John and Mary-Lou Aitchison have been filming wildlife for twenty years, especially in Scotland where they live. They have made a number of programmes for the Natural World series and worked on many other major BBC series. Hebrides - Islands on the Edge was awarded Best Series at Wildscreen 2014 (John produced one of the programmes and filmed for 240 days on this series). Yellowstone - Winter and Frozen Planet won team BAFTAs for Cinematography. The Frozen Planet photography team also won an Emmy, a Wildscreen panda and cinematography awards from the RTS and the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.
Kathryn Jeffs / Wildlife Cameraman, John Aitchison, on location, filming Adelie penguins, Antarctica, February 2009, Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series
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John & Mary-Lou Aitchison / Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) in flight over the sea at dusk, Islay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, November.
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John & Mary-Lou Aitchison / Juvenile European otter (Lutra lutra) feeding on a fish on a rock, Scotland, UK, November.
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John & Mary-Lou Aitchison / Juvenile European otter (Lutra lutra) feeding on a fish, Scotland, UK, November.
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John & Mary-Lou Aitchison / Female European otter (Lutra lutra) with a cub trying to eat a fish, Scotland, UK, November.
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John & Mary-Lou Aitchison / Female European otter (Lutra lutra) bringing a fish to a juvenile sleeping on a rock, Scotland, UK, November.
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John & Mary-Lou Aitchison / Female European otter (Lutra lutra) on a rock grooming her cub, Scotland, UK, November.
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John & Mary-Lou Aitchison / Female European otter (Lutra lutra) on a rock grooming her cub before rolling over and scent marking, Scotland, UK, November.
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John & Mary-Lou Aitchison / Female European otter (Lutra lutra) grooming her cub, Scotland, UK, November.
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John & Mary-Lou Aitchison / Female European otter (Lutra lutra) grooming her cub on a rock, with the cub falling off and into the water, Scotland, UK, November.
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John & Mary-Lou Aitchison / European otter (Lutra lutra) grooming amongst seaweed covered rocks, Scotland, UK, November.
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John & Mary-Lou Aitchison / European otter (Lutra lutra) feeding on a fish amongst seaweed covered rocks, Scotland, UK, November.
