Born in Katowice, Poland. Cinematographer who began in Polish television in the late 1960s. Early film camera credits include ZBODNIARZ, KTÓRY UKRADI ZBRODNIE / THE CRIMINAL WHO STOLE A CRIME (1969, ass't camera) and WESELE / THE WEDDING (1973, camera op.). Notable film cinematography credits include BILANS KWARTALNY (1975), BLIZNA (1976), NAUKA LATANIA / FLYING LESSONS (1978, also writer & director), FROM A FAR COUNTRY (1981), WHEREVER YOU ARE and A SHORT FILM ABOUT KILLING (both 1988), Krzysztof Kieslowski's BLUE (1993, also story), THE JOURNEY OF AUGUST KING and LILIAN'S STORY (both 1995), MEN WITH GUNS and GATTACA (both 1997), I WANT YOU (a.k.a. BELOVED) and LOVE AND RAGE (both 1998), THE LAST SEPTEMBER (1999), PARANOID, LIEBESLUDER and PROOF OF LIFE (all 2000), BLACK HAWK DOWN (2001), KING ARTHUR (2004), and HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (2007). Idziak wrote and directed PAN DZIAD Z LIRA (1972) and ENAK (1992).  Nominated for Achievement in Cinematography 2001: BLACK HAWK DOWN 1 nomination