Chasing the Sardine Run Underwater in South Africa

Every year billions of sardines spawn in the cool waters off the coast of South Africa, attracting an incredible diversity of life including dolphins, whales, sharks, and birds. Ikelite Head Video Producer Logan Wood traveled to South Africa to link up with Ambassador Jacques de Vos and witness the spectacular chaos of the Sardine Run.

Jacques de Vos @JdeVos
Sardine Run Expedition: https://oceansaroundus.com/southafrica/

Additional footage courtesy of:
Jacques de Vos
Mark Gambol
Aimee Bonnain

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Logan Wood is a published photographer, cinematographer, and Producer at Ikelite. Stemming from a great appreciation for the outdoors and living an active lifestyle, his work focuses on capturing the natural world through the latest technologies. When not in the studio, Logan can be found cruising on his bike, going to concerts, and researching where to go next. You can see more of his work at loganwood.net and on Instagram @jlowood

Ambassador Jacques de Vos started out shooting photos and video underwater on his days off as an engineer in the oilfield services. After progressing through scuba instructor and commercial diver certifications, he took up free diving. Before long, Jacques gave up both engineering and compressed air to become a full time photographer, videographer, and free diving instructor. Completely self-taught, Jacques has won several prestigious international UW photography awards; his photography has been published worldwide in several books and publications, and he now also works as a camera operator on projects for companies like the BBC and Red Bull. Jacques now spends several months a year free diving with Orcas in Norway and travels the world the rest of the time.

#sardinerun #southafrica #adventure

[0:00] Introduction
[0:47] Surf Launch
[1:41] The Search Begins

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