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For twenty years John Aitchison has been travelling the world to film wildlife for the BBC and other broadcasters, taking him to far-away places on every continent. The Shark and the Albatross is the story of these journeys of discovery, of his encounters with animals and occasional enterprising individuals in remote and sometimes dangerous places. His destinations include the far north and the far south, expeditions to film for Frozen Planet and other natural history series, in Svalbard, Alaska, the remote Atlantic island of South Georgia, and the Antarctic. They also encompass wild places in India, China and the United States. In all he finds and describes key moments in the lives of animals, among them polar bears and penguins, seals and whales, sharks and birds, and wolves and lynxes. He reveals what happens behind the scenes and beyond the camera. He explains the practicalities and challenges of the filming process, and the problems of survival in perilous places. He records touching moments and dramatic incidents, some ending in success, others desperately sad. There are times when a hunted animal triumphs against the odds, and others when, in spite of preparation for every outcome, disaster strikes. And, as the author shows in several incidents that combine nail-biting tension with hair-raising hilarity, disaster can strike for film-makers too. This is natural history writing at its absolute best, evocative, informative and gripping from first to last.
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This is a lovely book, vividly written, giving us a fascinating insight into the world of wild life photography. It is a must for all those who enjoy insights into the natural world. * Alexander McCall Smith * a kaleidoscope of brilliant wildlife experiences not to be missed * - Sir John Lister-Kaye OBE, Conservationist and nature writer. * In a word, beautiful. John shares the experience of patiently waiting, then the euphoria of capturing the action; capturing the art in nature. * Bill Oddie * What adventures, what visions! You have to wonder whether John Aitchison is the luckiest man alive, given access through his persistence and empathy to everything this book contains: wolf whiskers covered in frost, the peregrine's view of the city far below as if the people there were the inhabitants of a distant sea floor, the everlasting grace of the albatross on a storm-trashed ocean. Here you'll find a version of the world which is more real, more intense and, sadly, more beautiful than the one most of us are forced to occupy. * Adam Nicolson *
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For twenty years John Aitchison has been travelling to distant places to film wildlife for the BBC and other broadcasters. The Shark and the Albatross is the story of his encounters with animals in remote, exotic, and dangerous places.
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- PublisherProfile Books Ltd
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1781255016
- ISBN 13 9781781255018
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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Book Description paperback. Condition: Good. For twenty years John Aitchison has been travelling the world to film wildlife for the BBC and other broadcasters taking him to faraway places on every continent The Shark and the Albatross is the story of these journeys of discovery of his encounters with animals and occasional enterprising individuals in remote and sometimes dangerous places His destinations include the far north and the far south expeditions to film for Frozen Planet and other natural history series in Svalbard Alaska the remote Atlantic island of South Georgia and the Antarctic They also encompass wild places in India China and the United States In all he finds and describes key moments in the lives of animals among them polar bears and penguins seals and whales sharks and birds and wolves and lynxes He reveals what happens behind the scenes and beyond the camera He explains the practicalities and challenges of the filming process and the problems of survival in perilous places He records touching moments and dramatic incidents some ending in success others desperately sad There are times when a hunted animal triumphs against the odds and others when in spite of preparation for every outcome disaster strikes And as the author shows in several incidents that combine nailbiting tension with hairraising hilarity disaster can strike for filmmakers too This is natural history writing at its absolute best evocative informative and gripping from first to last. Seller Inventory # SONG1781255016
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