Jiakai, known as JK, is a multi-talented and award-winning visual storyteller based in Zhejiang, China.
JK was born and raised in Zhejiang. He decided to explore the American West after high school and started his journey at the University of Montana.
JK has planted his roots in the mountains since a young age. He was first inspired to pursue documentary filmmaking when he went to his first Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour in Missoula, Montana. With a background in journalism, JK primarily focuses on documentary filmmaking and photography as well as producing branded non-fiction content, capturing real stories with a dynamic cinematic style.
He immerses himself completely in his work, not only capturing amazing places, but throwing himself into intense conditions. He’s lived with cattle ranchers in brutally frigid winter, followed Iraqi special force fighting against ISIS at the front line, dined with indigenous people in the rainforest, skied in remote backcountry in the Northern Rocky Mountains.
JK’s first short documentary 32 Below, which takes an intimate look into a calving season during one of harshest winters on record, won 1st place of Hearst Journalism Award and was selected by Big Sky Documentary Film Festival. His latest branded short film series “Grizzlies in the Wild” led the University of Montana to great marketing success.
After 5 years of learning and exploring in the U.S., JK moved back to his hometown in the midst of a global pandemic. He wants to inspire minds in where he’s originally rooted. He is available for collaboration and assignments.
Contact: jiakai.lou@gmail.com
Wechat: jiakailou
Cell: 86-15805799994
纪录片导演，摄影师，新闻摄影记者。
JK在浙江义乌长大，从小向往大自然和旅行，高中毕业后独自搬去了美国的蒙大拿州生活，在那里他成为了一名户外向导、新闻摄影记者和纪录片导演。受到大学导师-时任美国「国家地理」主编Chris Johns的影响，JK热衷于以影像的形式反映社会问题。
除了新闻纪实以外，JK也擅长以非虚构的方式讲述品牌文化。从南美的热带雨林到北美的雪山冰川，再到中东的战争前线，JK可能出现在世界的任一角落生产内容，去分享那些激励人心的故事。
2021年末，JK搬回中国。不在外拍摄的时候，JK生活在浙江乡下农村的老家，做家务、种地、读书和居家办公。