Matt Dinerstein Lifeless: Set Photographer For ‘The Bear’, ‘Chicago’ Reveals Was 69

Matt Dinerstein, a veteran unit nonetheless photographer who labored on The Bear, TV’s Chicago exhibits and different movies and TV sequence, died May 1 of most cancers in Chicago. He was 69.

He had battled mind most cancers for 16 years, his brother, Oscar-winning Summer of Soul producer David Dinerstein, instructed Deadline.

Born in 1956 in New York, Dinerstein attended the University of Denver and later settled in Chicago. He labored for greater than 20 years as a unit nonetheless photographer, together with Season 1 of The Bear, the place his pictures conveyed the depth and authenticity of the FX dramedy’s present’s Chicago kitchen setting. He additionally was a set photographer for NBC’s Windy City-set hits Chicago P.D. and Chicago Fire, and different TV credit embrace NBC’s ER and Bravo’s Top Chef.

He additionally shot stills for such options as Masked and Anonymous (2003), The Lucky Ones (2008), The Merry Gentleman (2008) and Peacock (2010).

His brother stated Dinerstein was recognized for his eager eye, technical precision and collaborative spirit and was a trusted presence on set and on the inventive groups he labored alongside. He retired in 2023 as a result of imaginative and prescient loss associated to radiation therapies. After his pictures profession, Dinerstein loved snowboarding with a sighted information for the visually impaired and collaborating in occasions such because the Rise to Shine Inclusive Run & Walk in assist of The Chicago Lighthouse.

Along with brother David, he’s survived by his spouse, Angela; their kids, Alec, Max and Tess; and his father, Fred. He was predeceased by his mom, Barbara, and sister, Adrea. A celebration of his life and a retrospective picture exhibition is deliberate for June in Chicago.

In lieu of flowers, the household asks that donations be made to a neighborhood animal shelter or rescue.