MULTIPLE Emmy and BAFTA award-winning cameraman Doug Allan will be at Helston Chapel on Tuesday, September 3, for an evening of behind-the-scenes stories and honest conversation about climate reality and optimism.   From mountain summits to rocky shorelines, through coral reefs and kelp forests, from arid deserts to the frigid poles, under the shifting sea ice of the frozen oceans, the talk is a journey to inspire all who love wilderness.

It’s a celebration of the breathtaking range of environments that Doug has been privileged to film over his 40 years as a documentary cameraman and photographer. 

Climate change means familiar landscapes are disappearing across the world. Wild places are under threat – how should we be changing to protect them?

Illustrated with his own photographs and clips from his best-known series, and with a wealth of behind the scenes stories, Doug’s presentation will cover successes and setbacks during his own personal experiences exploring the challenges of climate change. 

Doug spent eight years in Antarctica as a research diver, scientist and photographer for the British Antarctic Survey, before changing direction to full-time filming in 1984.

He specialises in natural history, expeditions and science documentaries in some of the wildest and most remote places on our planet, particularly the polar zones. He has filmed for many series including The Blue Planet, Planet Earth, Life, Human Planet, Frozen Planet, Forces of Nature, Ocean Giants and Operation Iceberg, as well as making programmes for the Living Oceans Foundation.

His photographic awards include eight Emmy’s and five BAFTA’s. He has three Honorary Doctorates in recognition of his camerawork, as well as two Polar Medals. He’s an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and of the Royal Photographic Society. In 2018 he was awarded the RSGS Mungo Park Medal for his outstanding contribution to geographical knowledge through exploration. 

To book tickets, visit: www.trevowhelston.co.uk/wild-spaces