Reports have come in that British cinematographer Roger Pratt passed away this past December.

Pratt was Director of Photography for 1989’s Batman film, where his use of lighting and shadow contributed to the noirish, Gothic look of the now-classic film. Through a combination of Pratt’s camerawork, Anton Furst’s production design, and Tim Burton’s direction, Batman has one of the most identifiable and unique takes on Gotham City, setting a standard for the visual language of the Dark Knight’s films going forward.

His work on that film alone would be enough to cement his status as a legendary filmmaker in “geek circles”, but he had a robust filmography that stretched over five decades. Beginning his career as a clapper loader on Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Pratt eventually took up the DP chair on a diverse slate of movies like Brazil, Shadowlands, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and 2010’s The Karate Kid. He also shot Roger Christian’s short film Black Angel, which famously ran before The Empire Strikes Back in its initial theatrical run, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 1999 for his work on The End of the Affair.

He was 77.