His family home was destroyed by an American bombing raid during World War II.
[1] When he was 30 he traveled to Japan to attend the Tokyo Photo School, after completing his education he moved to New York City to pursue a career in commercial photography.
[2] In his later years he embarked on a project to “portray Taiwanese scenery from different, unique perspectives” and in doing so to re-center a career spent largely abroad.
[3] He is particularly well known for his photos of the environment but also had a passion for photographing dance and dancers.
[2] Ko received Taiwan's National Award for Arts [zh] in 2006.