Jonathan Sela

Jonathan Sela was born in 1978 in Israel

Sela was born in Paris, France, on April 29, 1978. At age 10, his Polish grandfather took him to the set of Schindler's List in Kraków, and the visit led him toward filmmaking.

Four years later he began working in Israel on television films and shows, first as a lighting technician and then as a gaffer. At 19 he moved to the United States and enrolled in the American Film Institute in Los Angeles.

He assisted cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond on 2 films, then shot his first music video as director of photography, Lowrider for Cypress Hill. His first feature was the 2004 comedy Soul Plane. In 2006 he shot The Omen, the first of several films with director John Moore.

In 2008 he shot The Midnight Meat Train and Max Payne. Later films include Law Abiding Citizen, A Good Day to Die Hard, John Wick and Transformers: The Last Knight in 2017. He also shot commercials and music videos, and joined the American Society of Cinematographers in December 2022.

He lives in Venice, California, with his wife, photographer Megan Schoenbachler, and their 2 sons.