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A View Through a Lens

Factual: Science & Nature

Wildlife cameraman John Aitchison on human experience and the beauty of nature

Wildlife cameraman John Aitchison combines location recordings with personal narratives which highlight the uniqueness of human experience and the beauty of nature

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John waits offshore for young black-footed albatrosses to embark on their first flight.

Squatting on a tiny platform 30 metres offshore, John waits for young black-footed albatrosses to embark on their first flight from the shore.

Wildlife cameraman John Aitchison offers a personal view of life as he finds himself in isolated and often dangerous locations across the globe filming wildlife.

2/3. SHADOWS: Squat on a tiny platform 30 metres off shore, John waits for young black-footed albatrosses to embark on their first flight from the shore. Below him in the water, shadows are patrolling back and forth, waiting for the birds to land on the waves. 

Sound recordist is Chris Watson
Producer Sarah Blunt.

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