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Adam Ravetch(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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A journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home.
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To the Arctic 3D (2012)
Adam Ravetch was born on 18 November 1961 in California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for The Call of Wild (2006), Polar Bears: Ice Bear (2013) and Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey (2012).
BornNovember 18, 1961
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    The Call of Wild (2006)
    The Call of Wild
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006
    Polar Bears: Ice Bear (2013)
    Polar Bears: Ice Bear
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013
    Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey (2012)
    Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 2012
    Island of the Sea Wolves (2022)
    Island of the Sea Wolves
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • The Last Cheetah
      • Cinematographer
      • Pre-production
    • Shark Kingdom 3D (2025)
      Shark Kingdom 3D
      6.3
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Big Ice
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2022
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012–2022
    • Island of the Sea Wolves (2022)
      Island of the Sea Wolves
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Great Lakes Untamed (2022)
      Great Lakes Untamed
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Fred Hurt and Dustin Hurt in Gold Rush: White Water (2018)
      Gold Rush: White Water
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Cry of the Wild (2020)
      Cry of the Wild
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Picture of His Life (2019)
      Picture of His Life
      8.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • The Irish Rovers in The Continuing Story of The Unicorn (2018)
      The Continuing Story of The Unicorn
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Amos Nachoum in Amos, the Impossible Shot (2016)
      Amos, the Impossible Shot
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Heart and Hands: Beyond a Job
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Will to Live (2014)
      Will to Live
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Polar Bears: Ice Bear (2013)
      Polar Bears: Ice Bear
      7.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey (2012)
      Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey
      7.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Ocean Giants (2011)
      Ocean Giants
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Great Lakes Untamed (2022)
      Great Lakes Untamed
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • 2022
    • Terra Mater (2011)
      Terra Mater
      8.0
      TV Series
      • camera (as Adam Ravitch)
      • 2022
    • America's Wild Seasons (2019)
      America's Wild Seasons
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • 2019
    • Niobe Thompson and Sarika Suzuki in The Nature of Things (1960)
      The Nature of Things
      8.3
      TV Series
      • additional cinematography
      • 2017
    • The Wild Canadian Year (2017)
      The Wild Canadian Year
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • additional cinematography
      • 2017
    • 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
      • assistant camera
      • 2016
    • Polar Bear Town (2015)
      Polar Bear Town
      7.7
      TV Series
      • nature shooter
      • 2015
    • Shark (2015)
      Shark
      8.3
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2015
    • Frozen Planet (2011)
      Frozen Planet
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • photographer
      • 2011
    • Planet Earth: The Future (2006)
      Planet Earth: The Future
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • natural history photographer
      • 2006
    • Planet Earth (2006)
      Planet Earth
      9.4
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • 2006
    • Chuck Norris and Betty in Top Dog (1995)
      Top Dog
      4.3
      • second camera operator: second unit
      • 1995

    Director

    • The Last Cheetah
      • director of photography
      • Pre-production
    • Polar Bears: Ice Bear (2013)
      Polar Bears: Ice Bear
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Wild (2006)
      Wild
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • The Call of Wild (2006)
      The Call of Wild
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2006
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1997

    Videos5

    Disney Nature: Earth
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    Disney Nature: Earth
    Disney Nature: Earth
    Clip 1:57
    Disney Nature: Earth
    Disney Nature: Earth
    Clip 2:08
    Disney Nature: Earth
    Disney Nature: Earth
    Clip 1:54
    Disney Nature: Earth
    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 2:03
    Theatrical Version

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Adam Ravitch
    • Born
      • November 18, 1961
      • California, USA

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