Kalum Ko (b. 1995) is a photographer and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York.
He was born in Kimberley, BC, a one-stoplight town in the Canadian Rockies, where he began on his mom’s point-and-shoot, creating ski films at 13.
Since then, Kalum’s filmmaking and photography have taken him to over 35 countries, where he has worked with brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Conde Nast and Tinder, and advertising agencies like GUT and Mischief.
Kalum’s work has been nominated for the Young Director Award, featured on sites like Nowness, BOOOOOOOM, and Adweek, and selected as a Juror’s Pick in the 2024 LensCulture Emerging Talent Awards.
He is currently working on two post-documentary projects, exploring home, community, and coming-of-age themes, taking him across Canada.
