The story of two young men from opposite sides of the world who both appeared in the BBC’s Human Planet
Feb 10, 2011 | Categories:Photography, View the complete Archive | Tags: Africa, Altai Mountains, Asia, BBC, BBC Earth, BBC Human Planet, Discovery, eagle hunter, Ethiopia, Gelada Baboon, Human PLanet, Human Planet BBC, Kazakh, Mongolia, mountains life in thin air, Planeta Humano, Simien Mountains, Timothy Allen, Timothy Allen Photographer | 14 Comments »
Mongolia …There are two frequently quoted buzz words in the Human Planet offices… man, and nature. By man, we are of course colloquially referring to the human race and not just the male denomination of our species. By nature, folk here tend to be alluding to animals in the first instance, and then to our environment if the zoological [...]
Dec 03, 2009 | Categories:Travel, View the complete Archive | Tags: Altai Mountains, Asia, BBC, BBC Earth, BBC Human Planet, blogsherpa, Eagle Hunters, Golden Eagle, Human PLanet, Human Planet BBC, Kazakh, Mongolia, Planeta Humano, Timothy Allen | 4 Comments »
Mongolia …I am actually writing you this post from my home in Bristol, UK. I got back from Mongolia two days ago via a rather overdue trip to the tropical diseases clinic in London in order to have a small community of uninvited parasitic squatters exorcised from my backside. The good news for me was [...]
Jul 25, 2009 | Categories:Travel, View the complete Archive | Tags: Africa, Asia, BBC, BBC Earth, BBC Human Planet, blogsherpa, bot fly, dog, hook worm, hookworm, Human PLanet, Human Planet BBC, Mali, Mongolia, parasite, Planeta Humano, Timothy Allen, tropical disease, tumbu fly | 3 Comments »
Mongolia …Riding a horse in Mongolia has been a secret ambition of mine for a few years now. Well, to be more precise, riding a horse across Mongolia actually, an aspiration that I knew I would never realize on this short trip, but one that has since become a permanent fixture at the top of my [...]
Jul 17, 2009 | Categories:Travel, View the complete Archive | Tags: adventure, Asia, BBC, BBC Earth, BBC Human Planet, blogsherpa, corral, fermented horse milk, horse riding, horses, Human PLanet, Human Planet BBC, Karina Moreton, milk, Mongolia, Planeta Humano, riding across Mongolia, Timothy Allen | 13 Comments »
Mongolia …For some people who were brought up living sedentary lives, the urge to travel is irresistible. I think that I am one of those people. I have long maintained that this desire stems from an undeniable fire within the souls of each and every one of us that compels us to search out new [...]
Jul 10, 2009 | Categories:Travel, Video, View the complete Archive | Tags: Asia, BBC, BBC Earth, BBC Human Planet, blogsherpa, erect, family, ger, home, Human PLanet, Human Planet BBC, Mongolia, moving house, nomad, Planeta Humano, put up, tent, Time Lapse, timelapse, Timothy Allen, travelling, yurt | 3 Comments »
Mongolia …Good news for Mongolians today. A terrible snow storm that has been threatening to bring the whole country to a standstill never appeared as forecast by experts. Good news for me too. Now the sun is out, planes are flying and I am currently sprawled across three Aeroflot seats at 37 000 ft looking forward to [...]
Apr 14, 2009 | Categories:Travel, View the complete Archive | Tags: Asia, BBC, BBC Earth, BBC Human Planet, blogsherpa, deel, del, girl, Gobi desert, Human PLanet, Human Planet BBC, Mongolia, Planeta Humano, Timothy Allen, traditional dress | Leave A Comment »
Mongolia …After spending a little time in rural Mongolia you will soon realise that the pace of life in this enchanting place is beautifully slow and serene. Offering up this aspect of the human condition to the viewing public is a very hard thing to do in both photography and film because our media has [...]
Mar 17, 2009 | Categories:Travel, Video, View the complete Archive | Tags: Asia, BBC, BBC Earth, BBC Human Planet, blogsherpa, camels, Candid conversation, cashmere goats, Cashmere wool, combing, herders, Human PLanet, Mongolia, nomads, Planeta Humano, Timothy Allen, Video | 4 Comments »
Mongolia …Just in case you were wondering, here’s a little glimpse inside a base camp on a Human Planet shoot. As you can see we have 3 gers (a Mongolian tent) between our team of nine – Director, fixer, cameraman, sound, cook, guide, 2 drivers and me. Right to left we have the kitchen ger, [...]
Mar 17, 2009 | Categories:Travel, View the complete Archive | Tags: Asia, BBC, BBC Earth, BBC Human Planet, blogsherpa, camp, equipment, Erdenee Battogtokh, ger, Human PLanet, Human Planet BBC, Karina Moreton, kitchen, Mongolia, Planeta Humano, sleeping, Timothy Allen, toilet | 5 Comments »
Mongolia …Filming in the Gobi Desert is an unpredictable science as our cameraman Terry discovered to his misfortune today. What for him began as a serene day of filming the scavenger wildlife attracted by a nearby camel carcass, ended up as race against the clock to reach poor Terry as both he and his camouflage [...]
Mar 17, 2009 | Categories:Travel, Video, View the complete Archive | Tags: Asia, BBC, BBC Earth, BBC Human Planet, blogsherpa, filming, funny, Gobi desert, Human PLanet, Human Planet BBC, Mongolia, Planeta Humano, rescue, sandstorm, Timothy Allen | 7 Comments »
Mongolia …Today was a great day. This morning I got up. Had breakfast. Brushed my teeth. Picked up my cameras, and then rode across a snowy Gobi Desert on a camel. Today just entered my top five best days of traveling. . . . Interested in more stories from Mongolia? Try HERE TASEARCHMONGOLIA
Mar 17, 2009 | Categories:Travel, View the complete Archive | Tags: Asia, BBC, BBC Earth, BBC Human Planet, blogsherpa, camel, Gobi desert, great day, Human PLanet, Human Planet BBC, Mongolia, photograph, Planeta Humano, riding, snow, Timothy Allen | 2 Comments »
Mongolia …When it comes to places that inspire quiet introspection, the Gobi desert has got to be one of the best spots in the world to sit silently, soak up the majesty of Mother Nature and reflect upon life, the universe and nothing in particular. Living, as I am now within the shadow of giant [...]
Mar 17, 2009 | Categories:Comment, Travel, View the complete Archive | Tags: Asia, BBC, BBC Earth, BBC Human Planet, blogsherpa, dinosaurs, disappearing culture, Gobi desert, Human PLanet, Human Planet BBC, indigenous, Mongolia, nomads, Planeta Humano, sand dunes | 3 Comments »
A Footprint in the Sand
Mongolia …When it comes to places that inspire quiet introspection, the Gobi desert has got to be one of the best spots in the world to sit silently, soak up the majesty of Mother Nature and reflect upon life, the universe and nothing in particular. Living, as I am now within the shadow of giant [...]
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Mar 17, 2009 | Categories:Comment, Travel, View the complete Archive | Tags: Asia, BBC, BBC Earth, BBC Human Planet, blogsherpa, dinosaurs, disappearing culture, Gobi desert, Human PLanet, Human Planet BBC, indigenous, Mongolia, nomads, Planeta Humano, sand dunes | 3 Comments »