David von Blohn is an Emmy and duPont-winning cinematographer and video producer at CNN, based in Miami.

He specializes in capturing complex human stories through intimate cinéma vérité with a minimal footprint and is an underwater camera operator as well as an FAA certified drone pilot.

David has produced, shot and edited projects for some of the world’s leading media outlets including CNN, ABC, and Al Jazeera in over 30 countries.

He has covered the assassination of Haiti’s President Moïse, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and modern political extremism in the United States.

David was the cinematographer on Chasing a Ghost, about the disappearance of journalist Austin Tice in Syria, which won a 2026 Emmy Award for Outstanding Hard News Report: Long Form. The same year, he won a second Emmy Award for Outstanding Recorded News Program for his work on The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper.

He was part of the CNN coverage of the Ukraine War that was awarded an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award in 2023.

David was the cinematographer for Al Jazeera’s documentary series Descoloniza filmed in 6 countries around Latin America which won a LATAM Digital Media Award in 2022 and a GLAAD Media Award in 2024.

He contributed additional photography to the documentary Los Comandos which was on the Academy Awards Shortlist in 2019.

David studied philosophy and politics at Heidelberg University and the Universidad de Chile. He is fluent in English, Spanish, German, and Portuguese.

Honors

Emmy Award 2026 for Outstanding Hard News Report - Long Form: Chasing a Ghost - The Search for Austin Tice - CNN (Cinematographer)

Emmy Award 2026 for Outstanding Recorded News Program: The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper - CNN (Cinematographer)

Emmy Nomination 2026 for Outstanding Research: News: Chasing a Ghost - The Search for Austin Tice - CNN (Cinematographer)

Emmy Nomination 2026 for Outstanding Technical Excellence - News: CNN’s The Fourth in America - CNN (Camera Operator)

Emmy Nomination 2026 for Outstanding Health or Medical Coverage: Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports - Pain - It Doesn’t Have To Hurt - CNN (Photographer)

Emmy Nomination 2025 for Recorded News Special: Exodus - ABC News (Camera Operator)

Imagen Award 2024 for Best Informational Program: Exodus: Global Migration - ABC News (Cinematographer)

GLAAD Media Award 2024 for Outstanding Online Journalism: Conoce a la primera diputada negra y trans de Brasil - AJ+ Descoloniza (Cinematographer)

Premio Eugenio Espejo 2024: Elecciones en Ecuador se tiñen de sangre - CNN (Camera Operator)

Emmy Nomination 2024 for Outstanding Continuing News Coverage - Short Form: David Culver Covers the Migrant Crisis - CNN (Photojournalist)

Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award 2023: Ukraine Coverage - CNN (Camera Operator)

LATAM Digital Media Award 2022 for Best Use of Online Video​: Descoloniza - AJ+ (Cinematographer)

Shorty Award 2022 - Audience Honor: Descoloniza - AJ+ (Cinematographer)

Emmy Nomination 2022 for Outstanding Live Breaking News Coverage: Haitians Converge on the U.S. Mexico Border - Photojournalist (CNN)

Academy Awards 2019 Shortlist: Los Comandos (Additional Photography)

Contact

d.vonblohn@gmail.com