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Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Location - 'Manuela' Wreck - 155'ft. of water
Image Depth - 45'ft.
Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
In the summer months when the water warms, sea turtles frequent the offshore wrecks. Green, Kemp-Ridley, Leatherback and Loggerheads. This one turtle was huge! Well over 5'ft. long and maybe topping 300 lbs. When freediving, they must be approached slowly without making any sudden movements. They can live to be over 60 years old.

THE AQUATIC WORLD OF RUSSELL BLACKWOOD

THE AQUATIC WORLD OF RUSSELL BLACKWOOD
RUSSELL BLACKWOOD IS AN INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED FREEDIVING UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAS LIVED ON AND UNDER THE WATERS OF HATTERAS ISLAND FOR OVER 37 YEARS

HIS IMAGES HAVE APPEARED IN HAWAII SKINDIVER, INTERNATIONAL FREEDIVING, SURFER'S JOURNAL, SURFER, SURFING, WINDSURFER AND MANY OTHER MAGAZINES, BOOKS, AND WEBSITES

HE HAS ALSO WORKED FOR NUMEROUS FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS AS A FREEDIVING UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHER
















Image by Daniel Pullen