Playing with Sharks: Australian documentary shines light on Valerie Taylor, deep sea diver who swam with sharks
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Valerie Taylor (seen here, wearing a chainmail sleeve) and her husband Ron were the first people to film sharks without using an underwater cage.
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She is renowned amongst her peers for her gutsy, pioneering environmentalism over the last 50 years, but it is only now that Valerie Taylor's legacy is being celebrated on screen.
Famously providing 'real sharks' for Hollywood with husband Ron, the deep-sea diver's remarkable life is explored through breathtaking archive in the new Australian documentary Playing With Sharks, which played in competition at last week's Sundance Film Festival.