - like the bass player in a band. He used to be one himself, by the way.

Want to hear a weird fact from Florian's world? He does not trust washing machines and always keeps an eye on them.