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Journeys in the Wild
- Narrator
- Gavin Thurston
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 22 August 2019
- Run Time
- 12 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Gavin has been a wildlife photographer for over thirty years. During that time 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.
From journeys to the deepest depths of the Antarctic Ocean and the wide expanse of the Saharan deserts, to the peaks of the Himalayas and the wild forests of the Congo, Gavin's experiences describe much more than just the incredible array of animals he's filmed. He invites you to come inside the cameraman's hidden world 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.
(p) The Orion Publishing Group Ltd 2019
Read by Gavin Thurston with a foreword written and read by Sir David Attenborough
Critics Review
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Gavin's book is extraordinary: his 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
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Gavin Thurston's book has all sorts of strengths. His camera has captured some of the most eye-catching images of the natural world ever seen on television. And he can write. He brings the process home to us in a style that is modest, down to earth and full of humour. This is one of the best books about filming I've ever read.
Michael Palin
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[Gavin is] a great cameraman with infinite patience, but also a writer with great powers of observation and expression. Brilliant!
Alan Titchmarsh
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This is an absorbing account of a fascinating career.
BBC WILDLIFE MAGAZINE
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His no-holds-barred memoir plunges you into the serendipities and perils of working in the remote wilderness, as he stands stock-still to 'hide' from short-sighted African elephants in Kenya, films demoiselle cranes flying 6 kilometres up above Nepal, or marvels at the hiss of Mauritania's dryland crocodiles.
NATURE
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An enlightening glimpse beyond the lens.
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
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Details
- Author
- Gavin Thurston (Foreword by Sir David Attenborough)
- Narrator
- Gavin Thurston
- Duration
- 12 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 August 2019
- ISBN
- 9781409184461
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Photography and photographs, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Expeditions: popular accounts, Wildlife: general interest, Zoos, aquariums, safari and wildlife parks
Synopsis
From Gavin Thurston, the award-winning Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II cameraman, 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. During that time 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.From journeys to the deepest depths of the Antarctic Ocean and the wide expanse of the Saharan deserts, to the peaks of the Himalayas and the wild forests of the Congo, Gavin's experiences describe much more than just the incredible array of animals he's filmed. He invites you to come inside the cameraman's hidden world 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.(p) The Orion Publishing Group Ltd 2019Read by Gavin Thurston with a foreword written and read by Sir David Attenborough
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