AT 83, Valerie Taylor has lived a big, bold, adventurous life.
From trainee animator to Spielberg, from Jaws to Blue Lagoon, to falling in love with the ocean and her husband Ron, she has led an exceptional life as a marine conservationist, photographer and shark expert.
Arguably one of Australia's national treasures, Val is an award-winning cinematographer whose documentaries have been used to lobby governments to promote the conservation of some of the world's endangered reefs.
Peer such as Sir David Attenborough hold her in the highest regard.
A talented artist, she dropped out of school when she contracted polio; it was two years before she could walk unaided.
At 15 she found work as an animator, all the while thriving on being close to the ocean. In the 1950s she met Ron Taylor and her real adventures began.
Valerie Taylor: An Adventurous Life (Hachette Australia) RRP $34.99.
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