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John Aitchison(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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John Aitchison is known for Planet Earth II (2016), The Hunt (2015) and Untamed Americas (2012).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 6 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Planet Earth II (2016)
    Planet Earth II
    9.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    The Hunt (2015)
    The Hunt
    9.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer(photography)
    Untamed Americas (2012)
    Untamed Americas
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Yellowstone (2009)
    Yellowstone
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer(photography)

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    Cinematographer

    • Universum (1987)
      Universum
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Earth at Night in Color (2020)
      Earth at Night in Color
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006–2019
    • Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)
      Seven Worlds One Planet
      9.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Das Wunder der Jahreszeiten (2019)
      Das Wunder der Jahreszeiten
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Hostile Planet (2019)
      Hostile Planet
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • David Attenborough in Our Planet (2019)
      Our Planet
      9.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Dynasties (2018)
      Dynasties
      9.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Planet Earth II (2016)
      Planet Earth II
      9.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • The Hunt (2015)
      The Hunt
      9.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2015
    • Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth (2015)
      Atlantic: The Wildest Ocean on Earth
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Wonders of the Monsoon (2014)
      Wonders of the Monsoon
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2014
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2014
    • Winterwatch (2012)
      Winterwatch
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2014
    • Hebrides: Islands on the Edge (2013)
      Hebrides: Islands on the Edge
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Frozen Planet II (2022)
      Frozen Planet II
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • 2022
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • photography
      • 2014–2017
    • Life in the Snow (2016)
      Life in the Snow
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • additional photography
      • 2016
    • Earth's Greatest Spectacles (2016)
      Earth's Greatest Spectacles
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2016
    • The Growing Up Pets in Films (2015)
      The Growing Up Pets in Films
      7.1
      • additional photography
      • 2015
    • Bears (2014)
      Bears
      7.3
      • principal photography
      • 2014
    • North America (2013)
      North America
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2013
    • Untamed Americas (2012)
      Untamed Americas
      8.1
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2012
    • Frozen Planet (2011)
      Frozen Planet
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • photographer
      • 2011–2012
    • Life (2009)
      Life
      9.1
      TV Mini Series
      • photographer
      • 2009
    • Wild China (2008)
      Wild China
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • 2008
    • Autumnwatch (2006)
      Autumnwatch
      7.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2006–2007
    • The Nature of Britain (2007)
      The Nature of Britain
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator: additional photography
      • 2007
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2006
    • British Isles: A Natural History (2004)
      British Isles: A Natural History
      7.9
      TV Series
      • additional photographer
      • 2004

    Producer

    • Hebrides: Islands on the Edge (2013)
      Hebrides: Islands on the Edge
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • producer
      • 2013
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2006

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