From Gavin Thurston,the award-winning Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II cameraman with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough comes extraordinary and adventurous true stories of what it takes to track down and film our planet's most captivating creatures.
Gavin has been a wildlife photographer for over thirty years. Against a backdrop of modern world history,he's lurked in the shadows of some of the world's remotest places in order to capture footage of the animal kingdom's finest: prides of lions,silverback gorillas,capuchin monkeys,brown bears,grey whales,penguins,mosquitoes - you name it he's filmed it.
Come behind the camera and discover the hours spent patiently waiting for the protagonists to appear; the inevitable dangers in the wings and the challenges faced and overcome; and the heart-warming,life-affirming moments the cameras miss as well as capture.
Publisher: Orion Publishing CoISBN: 9781841883113Number of pages: 448Weight: 340 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 34 mm
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'Gavin's book is extraordinary: his easy prose and gasp-making encounters make for a gripping and very funny read. It's a rollercoaster ride with a complete professional. I loved it.'- Joanna Lumley
'Gavin Thurston's book has all sorts of strengths. His camera has captured some of the most eye-catching images of the natural world ever seen on television. And he can write. He brings the process home to us in a style that is modest,down to earth and full of humour. This is one of the best books about filming I've ever read.'-Michael Palin
'(Gavin is) a great cameraman with infinite patience,but also a writer with great powers of observation and expression. Brilliant!'- Alan Titchmarsh
'This is an absorbing account of a fascinating career.'-BBC Wildlife Magazine
'His no-holds-barred memoir plunges you into the serendipities and perils of working in the remote wilderness,as he stands stock-still to'hide'from short-sighted African elephants in Kenya,films demoiselle cranes flying 6 kilometres up above Nepal,or marvels at the hiss of Mauritania's dryland crocodiles.'- Barbara Kiser,Nature
'An enlightening glimpse beyond the lens.'-Times Literary Supplement
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David Attenborough's 60-year career with the BBC has established him as one of the UK's most-loved broadcasters,and the Life series,which he writes and hosts,has helped to form a comprehensive survey of all life on the planet.
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