The Aerial Photographer Who Captured My Craziest Moments on Deadliest Catch | The Way I Heard It

Twenty years ago this week, I was in Dutch Harbor, Alaska with a small TV crew trying to figure out if the business of crab fishing was a show that people might actually watch. Today, two decades later, it might sound like a forgone conclusion. But back then, none of us close the action had any idea if the show would be a hit...until we saw the footage from Dave Arnold’s camera. If you’ve seen Deadliest Catch you’ve seen the unforgettable images of crab boats struggling to stay afloat in 30-foot seas. You’ve seen the bows plunge beneath the surface and you’ve held your breath, hoping and praying the vessel would come out safely on the other side of the wave. That footage was captured from the back of a helicopter by Dave Arnold, and when I first saw it on a computer screen in the production office in Dutch Harbor, I knew the show would be on the air for a long time. And now, as we go into production for Season 21, I thought it might be fun to check in with my old friend who is still making his living from the back of a helicopter, showing the world a perspective that we would never otherwise see.

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