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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1275/
- Published: 2025-08-22T18:30:31.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-22T18:30:30.000Z
- Description: Wellington-born John Bartley (78) died in Los Angeles on 17 August, according to American Cinematographer.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> Wellington-born, Emmy award-winning cinematographer John Bartley has died.  
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> The cameraman was known for his work on the first three seasons of the 1990s television series *The X-Files*, where his suspenseful, atmospheric and dark filming style helped create the show’s signature look.  
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> He was nominated for two Primetime Emmy awards for his work on the series, winning the Outstanding Cinematography For A Series award in 1996 for the episode *Grotesque*.  
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> Bartley also visually captured mystery when he worked as a director of photography for six seasons of the popular series *Lost, American Cinematographer* reported*.*  
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> He received an Emmy nomination in 2008 for his work on the *Lost* episode *The Constant* as well as a further nomination for the *Bates Motel* episode *A Danger to Himself and Others* in *2016.*  
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> As well as television, Bartley also worked on the Hollywood feature films *First Blood, The Chronicles of Riddick* and the 2014 *Robocop* remake.  
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> Bartley died in Los Angeles on August 17, aged 78, according to *American Cinematographer*.  
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> NZ Herald

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