Sol Negrin, ASC is scheduled to receive the President’s Award from the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) during the 24th Annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on February 27, 2010.

Negrin admitted “photography was just a hobby” and wanted to be a naval architect but instead became a five time Emmy nominated cinematographer for his work on three episodes of the television series "Kojak" (1975, 1976, 1977), one for the television movie  The Last Tenant (1978), and one for an episode of the series "Baker's Dozen" (1982). His crafty work on television commercials earned four CLIO Awards, including the iconic American Tourister Bouncing Suitcase campaign during the early 1970s.

Some of Negrin's other television credits as a director of photography include episodes of the classic series "McCloud," "The Lucie Arnaz Show," "The White Shadow," "St. Elsewhere," "Rhoda," "Lime Street," "Eischied," and "Our Family Honor," as well as the telefilms Best of Friends, Dempsey, And Your Name is Jonah and Women at West Point. His feature film credits include The Concert for Bangladesh, Amazing Grace (1974), Proof of the Man, and Parades. He also contributed additional cinematography to many feature films which included Crazy Joe, Superman, Coming to America, King Kong (1976), Jaws 2, Elodia (A Forgotten Tune for the Flute) and Robocop.

Negrin later stepped up to camera operator on the mainstream television series "The Naked City," "The Defenders," "Car 54," "Where are You?," and "The Patty Duke Show;" and feature films ranging from Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster to Where's Poppa?, and Across 110th Street.

Negrin was a member of ADTFC/NABET from 1948 to 1952, when he became a member of Local 644 New York International Photographers Union, IATSE. He has been a loyal member of what is now the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG) for 57 years, and has served that organization in a wide variety of capacities, including president of the New York local. He has been a member of ASC since 1974.

For the last decade, he has taught courses on cinematography and the evolution of filmmaking techniques at Five Towns College in Long Island, New York, where he earned an honorary doctorate of fine arts degree in 2002. He is also co-chair of the ICG Educational and Training Committees. 

Getting his start by working as an assistant cameraman from 1948-1960, Negrin worked under some of the industry’s leading cinematographers including Torben Johnke, ASC, Jack Priestley, ASC, Lee Garmes, ASC, Hans Koenekamp, ASC, Charles Lang, Jr., ASC,Charles "Buddy".