Tigers of Africa

Tobi Bernhard · Issue 26, Sep/Oct 2005 · pp. 44–46

Products mentioned: Nikon F90, Nikon F4, Subal housing, Fuji Velvia 50, Fuji Velvia 100, Nikon SB 105, Sea&Sea YS300 strobe, Mamiya 6x7 housing

The Tigers of Africa by Tobi Bernhard Big five, big fish, big adventure. South Africa should by now be well and truly established as the shark capital of the world. The breaching Great whites of the cape region have been well documented and photographed . The Dusky sharks and Bronze whalers feeding frantically in the annual sardine run have been elevated to immortality by Doug Perrine’s award winning images. Toothy Sand tigers or Raggies (odontaspis taurus), as the locals call them affectionally, have been a staple on subtropical dives. Their ability to hover motionless in the water has taken them into the heart of photographers. And since the dive industry has established itself in Mozambique good sighting reports of whale sharks are coming in on a regular basis. Over the top on the adrenalin scale however must be the tiger shark diving at the Aliwal shoal South of Durban. No cage, no b…