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If you were one of the millions of viewers of Planet Earth 2, you may have wondered what it was like to be behind the camera.

Award-winning wildlife cinematographer and photographer Martyn Colbeck can explain…

Imagine following a single family of elephants for 20 years, creating a bond so special that when the mother gave birth, the baby thinks you are part of its family.

For Martyn Colbeck (BSc Biological Science, 1979) a career highlight was capturing this moment, something never filmed before, as the majority of elephant births happen at night.

'It was an extraordinary moment to share with a family of elephants at night in the wild and for Echo, the matriarch of the family, to let us be there,' he says.

'We weren’t filming continuously for the whole time and when we went back out to see them, they would recognise the sound of the vehicle and our voices.' 

Echo’s story is just one of the amazing encounters Martyn has