Lost Land of the Volcano is an exciting, three-part BBC nature documentary series that follows a scientific expedition to the island of New Guinea. During filming the team ventured deep into the heart of the remote tropical island of New Guinea to explore a giant extinct volcano – Mount Bosavi. The team lived deep in the rainforest where they searched for rare and endangered species.

The discovered mammal lives deep in the volcano’s crater where it has developed in isolation from its other relatives, in time becoming a sub species of the silky cuscus family. Captured on film as it left its daytime hideout and went in search of food at night, the Bosavi Cuscus – which looks like a small bear – is a marsupial that lives in trees, feeding on fruits and leaves.

Having struggled for more than a decade using what he describes as ‘Frankenstein’ like lighting contraptions ranging from rally car headlights to hunting spotlights, Gordon has welcomed the advances in infrared technology that enable him to capture broadcast quality night-time footage. “Every lighting method I have used up until recently has had some kind of drawback – carrying heavy acid batteries on my back, for only two hours of filming power being just one of them,” he says. “Now the team is able to access more remote areas as transporting the light, low power consumption infrared units are no longer an issue. The battery packs last for several hours and are interchangeable with our cameras.”

Field of view was another issue for Gordon. Historically illuminators have provided an uneven blanket of light causing ‘hot spots’ in the captured image but, as Gordon explains: “The Aegis Ufled units give the most consistent covering of light of any I have trialed. The distance the infrared light travels is also second to none. Whenever I am planning a shoot, Bosch’s IR units will be one of the first pieces of kit in my bag.”