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Ron Josiah Taylor, AM (8 March 1934 – 9 September 2012) was a prominent Australian shark expert, as is his widow, Valerie Taylor. They were credited with being pioneers in several areas, including being the first people to film great white sharks without the protection of a cage.
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...
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...
Apr 29, 2022 · Valerie and Ron were known as the first divers to film great whites underwater without the protection of a cage. As Spielberg wanted the film shark to look huge – larger than any real creature – they filmed short men in half-sized diving cages.
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Nov 25, 2019 · Valerie and her late husband, Ron Taylor, were among the first to explore the Great Barrier Reef on film. In 1967, the couple partnered with the Belgian Scientific Expedition and spent six months...
Mar 12, 2023 · Already a renowned underwater filmmaking pair, Valerie and Ron Taylor had been hired by a then-little-known director named Steven Spielberg to capture live footage of great whites in the wild.
In the 1980s and 90s, Ron and Valerie continued to research electronic shark deterrents and worked hard to promote marine conservation while continuing to work as underwater photographers in the film industry.
