Wildlife Stalker: Days in the Life of Filmmaker Bob Landis

Kevin Rhoades

Jun 2011 · Five Valleys Press

About this ebook

Recording incredible wildlife behavior on movie film and video is the hallmark of Bob Landis' films. He has filmed wildlife in Yellowstone for over 40 years a place dear to his soul. This book is comprised of two stories wound into one: a depiction of days afield with a wildlife cinematographer who has filmed and co-produced stories about Yellowstone's iconic species the bear, the wolf, the bison films that have aired on PBS, Nature and on National Geographic Television. This book also is a collection of flashbacks to Landis' past growing up as a small-town Wisconsin boy where he followed his destiny to become a football player, teacher, diehard Green Bay Packers fan, and wildlife filmmaker. He has created more than 20 wildlife films, many of them winning awards and airing on television around the world. Bob Landis is one of America's premier wildlife filmmakers.

About the author

After working as a wildlife researcher in Yellowstone National Park in the ‘80s, Kevin Rhoades returned to America’s first national park to spend days afield with wildlife filmmaker Bob Landis, to write his life’s chronicle.

A freelance writer, Rhoades received his bachelor’s of science degree in biology from Manchester College (Indiana) and a master’s of arts degree in journalism from the University of Montana. From 1999-2004, Rhoades worked as publications editor for Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA). From 2004-2010, he served as OWAA’s executive director. Rhoades, www.kevinrhoades.com, is an avid outdoors enthusiast and lives with his  wife and two children in Missoula, Montana.