- Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1992
- Uncle of cinematographer Dario Di Palma.
- Internationally known for his collaboration with directors Michelangelo Antonioni (notably "Red Desert" and "Blow Up") and Woody Allen (for whom he worked on ten films over a period of ten years). Di Palma received a lifetime achievement award at the European Film Awards in 2003.
- Began in 1954 as an assistant cameraman to leading post-war Italian cinematographer Gianni Di Venanzo.
- The son of a Roman camera operator and a flower seller, he grew up in impoverished circumstances.
- Child: daughter, Valentina Di Palma.
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