The Shark and the Albatross: A Wildlife Filmmaker Reveals Why Nature Matters to Us All (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781771642187)

For twenty years John Aitchison has been traveling the world to film wildlife for a variety of international TV shows, 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, from Svalbard, Alaska, the remote Atlantic island of South Georgia, and the Antarctic, to the wild places of 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.

John Aitchison 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.

Author: John Aitchison
ISBN-10: 1771642181
ISBN-13: 9781771642187
Publisher: Greystone Books
Language: English
Published: 05/17/2016
Pages: 246
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/15/2016 pg. 110
Publishers Weekly 04/18/2016