高國維博士主要拍什麼題材？

聚焦水下生態、自然史觀察、行為瞬間、紀錄片導向影像。題材橫跨海洋生態（珊瑚礁、洄游魚類、頭足綱、海洋哺乳類）與淡水生態（清溪蟹、洄游性甲殼類、淡水魚類）。

他得過哪些國際大獎？

累積 37 項國際與國內水下攝影獎項，包含：Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition 六度獲獎（含 2022 肖像組金牌、2019 Novice Wide Angle 1/2/3 名）、Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) 三年肯定（2025 肖像組 Highly Commended）、聯合國世界海洋日攝影比賽 2024 肖像組銀牌、Ocean Geographic 2022 Dr. Alex Mustard Award、ADEX Voice of the Ocean 2026 動物行為組入選等。

他和其他台灣水下攝影師有什麼差異？

三個獨特性：（1）國立清華大學生命科學博士的學術背景，把科學觀察融入影像敘事；（2）台灣得獎數最多的水下攝影師之一，國際賽事實證；（3）發展出 Riff Approach 觀看方法論，讓自然史敘事與即興感知融合。

他的學術背景？

國立清華大學生命科學博士。學術訓練讓他在自然史觀察、行為記錄、生態敘事上具備科學嚴謹度，能與政府研究單位、公視、企業 ESG 計畫無縫對接。

想找他拍紀錄片要怎麼聯絡？

請透過官網 https://www.george-kao.com/contact 填寫合作詢問表，註明合作類型（紀錄片 / 品牌合作 / 講座 / 媒體採訪）、預期時程與單位資訊。一般在 48 小時內回覆。

他過去執行過哪些紀錄片或政府委託案？

代表性案例包含：新北市水利局委託「碧潭堰・上萬毛蟹上溯紀實」生態紀錄、台電 80 週年紀錄片《生態共融》水下攝影。

他提供哪些合作型態？

（1）水下攝影專案；（2）紀錄片水下攝影；（3）品牌合作 / 品牌大使 / 代言；（4）演講與工作坊；（5）影像授權。具體報價與檔期請來信討論。

他的影像可以授權嗎？

可。所有作品保留著作權，依使用範圍（媒體、廣告、年報、書籍、社群）提供商業授權。請來信討論授權範圍與費用。

什麼是 Riff Approach？

高國維博士發展的水下攝影觀看方法論。把科學觀察、敘事意圖與即興感知融合進影像創作流程，強調與生態場域長時間共處後的「順勢而為」式拍攝，而非預先設定構圖的擺拍。詳見 /riff-approach。

他在哪些國際媒體被報導過？

近期媒體報導包含：太報 TaiSounds、知新聞 Knews、YouTube 頻道專訪。詳見 /latest 動態頁。

他主要在哪些國家或地區拍攝？

主要拍攝場域為台灣與印太地區海域與淡水生態（北台灣海岸、東海岸、印尼、菲律賓等海域），題材兼顧本土生態紀錄與國際海洋議題。

他接受講座邀請嗎？學校或企業可以邀請嗎？

接受。對企業 ESG/CSR 內訓、學校演講、攝影社群、海洋議題活動皆可洽談。詳見 /speaking 頁面。

George Kao ｜高國維博士 George Kao PhD

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Photographing striped marlins hunting bait balls in Magdalena Bay — where neuroscience meets split-second precision. A story of predicting creatures that process reality faster than we ever could.

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George Kao, PhD, is a Taiwan-based underwater photographer and cinematographer whose work combines life-science training, engineering precision, and natural-history storytelling.

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WORLD-CLASS RECOGNITION 2026 Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) — Commended 2025 Ocean Art — 2nd Place, Wide Angle 2025 Underwater Photographer of the Year (UPY) — Highly Commended 2024 United Nations World Oceans Day — 2nd Place 30+ national and international recognitions Award-winning underwater imagery from Taiwan, recognized across portrait, wide-angle, and natural-history work.

Award winning (United Nations World Oceans Day Photo Competition) Underwater photography by George Kao (George Kuo-Wei Kao ) official website george-kao.com.

award winning image of a Close-up of a yellow-orange crab on a piece of wood in a watery environment. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Award winning ( UPY 2025 portrait )Underwater photography by George Kao (George Kuo-Wei Kao ) official website george-kao.com. Bubu fisher man in Alor, Indonesia.

ocean art award winning , Raja Ampat, Underwater scene with a school of colorful striped fish, a diver in the background, and coral reef at the bottom. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Award winning Underwater photography by George Kao (George Kuo-Wei Kao ) official website george-kao.com. yellow goby in a bottle, Anilao, Philippines.

A lobster with a curled tail and large claws on a rocky riverbed. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

award winning image, A small creek with two crabs on pebbles and autumn leaves, with green moss and water plants in the background. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Close-up of a white fish with bright orange markings around its eyes, surrounded by vivid blue coral, against a black background. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Olympus photo contest gold medal award winning, A baby sea turtle swimming underwater, with dark water background and some light reflection.photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

rare-albino-mola-mola-magdalena-bay photo by George Kao PhD

ocean art award winning photo, photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士, A scuba diver is swimming inside a large school of fish forming a tunnel-like swirl underwater.

This work was awarded a Merit Award in the Marine Ecology category of the "Ocean in Your Eyes" Photography Contest, hosted by Taiwan's Ocean Conservation Administration (OCA).

black water underwater photography, A translucent octopus with orange spots and a transparent bell, floating in black water. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Award winning photo, A dolphin swimming underwater above rocks in Japan. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Award winning photo, PNG, Walindi Bay , Split view of a tranquil ocean scene showing underwater coral with purple and yellow tones and a lush green island with a large tree under a bright blue sky with some clouds. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Black and white photo of an orca whale swimming in the water. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

black water underwater photography, A seahorse clinging to a piece of brown coral in a dark underwater environment. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

A small, spotted fish with a large, flowing fin and a prominent eye swimming in dark water. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Underwater photo of a bright orange sea creature with long, thin tentacle-like appendages, set against a dark background. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Close-up of a camouflaged orange frogfish blending with its surroundings underwater. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Close-up of a colorful fish with mouth full of eggs against a dark background. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Underwater scene with coral reef, a large fish with a wide mouth, and various colorful corals and marine life. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

A moray eel with a patterned body and open mouth, peeking out from a coral reef with pink and red soft coral around it. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Underwater scene with harliquin shimps, sunlight filtering through the water, and a colorful, patterned sea creature in the foreground. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

A bioluminescent octopus floating against a sunset background over a dark ocean. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Underwater photography by George Kao (George Kuo-Wei Kao ) official website george-kao.com.
dogs over-under shot, split-shot.

Underwater photography by George Kao (George Kuo-Wei Kao ) official website george-kao.com.
birds over-under shot, split-shot.

Underwater horse shoe crab and view of a beach with a flat fish partially buried in the sand and green aquatic plants in the foreground, with a sunset in the background. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

An underwater scene of Raja Ampat mangrove coral reef with various colorful corals and marine plants, including large mushroom corals, surrounded by small fish in clear blue water. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

A scuba diver swimming near a vibrant coral reef with large orange fan corals in Taiwan photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Award winning Underwater photography by George Kao (George Kuo-Wei Kao ) official website george-kao.com. Free diver, underwater over-under shot, split-shot.

A scuba diver exploring a colorful coral reef on ship wreck with various fish swimming around. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Underwater scene showing colorful coral formations, including large pink fan coral, and various small fish swimming around a shipwreck. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Underwater scene with coral-covered structures, small fish, and scuba divers in the background. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Underwater scene with a colorful coral reef, schools of fish swimming above, and a rocky formation. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Underwater scene with various coral formations and a nudibanch, a type of sea slug, on the ocean floor. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

Underwater scene with colorful coral and various fish, including a large pinkish-red soft coral on the right and a school of small fish swimming around it. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

School of silver fish swimming above coral and rocks in the ocean. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

A large school of silver fish swimming underwater, with a scuba diver visible in the background. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

A large marlin fish with a pointed snout swimming in the ocean among a school of smaller fish. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

A marlin fish with a long pointed bill swimming underwater among a school of smaller fish. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

A large whale shark swimming underwater in the ocean. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

A whale shark swimming in the ocean with two smaller whales nearby. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

An underwater scene of a sunken shipwreck resting on the ocean floor, covered in coral and marine life, with a scuba diver exploring nearby and small fish swimming around. photo by George Kao PhD 高國維博士

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