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Richard Wollocombe

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Wild Pacific
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Wild Pacific (2009– )
Richard Wollocombe is known for Galapagos (2006), Jangal (1997) and Planet Earth II (2016).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Galapagos (2006)
    Galapagos
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    Jangal (1997)
    Jangal
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997
    Planet Earth II (2016)
    Planet Earth II
    9.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    Wild Pacific (2009)
    Wild Pacific
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Sea Lions of the Galapagos (2025)
      Sea Lions of the Galapagos
      7.4
      TV Special
      • director of photography
      • 2025
    • Our Oceans (2024)
      Our Oceans
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • 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
      • 2012–2023
    • A Perfect Planet (2021)
      A Perfect Planet
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Rivers of Life (2019)
      Rivers of Life
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2019
    • Planet Earth II (2016)
      Planet Earth II
      9.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • principal photography
      • 2015
    • Wonders of the Monsoon (2014)
      Wonders of the Monsoon
      8.0
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2014
    • Nature's Microworlds (2012)
      Nature's Microworlds
      8.1
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2012
    • Ocean Giants (2011)
      Ocean Giants
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Human Planet (2011)
      Human Planet
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Wild Pacific (2009)
      Wild Pacific
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • Galapagos (2006)
      Galapagos
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • photography
      • 2006
    • Galapagos: Trouble in Paradise (2003)
      Galapagos: Trouble in Paradise
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • The Blue Planet (2001)
      Making Waves
      8.0
      TV Special
      • photography (as Richard Wollacombe)
      • 2001

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Shark (2015)
      Shark
      8.3
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2015
    • Deadly Islands (2014)
      Deadly Islands
      7.1
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2014
    • North America (2013)
      North America
      8.5
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2013
    • The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World (2012)
      The Dark: Nature's Nighttime World
      7.5
      TV Series
      • underwater photographer
      • 2012
    • Tough Guy or Chicken? (2009)
      Tough Guy or Chicken?
      7.7
      TV Series
      • underwater camera operator
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • Wildest Dreams (2009)
      Wildest Dreams
      6.7
      TV Series
      • underwater camera operator
      • 2009
    • Galapagos (2006)
      Galapagos
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • 2006
    • Dragons Alive (2004)
      Dragons Alive
      7.5
      TV Series
      • camera operator: additional photography
      • 2004
    • The Blue Planet (2001)
      The Blue Planet
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography (as Richard Wollacombe)
      • 2001

    Director

    • Galapagos: Trouble in Paradise (2003)
      Galapagos: Trouble in Paradise
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Jangal (1997)
      Jangal
      TV Series
      • Director (2002)
      • 1997–2012

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    Wild Pacific
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    Wild Pacific
    Galapagos
    Trailer 1:42
    Galapagos
    Galapagos
    Trailer 1:42
    Galapagos

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      • Richard Wollacombe

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