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Journeys in the Wild: The Secret Life of a Cameraman

`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.` JOANNA 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

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