Moscow invaded by sea creatures
Published 02 June, 2008, 21:51
The world’s leading underwater photographer David Doubilet presents his fascinating and sometimes frightening pictures of sea life at an open-air exhibition on Moscow's Chistoprudny Boulevard.
The world of octopuses, shipwrecks and sharks might be frightening to many, but not for David Doubilet who's been taking pictures underwater for almost 50 years.
He started to dive in his hometown in New Jersey at the age of 12.
He has dived almost everywhere from Indonesia to the Caribbean, getting up close and personal with all sorts of marine life.
The underwater world is fascinating but it can also be hostile.
He had to fend off great white sharks with his camera while diving off Australia. Despite the danger, he is not going to stop the quest for rare underwater photographs. His next destination will be Russia's Lake Baikal.
“In Lake Baikal almost 35 per cent of the fish are endemic. It's very clear water and has a fabulous creature that I would like to photograph – the nerpa – a fresh-water seal locked in this lake for million of years,” he said.
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