kalum ko photographer + director

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 including Mercedes-Benz, Conde Nast and Tinder, and agencies such as Rethink, GUT and Mischief.

His projects have been featured by Nowness, BOOOOOOOM, and National Geographic.

Kalum was recently awarded the Juror’s Pick in LensCulture’s Emerging Talent Awards, received a Canada Council for the Arts grant for his project Close to Home, and was named a finalist for Young Guns 2025, the global portfolio competition for creative professionals under 30.

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


STUDIO
kalum@kalumko.ca
: @kalumko


REPRESENTATION
Common Good 🇨🇦
Stefani Kouverianos
stefani@commongood.tvPRESS
Nowness
BOOOOOOOM
National Geographic
Directors Library
LensCulture
Shots


AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Young Guns 2025 - Finalist
NYT Portfolio Review - Juried Participant
LensCulture - Juror’s Pick
Webby Awards
Young Director Award
Canada Council for the Arts - Grant
Lucie Foundation
site by Harsh Treatment
© Kalum Ko 2025



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