Kathryn Jeffs / Filming Southern Type B Killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Antarctica. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, January 2009

Kathryn Jeffs / Filming Southern Type B Killer whales (Orcinus orca) Antarctica. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, January 2009

Kathryn Jeffs / Doug Allan, cameraman, looking for Killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Antarctica. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, January 2009

Kathryn Jeffs / Filming Southern Type B Killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Antarctica. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, January 2009

Kathryn Jeffs / Filming Southern Type B Killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Antarctica. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, January 2009

Kathryn Jeffs / Dr Robert (Bob) Pitman, scientific advisor from US National Marine Fisheries Service, Antarctica. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, January 2009

Kathryn Jeffs / Filming Southern Type B Killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Antarctica. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, January 2009

Jeff Wilson / Field Assistant, Jason Roberts, on top of mast looking out for submerged ice, Svalbard, Spitzbergen, Norway, July 2009. Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.

Jeff Wilson / Director, Jeff Wilson, preparing for Antarctic filming expedition at the National Science Foundation base, Christchurch, New Zealand, October 2009. Taken on location for BBC series, Frozen Planet, Win...

Jeff Wilson / Frozen planet team boots and equipment ready for Antarctica expedition to Ross Sea, in National Science Foundation hanger, Christchurch, New Zealand. October 2009. Taken on location for BBC series, Fr...

Jeff Wilson / Director, Jeff Wilson, on look out for submerged ice in front of yacht, Svalbard, Spitzbergen, Norway, July 2009, Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.

Jeff Wilson / Cameraman Warwick Sloss filming Purple Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) in flower on Svalbard, Spitzbergen, Norwiegan Arctic, July 2009. Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.

Jeff Wilson / Director, Chadden Hunter, preparing for Antarctic filming expedition at the National Science Foundation base, Christchurch, New Zealand, October 2009. Taken on location for BBC series, Frozen Planet,...

Jeff Wilson / Frozen planet team equipment ready for Antarctica expedition to Ross Sea, in National Science Foundation hanger, Christchurch, New Zealand. October 2009. Taken on location for BBC series, Frozen Plane...

Jeff Wilson / Camera filming Purple Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) in flower, Svalbard, Spitzbergen, Norwiegan Arctic, July 2009, Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.

Martin Dohrn / Ammonite Night filming vehicle, on location for National Geographic Nightstalkers. *THIS IMAGE CAN ONLY BE USED IF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NIGHTSTALKERS IS REFERENCED*

Martin Dohrn / Martin Dohrn in night filming vehicle, on location for National Geographic Nightstalkers, Topi Plain, Masai Mara, Kenya. Image taken using a thermal camera, without artificial light. *THIS IMAGE CAN O...

Tom Clarke / Cameraman in a 'cinebulle' (a hot air balloon adapted for filming) to film the landscape without disturbing the snow, Lapland, Finland for BBC series Planet Earth.

Mike Salisbury / Camerawoman Justine Evans filming presenter Sir David Attenborough in a canopy crane on location for BBC Natural History Unit series 'Life of Birds'. Venezuela, 1997

Frederique Olivier / Camerman Wade Fairley filming colony of Emperor penguins, Antarctica, for BBC Planet Earth series 2005

Neil Lucas / Cameraman Mike Pitts, filming underwater for BBC 'Life' in the Bahamas, Caribbean, July 2007

Neil Lucas / Digital pan head, on a track, for use in timelapse photography.

Neil Lucas / Nikon CD100 camera and digital pan head, on track for use in timelapse photography.

Jeff Rotman / Terry Maas free diving filmmaker filming in Giant kelp forest, Anacapa Isaland, California, Pacific Ocean Model released Model released.

Martin Dohrn / Alex Verner and Clinton Edwards in filming vehicle by moonlight, on location for "Night of the Lion", 2009. Thermal camera technology was used to film lions at night. Can only be used if National Geo...

Martin Dohrn / Martin Dohrn operating camera for filming at night, Masai Mara, Kenya, 2009, Can only be used if National Geographic "Night of the Lion" is mentioned.

Martin Dohrn / Alex Verner in filming vehicle operating thermal cameras, on location for "Night of the Lion", 2009. Can only be used if National Geographic "Night of the Lion" is mentioned

HUW CORDEY / Cameraman Tom Clarke carrying filming equipment in the Gobi Desert during production of 'Deserts' episode of BBC Series Planet Earth, Mongolia, January 2004.

HUW CORDEY / Huw Cordey, producer of 'Deserts' episode of BBC Planet Earth Series, sitting on domesticated bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus), Gobi Desert, Mongolia, January 2004.

Adrian Davies / Remote video camera for filming otters. Slapton Ley Nature Reserve, Devon, England

Rupert Barrington / Kevin Flay, cameraman, filming Rattlesnakes fighting, Dallas, Texas, USA, April 1989

Nigel Marven / Ian McCarthy, cameraman, in bat cave wearing mask to protect him from fungal spores that grow on bat guano.

Tim Shepherd / Cameraman Tim Shepherd in tree canopy filming Venus slipper orchard for BBC NHU The Natural World 'The Fatal Flower', Thailand

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Photographer EA Kuttapan filming Tigers from a specially adapted high tripod / stool, Elephant also being used for filming, Bandhavgarh NP, India

E.A. KUTTAPAN / Photographer EA Kuttapan filming Tigers from a specially adapted tripod, Bandhavgarh NP, India

Neil Lucas / Gavin Thurston, cameraman, filming in Olympic NP, Washington, USA, June 1993

Patrick Morris / Cameraman Barrie Britton filming female Green Turtle {captivehelonia mydas} on her way back to the sea after laying eggs, Quinta Playa, Isabela Is, Galapagos, 2006

Patrick Morris / Cameraman Paul Stewart filming nesting Blue footed boobies {Sula nebouxii} Espanola Is, Galapagos, 2006

Patrick Morris / Cameraman Barrie Britton filming female Green Turtle {Chelonia mydas} on her way back to the sea after laying eggs, Quinta Playa, Isabela Is, for tv seires on Galapagos, 2006

Patrick Morris / Cameraman Barrie Britton filming female Green Turtle {Chelonia mydas} on her way back to the sea after laying eggs, Quinta Playa, Isabela Is, for tv series on Galapagos, 2006

Patrick Morris / Sound recordist Chris Watson with parabolic microphone, Espanola Is, Galapagos

Patrick Morris / Sound recordists Chris Watson and Joe Stevens recording underwater sounds of sealions, Galapagos

Warwick Sloss / Cameraman Warwick Sloss in specially adapted hot air balloon, preparing to film Baobab trees in Morondava, Western Madagascar for BBC series Planet Earth 'Forests'

Warwick Sloss / Cameraman Warwick Sloss in specially adapted hot air balloon, preparing to film Baobab trees in Morondava, Western Madagascar for BBC series Planet Earth 'Forests'

Warwick Sloss / Cameraman Warwick Sloss in specially adapted hot air balloon, filming Baobab trees in Morondava, Western Madagascar for BBC series Planet Earth 'Forests'

Toby Sinclair / Jane Watson interviewing Ven. G. Gnanissara, Chief priest Ganga-ranaya Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Mark Payne-Gill / Mark Payne Gill on location in the central desert of Oman, filming Fairy shrimps {Triops sp} in a desert lake after heavy rainfall, Jan 1997. For BBC television programme

Martha Holmes / Cameraman Peter Scoones recording Southern elephant seal on location in Stromness Bay, South Georgia, filming for BBC television series "Life in the Freezer", February 1993

Mark Payne-Gill / Camerman Mark Payne Gill on location in Bilad Sayt, Oman, April 1997, filming mountain village for BBC television programme

PETER CRAWFORD / Filming Akivi statues for BBC television programme 'Nomads of the Wind', Easter Island

Ben Osborne / Remote control camera filming Blue tit chicks in nestbox for BBC 'Bird in the Nest', UK, 1995

Nigel Bean / BBC NHU Sound recordist at village meeting, Bamenda Highlands, North West Province, Cameroon, on location for Life of Birds,

Nigel Bean / BBC NHU film crew on location for Life of Birds in Bamenda Highlands, North West Province, Cameroon.

Nigel Bean / BBC NHU film crew on location for Life of Birds in Bamenda Highlands, North West Province, Cameroon.

Nigel Bean / BBC NHU film crew on location for Life of Birds in Bamenda Highlands, North West Province, Cameroon.

John Downer / Remote controlled helicopter filming vultures eating

Miles Barton / Filming Japanese cranes (Grus japonensis) Japan for BBC Life of Birds

Michael Pitts / Michael Pitts filming nesting Black footed Albatross {Diomedea nigripes} Midway Island, Pacific Ocean island, 1996

Michael Pitts / Michael Pitts filming Ladies veil stinkhorn fungus {Phallus indusiatus} Sumatra, Indonesia

Nick Gordon / Aerial view of Nick Gordon filming from top of tower in rainforest canopy, Amazonia, Brazil

Rupert Barrington / Cameraman Rod Clarke filming bee-keeper on top of apartment building, Manhattan, New York, for BBC Natural World programme: Metropolis. 1997

Mark Linfield / Cameraman Mike Pitts (r) and producer Mark Linfield (l) in water filming Orang Utan programme 1998

SIMON KING / Land Rover Defender travelling along muddy track in Australian outback

Martha Holmes / Cameraman Doug Allan in kayak filming Humpback whale for BBC television series Blue Planet, Antarctic Peninsula 1999

John Downer / Cameraman Michael Richards with timelapse camera on Lake Bogaria, Kenya, 1994

John Downer / Alan Hayward filming in macro studio for "Galactic Gardens" Bristol Natural History Unit, 1985

Martha Holmes / Paul Atkins filming giant petrel and skua scavenging dead fur seal, Bird Island, South Georgia - for BBC television series Life in the Freezer 1992

JIM CLARE / Climbing Kilimanjaro with filming equipment, Tanzania

Peter Bassett / Film crew camp at Gentoo penguin colony Couveville Island, Antarctic Peninsula. On location for BBC series Life in the Freezer 1991

SIMON KING / Simon King filming red deer from back of buggy. Scotland for BBC programme "Rannoch the Red Deer

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Peter Scoones filming underwater with Betacam SP in Gulf of Aqaba, 1994

Doug Allan / Doug Allan filming under sea ice in Lancaster Sound, Arctic Canada

Rupert Barrington / Camera mounted on car for filming locust outbreak for BBC television series Alien Empire, Ivanhoe, Australia. 1994

Rupert Barrington / Scaffolding to film Eastern tent moth larvae {Malacosoma americanum} in Central Park, New York City

TOM WALMSLEY / Tom Walmsley free diving and filming underwater in Arabian Gulf for Discovery Channel, 1996

Tim Shepherd / Andrew Chastney, editor, in Avid editing suite working on The Natural World, BBC Bristol

John Downer / Masai child looking through film camera lens with cameraman Alan Hayward, on location for BBC series Lifesense, Kenya, East Africa 1991

John Downer / Masai child looking through the camera during filming OF BBC series Lifesense Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa 1990

Neil Lucas / Film camera mounted on track to capture running water, 1998

SIMON KING / Simon King in Landrover on location filming dingos, Australia.

Ross Couper-Johnston / Cameraman John Waters using piranha fish as bait to attract caiman towards remote controlled camera, filming for "Ibera - Land of Shining Water" a BBC Natural World programme, Argentina 1993

John Downer / Alan Hayward filming in termite chimney with improvised broom cam mount, Kenya, 1990s

SIMON KING / Simon King's camp whilst filming Dingos. Australia.

Rupert Barrington / Filming wasps in New Zealand for BBC television series Alien Empire, Dec 1994

Peter Bassett / Camerman David Shale films honey bee colony wearing protective clothing, Naspur, India.

Neil Lucas / Cameraman Martyn Colbeck filming pitcher plants on Mt Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, for BBC television Natural World programme on Borneo, 1997

John Downer / Cameraman Martin Dohrn filming Jain monk for BBC television series, Lifesense, 1990

Neil Lucas / Camerman Mike Richards attempting to film Blyth's Hawk eagle (Spizaetus alboniger) Jurong Bird Park, Singapore, for BBC film special Eagle, 1996

Diana Richards Cronk / Martin Saunders, cameraman, with joke swan in boat cabin, filming for BBC 'The First Eden' 1985

Anup Shah / Big Cat Diary team film wildebeest crossing Mara River September 1996

Gavin Thurston / Film crew filming from African Elephant for BBC NHU 'Dawn to Dusk' in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, circa 1995

Nigel Marven / Cameraman filming imprinted goose that is flying beside vehicle, BBC NHU 'Birds of Winter'. UK 1990

Jabruson / Camerman Bruce Davidson filming male silverback gorilla "Rafiki", Virunga NP Dem Rep of Congo,

Doug Allan / Doug Allan with camouflage gear filming seals on Lake Baikal, Siberia, at -20 degrees C.

Jabruson / Camerman Bruce Davidson filming deforestation of Virunga NP by Rwandan Hutu refugees seeking fire wood, Dem Rep of Congo. circa 1994

Jabruson / Camerman Bruce Davidson filming deforestation around Nyiragongo volcano, Virunga NP, Dem Rep of Congo, 1990s