Multi-award winning wildlife photographer and cameraman Doug Allan, of the BBC’s Frozen Planet now turns the focus on himself in his first book “Freeze Frame”!
Having worked on Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Human Planet, Life, the recent Ocean Giants and the sensational Frozen Planet, Doug brings together a collection of astounding anecdotes and breathtakingly beautiful photographs from the remotest places on Earth.
Have you ever been watching one of the BBC’s groundbreaking wildlife documentaries and thought “How did he get that shot?!” – well now you can find out the incredible stories behind the images in Doug Allan’s debut book. Doug will be at the Alley Theatre on Saturday 21st September selling and signing copies of this wonderful book and telling all the stories behind the action.
Braving the elements and depths of the Antarctic and Arctic Oceans, Doug has produced a fascinating 240 page book filled with exceptional photographs and secrets of life behind the lens, giving you a peek into the often hostile yet inspiring world of a wildlife cameraman. On the night you will be able to see amazing film footage and listen to Doug’s experiences as well as having the opportunity to ask him questions.
This book is so much more than a collection of superb images. Doug started life as a research diver in 1976 at Signy Island, Antarctica. Now with 35 years of experience in the Antarctic and Arctic, the stories that accompany every picture in this book tell of Doug’s astonishing adventures and encounters, his insights and emotions, his deep understanding of the biology of the animals and the psychology of film-makers.
Following a foreword from friend, Sir David Attenborough, the book is split into six sections; with many stories from Doug’s unique polar experiences and Arctic field craft, highlighting the challenges – and frustrations – of filming the animals themselves.
The book contains 70 long and short stories under the following themes:
Camerawork
Polar Heavens
Ice & Snow, Cold and Colder
Shots to Remember
Near Misses
Characters I Have Known
Turning Up the Heat
From being pulled under water by a walrus, to the cunning and predatory Orca whales’ hunting skills. Doug invites you to learn about and discover the awe-inspiring nature hidden within the polar wastelands. Often exciting, sometimes humorous and always revealing and refreshingly honest, this is a uniquely personal portrait of the polar environments and the animals that live there, written by the man who’s spent more time there with a camera than anyone else.
“Every picture tells a story. I’ve just given the ones in this book a chance to tell theirs.”
– Doug Allan
Doug has won four Emmy and four BAFTA awards, as well as several Wildscreen Pandas. With Freeze Frame Doug gives the public a chance to step into his frozen world – without the frostbite!
Doug Allan will be at the Alley Theatre on Saturday 21st September at 7.30pm. Tickets are £12.50 and available from the Alley Theatre Box Office on 028 71 384444 or online www.alley-theatre.com.