Best cinamatographer ever. Period.
I first fell in love with his work by watching bleak Bergman films like "Winter Night" and "Persona", but hes done much more than that, heres a selected filmography from the wiki entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven_Nykvist):
* Celebrity (1998 )
* Whats Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
* Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
* Chaplin (1992)
* Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
* New York Stories (1989) (segment "Oedipus Wrecks")
* The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988 (nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography)
* The Sacrifice (1986)
* Agnes of God (1985)
* Fanny and Alexander (1982) (Fanny och Alexander) (won Academy Award for Best Cinematography)
* From the Life of the Marionettes (1980) (Aus dem Leben der Marionetten)
* Autumn Sonata (1978 (Höstsonaten)
* The Serpents Egg (1977) (Das Schlangenei)
* The Magic Flute (1975) (Trollflöjten)
* Scenes from a Marriage (1973) (Scener ur ett äktenskap)
* Cries and Whispers (1973) (Viskningar och rop) (won Academy Award for Best Cinematography)
* The Touch (1971) (Beröringen)
* The Passion of Anna (1969) (En Passion)
* Hour of the Wolf (1968 (Vargtimmen)
* Shame (1968 (Skammen)
* Persona (1966)
* Winter Light (1963) (Nattvardsgästerna)
* The Silence (1963) (Tystnaden)
* Through a Glass Darkly (1961) (SÃ¥som i en spegel)
* The Virgin Spring (1960) (Jungfrukällan)
* Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
My favorite work of his is "Autumn Sonata" which was in color.
He was just great, may he R.I.P