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Pete McCowen

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Pete McCowen is known for A Year on Planet Earth (2022), Planet Earth II (2016) and The Meerkats (2008).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    A Year on Planet Earth (2022)
    A Year on Planet Earth
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    Planet Earth II (2016)
    Planet Earth II
    9.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    The Meerkats (2008)
    The Meerkats
    7.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2008
    Hostile Planet (2019)
    Hostile Planet
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer

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    Cinematographer

    • A Year on Planet Earth (2022)
      A Year on Planet Earth
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Frozen Planet II (2022)
      Frozen Planet II
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Seven Worlds One Planet (2019)
      Seven Worlds One Planet
      9.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Hostile Planet (2019)
      Hostile Planet
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2019
    • Earth's Great Rivers (2019)
      Earth's Great Rivers
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2019
    • Kingdom's of the Sky (2017)
      Kingdom's of the Sky
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Planet Earth II (2016)
      Planet Earth II
      9.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • 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
    • Springwatch (2005)
      Springwatch
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008–2014
    • Winterwatch (2012)
      Winterwatch
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2013–2014
    • Autumnwatch (2006)
      Autumnwatch
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2008–2013
    • Planet Earth Live (2012)
      Planet Earth Live
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2012
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (photography)
      • 2010

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Night on Earth (2020)
      Night on Earth
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2020
    • SuperNature - Wild Flyers (2016)
      SuperNature - Wild Flyers
      7.9
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2016
    • The Great British Year (2013)
      The Great British Year
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2013
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2011
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2010
    • The Meerkats (2008)
      The Meerkats
      7.3
      • camera operator
      • 2008
    • Autumnwatch (2006)
      Autumnwatch
      7.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2006–2007
    • Elephant Diaries (2005)
      Elephant Diaries
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • 2005

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