By: Billy BeerSlugger
I’m an avid watcher of shows on the Discovery Channel, The History Channel, National Geographic and other knowledge dropping shows. I’m a fan of Animal Planet and other shows that put you in the middle of a Jungle or Desert and show you what happens when confronted with the dangerous creatures that inhabit them, as evidenced by a previous post on Austin Stevens Snake Master.
What a friend and I were discussing the other day while enjoying a few adult beverages was how little credit the camera man gets for their efforts.
You have these guys like Austin Stevens and Steve Irwin (previously), trotting across the globe and journeying into jungles etc. looking for the most dangerous animals on the planet and getting close enough to them to piss these animals off. All the while you see the main guy on the TV but you never really take into account what’s going on with the camera man. His life is in obvious danger too and he’s got a 50 plus pound Camera to account for as well. From a Cobra spitting venom to a charging Komodo Dragon to wading in a river filled with Piranha to just plain being in an Ocean infested with sharks, these guys are a classic case of All Guts and No Glory.
I’m wondering if there’s some sort of award that goes out to these guys for risking their lives. If there is, I’ve never heard of it and if it was recognized by a major awards show like The Oscars or The Emmy’s, it probably is given out earlier and not televised.
So here’s to you Crazy Camera Men, this Miller High Life can was schwilled in your honor.