Ming Jue Hu is an Asian-American cinematographer. Born in China, he moved to New York City at 13. His passion for visual storytelling led him to study film production at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and then Cinematography at the American Film Institute.
Ming's narrative work has been featured at film festivals such as TIFF, Tribeca, SXSW, the Busan International Film Festival, the BFI London Film Festival, and the Hong Kong International Film Festival. In 2018, he was recognized as one of the Rising Stars of Cinematography by American Cinematographer Magazine.
His recent work includes BLOODLINE, premiering in the Short Cuts programme at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival, and IN MY BLOOD, which received an Independent Jury Award at SXSW 2026. He also photographed Story Chen’s feature THERE WILL BE SNOW, premiering at the Busan International Film Festival in October 2026.
Ming shot the World War II series MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN (反人类暴行), now streaming on Youku. The series received strong audience reviews on Douban and won a Silver Telly Award at the 47th Annual Telly Awards. His television credits also include the first season of DETECTIVE CHINATOWN, filmed in Bangkok and streaming on iQIYI. He also photographed MY NIGHT GLOW YELLOW and FIRELINE for Indeed’s Rising Voices program.
Ming was the cinematographer of the feature film LAROY, TEXAS, starring John Magaro, Steve Zahn, and Dylan Baker. The film premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival and went on to win the Grand Prix at the Deauville American Film Festival.
His commercial work includes clients like American Express, British Airways, Google Play, the NBA, Levi’s, Kia, OPPO, Martell, and The Balvenie. His Martell campaign NAOMANG was shortlisted for Best Cinematography at the 2021 Berlin Commercial Festival, while OUR HOME: THREE-RIVER-SOURCE REGION was shortlisted for Best Documentary at the Cannes Lions Young Director Award. He also photographed the Webby Award–winning series QUEST FOR CRAFT, hosted by Questlove.
Ming is based in Los Angeles and New York City. He is a member of ICG Local 600 and is represented by DDA Talent.