Journeys in the Wild - The Secret Life of a Cameraman

Zusatztext An enlightening glimpse beyond the lens. Informationen zum Autor Gavin Thurston is an award-winning cameraman specialising in wildlife. He has worked on 17 of Sir David Attenborough's series and has travelled and filmed on all seven continents and at both North and South poles. Recently, whilst filming for Blue Planet 2 he was in the submersible that set the world record for deepest dive in Antarctica. He has survived charging elephants, being hunted by lions, close encounters with a grizzly bear mum, wild wolves, plane crashes, civil wars, and coups. And once, whilst filming for a BBC special on Gorillas, he was slapped by a silverback. Gavin has won numerous awards including 5 EMMYs, 3 BAFTAs and a Royal Humane Society Award for Bravery. Klappentext Paperback edition of the memoir from "Blue Planet II" and "Planet Earth II" cameraman Gavin Thurston, featuring true stories of tracking down and filming the most notable creatures on the planet. Foreword from David Attenborough. The extraordinary and adventurous true stories of life as a wildlife documentary cameraman Zusammenfassung The extraordinary and adventurous true stories of life as a wildlife documentary cameraman

Product details

• Authors: Gavin Thurston, Thurston Gavin
• Assisted by: Sir David Attenborough (Foreword)
• Publisher: Seven Dials
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781841883113
• ISBN: 978-1-84188-311-3
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Nature; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions: popular accounts, Documentary films, Animals & society, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Wildlife: general interest, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Zoos & Wildlife Parks, PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Underwater, Zoos and wildlife parks: general interest