Don King (born 1960) is an American

photographer A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographers As in other ...

, cinematographer, and film director. He is renowned worldwide for his photographic and

cinematic Cinematic describes anything related to ''cinema''. It may refer to: any movie updates, cinema nights, cinematic review Film-related * Cinematic cutscene, a sequence in a video game that is not interactive * Cinematic music, original music writt ...

images of

ocean surface wave In fluid dynamics, a wind wave, water wave, or wind-generated water wave, is a surface wave that occurs on the free surface of bodies of water as a result from the wind blowing over the water surface. The contact distance in the direction o ...

s and surfing. Don King was a high school sophomore the first time he sold a photograph. The purchaser was ''Surfing'' magazine, which used it on its

cover Cover or covers may refer to: Packaging * Another name for a lid * Cover (philately), generic term for envelope or package * Album cover, the front of the packaging * Book cover or magazine cover ** Book design ** Back cover copy, part of co ...

. After graduation from Punahou School in 1978, King attended Stanford University where he majored in

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...

, belonged to the

Delta Tau Delta Delta Tau Delta () is a United States-based international Greek letter college fraternity. Delta Tau Delta was founded at Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia, (now West Virginia) in 1858. The fraternity currently has around 130 collegiate chapter ...

fraternity, and was on the Stanford Cardinal

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team which won the

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s of 1978, 1980 and 1981. He graduated from Stanford in 1983. Born and raised in

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...

, Don King lives on Oʻahu with his wife Julianne Yamamoto King and their sons Beau, Aukai and Dane.

Cinematography

This is a very incomplete list of King's camera and direction credits in film and television. * 1987: '' North Shore'' * 1988: ''The Tribal Trials''

bodyboarding Bodyboarding is a water sport in which the surfer rides a bodyboard on the crest, face, and curl of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore. Bodyboarding is also referred to as ''Boogieboarding'' due to the invention of the "Boogie ...

video with Jack Lindholm, Ben Severson, and Mike Stewart * 1994: ''

The Endless Summer II ''The Endless Summer II'' is a 1994 film directed by Bruce Brown and is a sequel to his 1966 film ''The Endless Summer''. In ''The Endless Summer II'', surfers Pat O'Connell and Robert "Wingnut" Weaver retrace the steps of Mike Hynson and Ro ...

'' * 1995: '' The Living Sea'' * 1997: "Tidal Wave" episode, Discovery Channel ''Raging Planet'' series * 1998: '' City of Angels'' * 1999: ''Surfing for Life'' * 2000: ''

Cast Away ''Cast Away'' is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. Hanks plays a FedEx troubleshooter stranded on an uninhabited island after his plane crashes in ...

'' * 2001: "The Big Squish" and "Blue Holes" episodes, National Geographic Channel ''The Next Wave'' series * 2002: ''Heart of the Sea,'' award-winning documentary of the life of surfing champion Rell Sunn. * 2002: ''

Blue Crush ''Blue Crush'' is a 2002 sports film directed by John Stockwell and based on Susan Orlean's 1998 ''Outside'' magazine article "Life's Swell". It stars Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Sanoe Lake and Mika Boorem. The film tells the story of ...

'' * 2002: ''

Die Another Day ''Die Another Day'' is a 2002 spy film and the twentieth film in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It was produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, and directed by Lee Tamahori. The fourth and final film st ...

'' * 2002: "Condition Black" episode, ''

Nature Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans are ...

'' series * 2003: '' Step into Liquid'' * 2004: '' Riding Giants'' * 2005: "Violent Hawaii" episode, ''

'' series * 2005: ''

Lords of Dogtown ''Lords of Dogtown'' is a 2005 American biographical drama film directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Stacy Peralta. The film follows a group of young skateboarders in Santa Monica, California during the 70s. This is the first (and so ...

'' * 2006: ''Beautiful Son'' * 2008: ''

Forgetting Sarah Marshall ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis and Russell Brand. The film, which was written by Segel and co-produced by Judd Apatow, was released b ...

'' 2nd Unit D.P. * 2009: '' Dear John'' water unit D.P. * 2010: ''

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'' water camera operator * 2011: ''

Soul Surfer A soul surfer (term invented during the 1960s) is a surfer who surfs for the sheer pleasure of surfing. Although they may still enter competitions, winning is not the soul surfer's main motive, since they scorn the commercialization of surfing. T ...

'' 2nd unit D.P., B-camera operator * 2011: ''

The Descendants ''The Descendants'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne. The screenplay by Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The film stars George Clooney in the mai ...

'' water camera operator * 2011: ''

Just Go With It ''Just Go with It'' is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Allan Loeb and Timothy Dowling, and produced by Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, and Heather Parry. It is a remake of the 1969 film '' Cactus Flower ...

'' water camera operator * 2011: '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' water camera operator * 2011: '' Off the Map'' water camera operator, B-camera operator * 2012: '' Battleship'' water camera operator, C-camera operator Television * 2003-2010: ''

Lost Lost may refer to getting lost, or to: Geography *Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland * Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US History *Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...

'' camera operator 6 seasons * 2008 ''

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'' * 2007: ''

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Through the Looking Glass ''Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There'' (also known as ''Alice Through the Looking-Glass'' or simply ''Through the Looking-Glass'') is a novel published on 27 December 1871 (though indicated as 1872) by Lewis Carroll and the ...

" Commercials * American Express "Laird" - Director, Cinematographer * Cool Water/Davidoff - Director, cinematographer * Apple - water cinematographer * Armani - water cinematographer * Hyundai - water cinematographer * Coca-Cola - water cinematographer * Guinness - water cinematographer * Norwegian Cruise lines - water cinematographer * Johnson & Johnson - water cinematographer * Maytag - water cinematographer * Toyota -water cinematographer * Weight Watchers -water cinematographer * E Harmony -water cinematographer * Kaiser -water cinematographer * 2006: SHISEIDO "TSUBAKI'' in Japan - water cinematographer * 2011: '' Nike Commercial'' water cinematographer Music Video *'' Mariah Carey'' * '' Sugarland''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:King, Don American documentary filmmakers American cinematographers American film directors Punahou School alumni Stanford University alumni Artists from Hawaii American surfers Living people 1960 births