Hora died unexpectedly Feb. 9 of heart failure, the American Society of Cinematographers reported.
A fan of the large-format films of the 1950s, Hora also served as DP on the Imax films
The Journey Inside (1994) and
Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man (2000), and for 2012 releases, he photographed the documentary
The Last Days of Cinerama and the short
In the Picture, the first project created with the ultra-wide 35mm Cinerama format since 1962.
Hora and Dante teamed up for the first time on
The Howling (1981), with the cinematographer relying on a dramatic lighting approach featuring rich hues, deep shadows and dutched angles to help sell both the suspense and horrific effects courtesy of artist Rob Bottin, as writer David E. Williams describes it.