Considered one of the most prestigious cinematographers in the world, Javier Aguirresarobe, from Guipuzcoa, has more than 50 feature films to his credit and has worked with the greatest film directors in Spain and abroad: Fernando Trueba (La niña de tus ojos), Carlos Saura (Dispara), Pedro Almodóvar (Hable con ella), Alejandro Amenábar (Los otros, Mar adentro), Pilar Miró (El perro del Hortelano), Montxo Armendáriz (Obaba), Julio Medem (Tierra), Woody Allen (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Blue Jasmine) or Milos Forman (Los fantasmas de Goya), among many others.
National Cinematography Award in 2004, six Goya Awards (out of 11 nominations), Silver Bear in Berlin (Beltenebros) and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Hollywood, his latest works include the photography of the Twilight saga and the remake of the horror classic Poltergeist.
Known For
Thor: Ragnarok
(2017)
Director of Photography
The Road
(2009)
Director of Photography
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
(2010)
Director of Photography
Goosebumps
(2015)
Director of Photography
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
(2009)
Director of Photography
The Others
(2001)
Director of Photography
Operation Finale
(2018)
Director of Photography
Poltergeist
(2015)
Director of Photography
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
(2022)
Director of Photography
Warm Bodies
(2013)
Director of Photography
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
(2019)
Director of Photography
Blue Jasmine
(2013)
Director of Photography
Fright Night
(2011)
Director of Photography
Identity Thief
(2013)
Director of Photography
The Healer
(2017)
Director of Photography
The Five-Year Engagement
(2012)
Director of Photography
Full Filmography
Camera
Margarita y el lobo
(1969)
Still Photographer
El gran amante
(1969)
Assistant Camera
El espíritu
(1969)
Assistant Camera
La danza de lo gracioso: Barregarearen dantza
(1974)
Director of Photography
What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
(1978)
Director of Photography
The Burgos Trial
(1979)
Director of Photography
Ikusmena
(1980)
Director of Photography
Escape From Segovia
(1981)
Director of Photography
Ikuska 11
(1981)
Director of Photography
Que nos quiten lo bailao
(1983)
Director of Photography
El Pico 2
(1984)
Director of Photography
Mikel's Death
(1984)
Director of Photography
The Secret Garden
(1984)
Director of Photography
Golfo de Vizcaya
(1985)
Director of Photography
Manon
(1986)
Director of Photography
La Oveja Negra
(1987)
Director of Photography
Laura, del cielo llega la noche
(1987)
Director of Photography
The Enchanted Forest
(1987)
Director of Photography
The Black Moon
(1990)
Director of Photography
El sueño de Tánger
(1991)
Director of Photography
Dream of Light
(1992)
Director of Photography
The Dead Mother
(1993)
Director of Photography
On the Edge of the Horizon
(1993)
Director of Photography
Running Out of Time
(1994)
Director of Photography
Antártida
(1995)
Director of Photography
Fiesta
(1995)
Director of Photography
Earth
(1996)
Director of Photography
The Dog in the Manger
(1996)
Director of Photography
Bwana
(1996)
Director of Photography
99.9: The Frequency of Terror
(1997)
Director of Photography
Secrets of the Heart
(1997)
Director of Photography
The Yellow Fountain
(1999)
Director of Photography
The Others
(2001)
Director of Photography
Talk to Her
(2002)
Director of Photography
Desire
(2002)
Director of Photography
Soldiers of Salamina
(2003)
Director of Photography
Eric Clapton and Friends
(2003)
Director of Photography
The Sea Inside
(2004)
Director of Photography
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
(2004)
Director of Photography
Goya's Ghosts
(2006)
Director of Photography
The Nautical Chart
(2007)
Director of Photography
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
(2008)
Director of Photography
Tear This Heart Out
(2008)
Camera Operator
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
(2009)
Director of Photography
The Road
(2009)
Director of Photography
The City of Your Final Destination
(2009)
Director of Photography
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
(2010)
Director of Photography
A Better Life
(2011)
Director of Photography
Fright Night
(2011)
Director of Photography
The Five-Year Engagement
(2012)
Director of Photography
Identity Thief
(2013)
Director of Photography
Blue Jasmine
(2013)
Director of Photography
Warm Bodies
(2013)
Director of Photography
Poltergeist
(2015)
Director of Photography
Goosebumps
(2015)
Director of Photography
The Finest Hours
(2016)
Director of Photography
The Promise
(2016)
Director of Photography
Thor: Ragnarok
(2017)
Director of Photography
The Healer
(2017)
Director of Photography
Operation Finale
(2018)
Director of Photography
Here and Now
(2018)
Director of Photography
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
(2019)
Director of Photography
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
(2022)
Director of Photography
Across the River and Into the Trees
(2023)
Director of Photography
Crew
Erreferenduma (Ikuska 0)
(1978)
Cinematography
Eternal Fire
(1985)
Cinematography
The Miracle of P. Tinto
(1998)
Cinematography
Obaba
(2005)
Cinematography
The Perfect Dictatorship
(2014)
Cinematography
Production