Journeys In The Wild The Secret Life Of A Cameraman

Binding: Paperback
Description: Modest down to earth and full of humour this is one of the best books about filming I've ever read. Michael Palin Extraordinary: Gavin's 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. Joann a Lumley ' Gavin is a great cameraman with infinite patience but also a writer with great powers of observation and expression. Brilliant! ALAN TITCHMARSH_________ 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. What other readers are saying about Journeys in the Wild: It's touching it's thought provoking and its emotional. Go pick it up. It's an absolute inspiration of a book. Goodreads Full of unbelievable anecdotes from decades of work some absolutely hilarious this book left me in complete wonder. Goodreads An amazing read and I would heartily recommend it to everyone I know. Goodreads
Title: Journeys In The Wild The Secret Life Of A Cameraman
Author(s): Thurston Gavin
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Barcode: 9781841883113
Pages: 448 Pages
Publication Date: 5/28/2020
Category: Zoos & Wildlife Parks