May 7, 1962

Dear Mr. Kubrik,

It was my intention to make your acquaintance since I saw "The Killers" a few years ago. The picture stroke me by its freshness, crisp handling of the story but above all as an attempt to express yourself with the mean of the medium. Having fought many years for the visual and the cinema as an art form, I always try to be associated with filmmakers seeking to explore and extend the limits of the medium. This common view usually creates the affinity of purpose and understanding and results in a happy cooperation. It makes my contribution to the picture worthwhile.

I hope you don't mind the direct approach but I don't have an agent and to introduce myself.

I understand you are planning a picture in N.Y. and would be happy if you will intrust me with the cinematography.

Here are some credits in this country:
On the Waterfront- academy award for best B.+W. Phot.
Baby Doll, 12 Angry Men, The Fugitive Kind,
Long Day's Journey into Night.