Eli Hiller—

Filipino-American photographer and filmmaker based out of Columbus, Ohio. I film news, politics, human interest stories and branded documentaries across the midwestern United States and abroad.

Filipino paddling on a boat in an underwater village
Black Lives Matter protestor shouting into megaphone
Effigy of Trump burning during a Filipino protest
Celebration of Black Nazarene with men pushing each other to get close to the holy statue
African-American children protest outside of the Ohio Statehouse
Filipino children surf the internet as a local internet cafe
Black Lives Matter protestors chant and take the street in Columbus, Ohio
A young Filipino child rests after surgery at a Philippine hospital
An overview of the Metro Manila showing the skyline, the pasig river and Bonifacio City
Philippine government officials help a family that has been exposed to the novel Covid-19 virus
A product shot of the Moderna vaccine at a vaccine distribution clinic in West Virginia
A vaccine distribution site in West Virgina with the American flag in the background
A nurse extracts the Covid-19, Johnson & Johnson vaccine at a clinic in Athens, Ohio
A Filipina woman prays in a church that is totally abandoned because of the strict Covid-19 lockdown in Manila, Philippines
A HIV positive man is interviewed for a documentary
A mountain biker scales a grassy hillside in the Philippines

Recent Instagram Posts

View fullsize I did a quick visit to the Hiller family farm in Richmond, Indiana that apparently has been in the family for six generations. The last time I visited I was probably 14 years old after my grandfather’s passing. So it was quite bizarre to have c
View fullsize A bit of a life update! Last Wednesday, I closed on a three-bedroom home in the Linden neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio. I couldn’t haven’t done this without my mother who helped me with the initial deposit and cosign on the loan. Also this
View fullsize This past weekend, I was a production assistant for a documentary series at the 2022 Pokémon North America International Championship in Columbus! I had the chance to learn from a talented docu crew who flew in from Dallas, Texas to work on th
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View fullsize Thousands attended the Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio “Ban Off Our Bodies” rally at the Ohio Statehouse on May 14, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio.
View fullsize April 2021, Columbus, Ohio
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View fullsize I was invited to a little day hike today to Hocking Hills! So grateful to meet a few new people in the Columbus area. #winter #hockinghills
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View fullsize Walking around the West End in Toledo, Ohio
View fullsize Roaming around my neighborhood during twilight, Old North, Columbus, Ohio
View fullsize Kanyinsola Oye shares how her father was able to sponsor her family to immigrate to the U.S. from Nigeria after years of long distance relationships, and how her uncle was deported when she was 15 years old. : My only biological extended family in O