#alan root

[vintagewildlife]

Hippo By: Alan Root From: Encyclopedia of the Animal World: Large Plant-Eaters 1988

[killerbeesting]

“Join the mob or go for what you want. Give yourself plenty of quiet time alone in order to get in touch with who you are...Focus power of thought. Remind yourself that the world is yours for the asking. The non-risker does not grow, you just get older. When you have decided which ideas, beliefs, relationships, and situations no longer work for you, it is time to release them. Let go of negative thoughts -- view them as a flight of birds crossing your path. See them fly into view and continue on their way.”

― Joan Root

Photo: Alan Root, Joan with pet elephant, Bundu

[vintagewildlife]

Stephanie's astrapia By: Alan Root From: The Fascinating Secrets of Oceans & Islands 1972

[sibylls]

Parked outside the reception, their Land Rover and trailer were packed with everything they owned—cameras, tent, clothing, supplies, food—enough to last them for months. Instead of throwing rice, several of Alan’s drunken buddies had put fresh elephant dung under the Land Rover’s wheels and poured boiling water on it, so when the newlyweds drove away to the cheers of their friends and family, elephant shit sprayed in all directions. It was, everyone agreed, a real Kenya wedding.

On Alan and Joan Root’s wedding; Mark Seal, Wildflower

[sibylls]

He is the success story of the bush. Much to the pleasure and anguish of his friends, he remains the absolute eccentric, the clown, the daredevil, the mimic, the misanthrope, the life of the party, the irrepressible idealist of nature. He will die for a sequence in a film, a joke, a game of tennis. In short, Alan is so consumed by living that every day requires some proof that he has cheated death.

On Alan Root; John Hemingway, No Man’s Land

[festivalofideas-blog]

More Audio Recordings Now Available

The audio recordings of recent Festival of Ideas events with Alan Root, talking about his career as a pioneering wildlife film-maker, and Chris Anderson, talking about the new industrial revolution, are now available to listen to on SoundCloud.

[festivalofideas-blog]

Background: Alan Root

World-renowned natural-history film-maker Alan Root is appearing at the Festival of Ideas on 18 September to talk about his life's work. You can find some background information about him on the WildFilmHistory website.

His newly published autobiography is entitled Ivory, Apes and Peacocks: Animals, Adventure and Discovery in the Wild Places of Africa. It has been favourably reviewed in the Economist and was rated 5 stars by the Telegraph, which described it as 'the best true-life adventure story to come out of Africa for years'.