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Valerie May Taylor AM (born 9 November 1935) is an Australian conservationist, photographer, and filmmaker, and an inaugural member of the diving hall of fame. With her husband Ron Taylor, she made documentaries about sharks, and filmed sequences for films including Jaws (1975).
Jul 27, 2021 · Skilled divers and well-known in their home country, the Australian couple Ron and Valerie Taylor set off to capture the footage that would be used in the climactic 1975 scene in which Richard...
Mar 12, 2023 · At age 87, Valerie Taylor is best known as being a pioneering scuba diver, filmmaker, photographer, author, painter and marine conservationist. (Australian Story: Matt Henry ) abc.net.au/news/valerie-taylor-lifelong-quest-to-save-sharks/101762956.
Valerie Taylor is a shark and ocean treasure. A global marine pioneer, conservationist, winner of multiple awards as a photographer and filmmaker, scriptwriter, author and painter, she is also an inaugural member of both the Diving Hall of Fame and the Women Divers Hall of Fame.
Apr 29, 2022 · Valerie Taylor has spent a lifetime underwater, and has no plans to stop any time soon. (ABC News) 'Jaws did a lot of harm' By the early 1970s, Valerie had made and appeared in plenty of underwater films, but it was the 1971 shark documentary, Blue Water, White Death, that really made her name as an ocean cinematographer.
Dive into the remarkable world of an Australian marine pioneer. Valerie Taylor has recorded the marine environment and shared her knowledge with the public for over 60 years, staunchly advocating for better protection of the ocean, its animals and their habitats.
Mar 20, 2023 · Continuing the story of the remarkable life of Valerie Taylor, the celebrated underwater filmmaker and shark conservationist.
Jun 14, 2021 · From working on Jaws to putting herself in danger, Valerie Taylor vowed to change public attitudes to sharks. A new film dives deeply into her underwater life.
Jul 23, 2021 · Shark advocate Valerie Taylor, filmed underwater in 1975, taught herself how to scuba dive six decades ago. Ron & Valerie Taylor. It was at one of these contests that she met the man who would...
Nov 25, 2019 · Valerie Taylor filmed live shark sequences for the movie “Jaws.” As a marine conservationist, she is still inspiring the next generation of activists.
