Scuba Diver

DANCING WITH GREATNESS

Follow a shark conservationist’s journey freediving alongside great hammerhead sharks and educating people about their importance I slip over the side of the boat and into the stunning blue water. I rest on the surface, watching a dozen nurse sharks scattered through the water column, eagerly awaiting a snack. From a distance, I see a large silhouette approaching. I take a full breath and slide under the water, descending slowly to the white sand below. Settling at the bottom, camera in hand, I wait.

A great hammerhead shark that I do not recognise swims cautiously towards me. She passes by within a few feet of me and I watch in awe. She then

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