Unseen footage of basking sharks filmed from the seabed below their extraordinary mating ritual, and orca whales in pursuit of herring are among images which international marine photographer Nigel Motyer will be showing in Dublin this week.
“An Odyssey of Underwater Photography” opens the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers’ Association 2024-25 winter talk season.
Swimming with sharks - Nigel Motyer’s photo and video presentation as part of the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers’ Association winter programme takes place in Ringsend Yacht and Boat Club, Dublin, this Thursday, October 17th, at 8 pm, with proceeds to the RNLI
In a preview of his talk, the award winning photographer and diver spoke to Wavelengths about how his fascination for marine life began at the age of eight when he begged his parents to take him to see a 1971 documentary on sharks, entitled Blue Water, White Death, directed by Peter Gimbel and James Lipscomb.
He describes how he captured unique footage recently of a basking shark mating aggregation off Loop Head, Co Clare, which will be shown at the Ringsend talk - and how curious the 30 feet “old looking dinosaur-type “ animals were about what he was doing there.
He will also talk about his extensive marine photography work from the Arctic to the Tropics.
As Afloat reported earlier, Motyer’s presentation as part of the Dublin Bay Old Gaffers’ Association winter programme takes place in Ringsend Yacht and Boat Club, Dublin, this Thursday, October 17th, at 8 pm, with proceeds to the RNLI.
