"The Sardine Run"

Filmmaker Shawn Heinrichs's award-winning film evokes the thrill
and energy of the South African "Sardine Run" in this awarding
winning video entry from the 2008
OurWorldUnderwater/Wetpixel/DivePhotoGuide Competition. "For years
I had dreamed about returning to South Africa to experience the
Sardine Run. I was born in Durban, South Africa and spent the first
six years of my life there before moving to the United States. I
have only faint childhood memories of the Sardine Run. It was a
time of year when the sky over the beach filled with birds,
dolphins broke the surface in the hundreds, when we stayed out of
the water for fear of sharks, and when fishermen on the shore
hauled in huge nets bursting with glistening silver fish. "Now a
seasoned diver and underwater film-maker, I returned to the Sardine
Run to relive that excitement, but this time anxious to join the
sharks underwater and experience the full energy of the Run. With
me were my close buddies Justin Ebert, Mattias Fornander and Nick
Jackson. Our leader Drew Wong and boat captain Pkee would do all
they could to get us as close as "safely" possible to the action."
To read more about Shawn's Sardine Run experience, please visit his
website: BlueSphereMedia.com. For more information on the
OurWorldUnderwater/Wetpixel/DivePhotoGuide Competition, please
visit the website: UnderwaterCompetition.com.