Nigel Walters BSC er død, 84 år gammel. Nigel ble født i Wales i 1941. Fra 1963 jobbet han i BBC før han senere gikk frilans som filmfotograf på 1990-tallet. Nigel har satt dype spor etter seg blant kolleger verden over. Han var president i IMAGO i 7 år og bidro sterkt til å gjøre dette til en global organisasjon. Han var også nestleder i The British Society of Cinematographers i hele 15 år. Nigel har tilbragt mye tid i Norden og gjestet Oslo Digital Cinema Conference flere ganger. Paul René Roestad FNF, som etterfulgte Nigel som president i IMAGO, har skrevet dette minneordet:
The news of Nigel’s passing was received with great sorrow among his so many friends world-wide. Not many people has the same extraordinary ability as Nigel had, to connect and to so warmheartedly make close and lasting friendships with so many people, whatever nationality, language or culture, all around the World. What stood his heart close was to prepare the ground for cinematographers to work for each other, to aid and support each other, internationally. Nigel Walters was for several significant years (2008 to 2015) the President of IMAGO, the International Federation of Cinematographers. Under his Presidency, IMAGO expanded significantly, it transferred from a European Federation to being truly International, and IMAGO’s connecting network expanded greatly thanks to Nigel’s personal and diplomatic abilities. Today IMAGO has members on all continents and it was under Nigel’s presidency the words “The Spirit of IMAGO” really came to life. IMAGO honoured Nigel in 2015 by awarded him the prestigious IMAGO Honorary Membership Award. But working ideally and internationally for cinematographers and colleagues were one thing. Where ever in the World we were, however important meetings we were in, we were all immediately updated when the Welsh National Rugby Team scored. Wales was always an integrated and important part of Nigel. As was of course also all of Great Britain, and Finland, the country of his wife. As a person – with his humanity, sense of humour, curiosity and so many other qualities, Nigel was truly exceptional. In our sorrow of having lost an important friend, our special thoughts goes to Nigel’s family, which meant so much to him, and to all his colleagues in the British Society of Cinematographers, where Nigel played a significant role for several years. Nigel Walters will always be remembered by all his friends in IMAGO, with sincere warmth and with sincere and deep gratitude!
Paul René Roestad FNF
Former President and former General Secretary of IMAGO
