BBC’s The Mating Game (2021)

I filmed on 3 sequences for the series:

Ep 1 Grasslands: In Plain Sight: Termites - Click here to watch the sequence from 16m18s

Ep 3 Jungles: In the Thick of It: Chimpanzees, Blue Footed Boobies -Click here to watch the Chimp sequence from 00m00s

Cover of the book titled 'The Mating Game' depicting two flamingos with curved necks forming a heart shape against a blue background.

BBC’s The Mating Game (2021)

I filmed on 3 sequences for the series:

Ep 1 Grasslands: In Plain Sight: Termites - Click here to watch the sequence from 16m18s

Ep 3 Jungles: In the Thick of It: Chimpanzees, Blue Footed Boobies -Click here to watch the Chimp sequence from 00m00s

Cover of a book titled "The Mating Game" featuring two pink flamingos facing each other with long necks forming a heart shape against a blue background.

There’s nothing that prepares you for filming wild chimpanzees. Hands down one of the most memorable and special experiences of my life.

To film the sequence I had to trek 10 hours a day for over 60 days with a 30kg backpack in Uganda’s Kibale Rainforest. Chimps are almost always on the move so trying to keep up with them in the undulating valleys was an almost military-esque challenge.

Because of the nature of the messy jungle environment and the chaos of chimp life then getting 5 good shots a day was a successful day.

A man wearing a face mask and green boots is operating a large camera on a tripod in a dense jungle.
Silhouette of a person operating a camera on a tripod by the ocean at sunset.
A man kneeling on a dirt path in a grassy field operating a professional camera on a tripod, with another person sitting on a vehicle in the background under a cloudy sky.
Two men working with a robot or machine setup on a table in a room.
Camera equipment set up in a wooded outdoor area for filming or photography, including a camera on a tripod, a large green weather cover, cases, and a backpack.
Video camera equipment set up outdoors in a forested area, with various camera accessories and gear displayed.
Two people, a man and a woman, standing in a lush green forest, smiling, with a professional camera on a tripod. The man has a beard and is wearing a khaki shirt with a face mask hanging around his neck. The woman has her hair in braids, is wearing a
A man in a gray shirt and camouflage rubber boots stands in a dense jungle, wearing a face mask, next to a camera on a tripod and equipment on the ground.
Two people working with a professional camera setup in a dense jungle, both wearing face masks and hats.
Camera on tripod set up on grassy hill overlooking ocean with rocky islands and a forested coastline, birds flying in the sky.