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The Shark and the Albatross: Adventures of a wildlife film-maker by John Aitchison (Paperback, 2015)

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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.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Profile Books
ISBN-13
9781781255018
eBay Product ID (ePID)
226472075

Product Key Features

Book Title
The Shark and the Albatross: Adventures of a Wildlife Film-Maker
Author
John Aitchison
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Nature, Travel Writing
Publication Year
2015
Number of Pages
256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
234mm
Item Width
153mm
Item Weight
426g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
John Aitchison
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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