His work draws comparisons with the American cinematographer Gordon Willis for his use of darkness and low-key lighting.
Was trained under Harry Wolf A.S.C. for A Little House On The Prairie, John Alonzo for Blue Thunder, John Alcott for The Beast Master, Vilmos Zsigmond for Table For Five, Owen Roizman for Tootsie, Gordon Willis for Broadway Danny Rose, and operated camera several times for Blue Thunder.
Allen, himself, praised the Chinese cinematographer, comparing Zhao favorably with Allen's past DOPs, including Carlo Di Palma, Gordon Willis, and Sven Nykvist.
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