1979 

Born in Poland, Bydgoszcz.

1994

My father gives me my first stills camera. The adventure with a photography begins. 

1996

Camerimage film school, Torun, Poland. 

1999

I want to travel the world and study cinematography in USA.   

2000

Arrival at LAX - Los Angeles International airport. 

My first jobs as mechanic and chef have helped me to learn Spanish Czech and English languages.

2002

Los Angeles Film School and Orange Coast College film student.After graduating I have spent 6 years travelling,living and working as a freelance photographer and camera operator in Americas, India and China.

2008 

Coming back to Europe, Poland to reunite with my family and continue the journey in the "old continent"

 

London:My first European feature film as a Steadicam Operator. "Break my fall" hits cinemas in U.K. and Europe.

2009 

My constant curiosity for experimenting with new styles and

technologies brings me to work on variety of film projects as a grip steadicam and camera operator.

Being in charge of shooting music videos,commercials,television and feature films in UK, Poland, Italy,Spain,India,                 Nigeria,Marocco and Germany my dream job gets to more

challenging and fun with every production.

2014  

Together with my filmmaker friends we have created an informal film

community"Lucid 4 Image films"-  Our group is combined of filmmakers friends from all over the world that helps its members to support each other while working abroad.

2015

 I proudly join a CREATIVE ENGLAND crew dairy that helps me to connect and collaborate with filmmakers from all over the U.K.

2016

"Lucid 4 Image"team co-produces first feature film "Bacchanalia"shot on location in South of France.

2016

First visit at Elstree BBC studios as a Cameraman of "Eastenders"

2016 

B.A.F.T.A. crew invites me to their amazing group

2018

Back home in London after two magical years of working, gaining experience and learning new worlds in spectacular India and mysterious Nigeria. Full of new ideas and energy I am ready for the summer season to join new adventures on the film sets.

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" I love telling stories with still and moving photography. As long as I can travel , colllaborate with interesting artists and learn new technologies I will keep doing this what I love the most- capturing images"  

                                                                              Dawid Pietkiewicz