Fuvahmulah
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Predators: The Survivor — A Tiger Shark with a Broken Jaw (Maldives)
Most of us have a specific image of what defines an apex shark—speed, power, and dominance. But off the coast of Fuvahmulah, I spent time with Luana, a resident tiger shark navigating the blue with a severe, permanent jaw injury. This film is a study of her quiet resilience and how she has adapted to…
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Tiger Shark with a Dislocated Jaw
Today is our fourth day diving the dive site appropriately named Tiger Shark Zoo. Each day visibility has improved and we are seeing more and more unique sharks. It’s now easy to identify unique scares, cuts, spots, etc. We were not disappointed today but extremely saddened. There was one unique Tiger Shark that displayed a…
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Fuvahmulah – Dive Guides and Scuba Divers
Diving in Fuvahmulah is unlike anywhere else in the Maldives. This isolated island sits directly in the path of powerful Indian Ocean currents, attracting an extraordinary concentration of large pelagic marine life. The dive guides here are central to the whole experience — without their expertise, encounters with Tiger Sharks and other open water species…
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Water Water Everywhere – Maldives
Inspired by Photos by Jez photo and writing prompts. This challenge is focused on reflections. All images captured in Maldives at a fishing port on an island called Fuvahmulah. The island is 307 miles south of the country’s capital, Malé. Fuvahmulah is about 2.8 miles by 0.75 miles with a submerged reef (Rashikedefaro) extending for about 1.9 miles in a…