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John Aitchison(I)

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John Aitchison is known for Planet Earth II (2016), Untamed Americas (2012) and Wild China (2008).
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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
    Untamed Americas (2012)
    Untamed Americas
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Wild China (2008)
    Wild China
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Yellowstone (2009)
    Yellowstone
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Kingdom (2025)
      Kingdom
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • cinematographer
      • 2025
    • Universum (1987)
      Universum
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Earth at Night in Color (2020)
      Earth at Night in Color
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • 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
      • 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
      • 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
      8.0
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2014
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2004–2014
    • Winterwatch (2012)
      Winterwatch
      8.0
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2014

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Kingdom (2025)
      Kingdom
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • 2025
    • Frozen Planet II (2022)
      Frozen Planet II
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • additional 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
      • additional photography
      • photography
      • 2014–2017
    • Life in the Snow (2016)
      Life in the Snow
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • additional photography
      • 2016
    • Earth's Greatest Spectacles (2016)
      Earth's Greatest Spectacles
      8.3
      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
      8.5
      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
      7.6
      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

    Additional Crew

    • Wild Child (2021)
      Wild Child
      6.9
      TV Series
      • archive
      • 2021–2026

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