Son of Hugo Globetrotting naturalist Douglas Quin explores Hugo Van Lawick's newest film By David Templeton Writer David Templeton takes interesting people to interesting movies in his ongoing quest for the ultimate post-film conversation. Jane Goodall working among Africa's chimpanzees are legendary. Quin exclaims as the film comes to an end.
Every shot is a work of art.
It's just beautiful. His appreciation is in part informed by his own experiences on the plains of Tanzania, not as a photographer, but as a collector of wildlife sounds. Quin's own quest for things that go bump in the night has taken him to Africa, to the Brazilian rain forests, to the North Pole. Later this month he'll depart for the continent of Antarctica, where he will spend six weeks following penguins, seals, and icebergs. At the moment, however, Quin has ears only for Africa.