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"In the new Netflix documentary
Shark Whisperer, the great white shark gets
an image makeover – from Jaws villain to misunderstood friend and admirer.
But the star of the documentary is not so much the shark, but the model and
marine conservationist Ocean Ramsey (yes, that’s her real name).
The film centres on Ramsey’s self-growth journey, with the shark co-starring as
a quasi-spiritual medium for finding meaning and purpose (not to mention
celebrity status).
The film, and some in it, are happy to attribute Ramsey’s success as a shark
conservation activist to how driven and photogenic she is. Ramsey says “People
look first and listen second. I’ll use my appearance, I’ll put myself out there
for a cause.”
Her husband, the photographer Juan Oliphant, enthuses she is good for sharks
partly because she is so beautiful and uses all the attention she attracts in
the selfless service of sharks.
The image of the long-haired, long-limbed young woman in a bikini swimming
above an outsized great white shark is not a new one."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
