{"product_id":"9781841883113-journeys-in-the-wild","title":"Journeys in the Wild","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Secret Life of a Cameraman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary and adventurous true stories of life as a wildlife documentary cameraman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40945594531937,"sku":"9781841883113","price":8.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26799754.jpg?v=1721291325","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781841883113-journeys-in-the-wild","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}