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Shark Cage Diving in South Africa

I was busy being sea sick and not getting bit by a shark, so I failed to get photos, but these are screencaps from the DVD that was shot of our trip. We saw four Great White Sharks in total, and I was lucky enough to be in the first group down in the cage because we had the best viewing experience.

In the photos of the divers, I’m on the right in the first one, and the left (looking into the water) in the second one.

(Reblogged from nomadandvagabond)
I may or may not have bought a surfboard this week. View high resolution

I may or may not have bought a surfboard this week.

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So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a [person] than a secure future. The very basic core of a [person’s] living spirit is [their] passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
Chris McCandless (via newanddifferentsun)
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fuckyeahglobetrotters: marivy: “When people ask me how they can become a photographer, I almost never mention cameras, lenses,  or technique.  I say, ‘If you want to be a photographer, first leave home.’ As Paul Theroux, a great writer and friend, further advises, “Go as far as you can. Become a stranger in a strange land. Acquire humility. Leaving home really means that the photographer (or writer) has to wander, observe, and to paraphrase Theroux, concentrate on people in their landscape. That is what I try to achieve in my pictures.”

fuckyeahglobetrotters:

marivy:

“When people ask me how they can become a photographer, I almost never mention cameras, lenses,  or technique. 

I say, ‘If you want to be a photographer, first leave home.’ As Paul Theroux, a great writer and friend, further advises, “Go as far as you can. Become a stranger in a strange land. Acquire humility.

Leaving home really means that the photographer (or writer) has to wander, observe, and to paraphrase Theroux, concentrate on people in their landscape. That is what I try to achieve in my pictures.”

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Once again I find myself wondering what drives us to undertake this sort of work. I remember my friend Daniel saying that there are 4 motivations for working with MSF – escape, adventure, money and idealism.

Dr. Kiran Jobanputra, MSF doctor working in the Congo

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