Kalum Ko is a photographer and director based in Brooklyn, New York.

Raised in Kimberley, BC, a one-stoplight town in the Canadian Rockies, he began making ski films at 13 with his mom’s point-and-shoot camera.

Since then, his work has taken him to over 35 countries, collaborating with brands such as Mercedes-Benz and Tinder, and agencies including Rethink, GUT and Mischief.

His work has been nominated for the Young Director Award and featured on Nowness, BOOOOOOOM, and National Geographic. 

He recently won the Juror’s Pick in LensCulture’s Emerging Talent Awards and a Canada Council for the Arts grant for his project Close to Home.

Kalum is currently developing two post-documentary projects exploring home, community, and coming-of-age, taking him across Canada.