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name: "Jonathan West"
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# Jonathan West

Cinematographer and director.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer, Director
- **Active:** 1984–1993
- **Also known as:** John West, Jon West
- **Works often with:** Alexander Courage, Alexander Singer, Chip Chalmers, Cliff Bole, Corey Allen, David Carson

## Biography

Jonathan West, also credited as John West, Jon West or John Wastaferro, is an American cinematographer and director. He began as a camera operator before being promoted to director of photography at Touchstone Pictures in 1985. He later worked extensively at Paramount Pictures.

West served as director of photography on *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1992–1994) and *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1994–1999), for which he also directed several episodes, including "Trials and Tribble-ations". He subsequently worked on *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000–2002) and *Charmed* (2002–2006), directing episodes of the latter. He has received three Primetime Emmy nominations for cinematography, including for *The Whereabouts of Jenny* (1991) and an episode of *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1997).

West was invited to join the American Society of Cinematographers in 1996. He later contributed as a visual consultant to the documentary *What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (2018).

*Sources: web.archive.org, memory-alpha.fandom.com, imdb.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Fi1m 85, Cinematography, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md)
- *Star Trek: The Next Generation* (1987), Fi1m 83, Cinematography, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-the-next-generation.md)
- *The Karate Kid* (1984), Fi1m 81, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md)

## Also known for

- *Charmed* (1998), Director, Director of Photography
- *Eaten Alive* (1976), Second Assistant Camera
- *Smart House* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Eerie, Indiana* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Munchies* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Love at Sea* (2018), Director of Photography

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