{"product_id":"journeys-in-the-wild-the-secret-life-of-a-cameraman-1","title":"Gavin Thurston: Journeys in the Wild [2020] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Modest, down to earth and full of humour, this is one of the best books about filming I've ever read.' MICHAEL PALIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[Gavin is] a great cameraman with infinite patience, but also a writer with great powers of observation and expression. Brilliant!'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e ALAN TITCHMARSH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Gavin Thurston, the award-winning \u003ci\u003eBlue Planet II\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlanet Earth II\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGavin 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCome 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What other readers are saying about Journeys in the Wild: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It's touching, it's thought provoking and its emotional...\u003cb\u003eGo pick it up. It's an absolute inspiration of a book.\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Full of unbelievable anecdotes from decades of work, some absolutely hilarious, \u003cb\u003ethis book left me in complete wonder\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'A\u003c\/i\u003en amazing read and I would \u003cb\u003eheartily recommend it to everyone I know\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Thurston, Gavin \u0026 Attenborough, Sir David","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46493808230739,"sku":"9781841883113","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/thurston-gavin-attenborough-sir-david-gavin-thurston-journeys-in-the-wild-2020-paperback-9781841883113-58565108662611.jpg?v=1727350861","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/journeys-in-the-wild-the-secret-life-of-a-cameraman-1","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}