Director/ Director of Photography Chris Ho and AC Ryan Tester near Fairbanks, Alaska, shooting Dynamic Planet "Earth" for NHNZ Worldwide, ARTE France, SKY NZ, and Blue Ant International for PBS
Chris Ho, Chas Isenhart, Amy Sabreen, and Kat Brennan on location in Costa Rica shooting "Tiny House Paradise". Joe Grizzle has been photoshopped into the background because he was already on another shoot and missed the group photo.
Chris Ho and the crew of the National Geographic Channel show "Alaska Animal Rescue" in Alaska on a shoot at the height of the 2020 pandemic.
Director of Photography Chris Ho and AC Ryan Tester in Alaska on a Rivian commercial shoot.
Chris Ho wearing sunglasses and a jacket outdoors with mountains in the background.
Chris Ho on location in Prince William Sound, Alaska, shooting the National Geographic Channel show "Alaska Animal Rescue" in Blackstone Bay near the Blackstone Glacier.
Chris Ho in a tuxedo holding an Emmy Award at the 2014 Emmy Awards after winning Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming Deadliest Catch "Careful What You Wish For" Discovery Channel Original Productions, LLC, a FremantleMedia Company
Three men outdoors in a forest setting. One holds audio equipment with headphones and a microphone. The second holds a long wooden spear. The third carries a video camera. All are smiling.
Chris Ho with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) in Alaska shooting the Discovery Channel Show "The Deadliest Catch" in helicopter wearing a helmet and orange suit, holding a camera, with another person in the background also in gear.
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Silhouette of a volcano at sunset with a visible lava flow and smoke plume.
A large glacier with blue ice and dark streaks on a cloudy day, surrounded by mountains.

Based in Anchorage, Alaska, I’m a Primetime Emmy Award-winning Director of Photography who fuses epic natural-history cinematography with deeply human stories.

Select credits: BBC, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Discovery Channel, Disney+, PBS, Animal Planet.

Current kit: Arri Alexa Mini · Canon C80s · Sony FX3s· DJI Mavic 3 Cine & Inspire 3 · Cineo lighting · Zaxcom wireless audio. FAA Part 107 certified with night waiver · fully insured.

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