It’s now over two years since I set off on my first
chimpanzee chasing adventure. Having fulfilled my childhood dream to see
chimpanzees in the wild (hopefully not for the last time) I am now taking on a
challenge of a different nature.
One day aged seven I decided to borrow our family camcorder
and sit for over an hour filming the action at our bird table (an impressive
feat for an inherently hyperactive child!) This was my first taste of wildlife
film-making and it gave me an appreciation of both the joys and the many
drawbacks of filming animals (most of the time nothing happens, your arms ache
from holding the camera, you get cold and your bum goes numb). Numb bum or not
I decided that one day I was going to produce the wildlife documentaries that I
loved so much.
To this day I still dream of being a wildlife film-maker and
it is this dream that I am now relentlessly chasing with the same energy I
devoted to chasing chimpanzees in Semliki. Like keeping up with those elusive
apes over rivers, up mountains and through the undergrowth, I’m sure this chase
will not be easy. However, just as it was worth every second of the pursuit for
some incredible encounters with the chimpanzees in Semliki, I am sure my hard
work now will be worth it in the end.
I am currently looking for any opportunities of work
experience in wildlife film-making, so if you’re reading this and think you may
be able to help me, or know anyone else you could, please do have a look at my CV by clicking on the photo below. Any help with my latest adventure would be
much appreciated.
