Tarkovsky worked in close collaboration with cinematographer Vadim Yusov from 1958 to 1972, and much of the visual style of Tarkovsky's films can be attributed to this collaboration.
tɑːɹkˈɑːvski wˈɜːkt ɪn klˈoʊs kəlˌæbɚɹˈeɪʃən wɪð sˌɪnɪmɐtˈɑːɡɹəfɚ vˈædɪm jˈuːsɑːv fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː, ænd mˈʌtʃ ʌvðə vˈɪʒuːəl stˈaɪl ʌv tɑːɹkˈɑːvskiz fˈɪlmz kæn biː ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə ðɪs kəlˌæbɚɹˈeɪʃən.