• Lesley Rochat Freediving with Sharks

    I swim with sharks to show people that they are not monster man-eaters looking for people to eat.

  • Lesley Rochat Shark Conservationist

    We have little to fear from sharks, they have everything to fear from us.

  • Lesley Rochat Photography

    Our greatest mistake is to assume we are superior to Nature but when we harm other life, we harm ourselves.

  • Lesley Rochat Campaigner

    Cowards pay lip service to conservation, activist take action and make a difference.

  • Lesley Rochat Shark Activist

    We are the sharks greatest predator, their worst enemy – we are also their only hope.

  • Lesley Rochat Shark Warrior

    Our dreams can become our reality if we’re prepared to confront our worst fears, even swim with sharks.

  • Lesley Rochat

    Environmental catastrophes are imminent - defeatism is our worst choice, action is our greatest hope.

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Latest News

I'm inducted into the Ocean Artists Society!

I'm very proud to announce that I have been inducted into the Ocean Artists Society. The Ocean Artists Society is a unique alliance of the world's top marine life artists, sculptors, painters, photographers and film-makers who through their unique talents foster a continued interest in the ocean arts and marine life issues. I look forward to working with the Society and sharing my creative works in the future.

Find out more on their website.


Latest Blogs

  • Whale Stranding Night 0105

    Whale Stranding 24 March 2013

    I am writing this blog article to put on record my opinions of the whale stranding that happened on 24 March 2013 on Noorhoek beach, Cape Town. Though I was quoted in the press and appeared on various national TV news stations, the press is …

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  • Lesley Rochat photography - Dive site shark net

    Proposed removal of Shark Nets from Aliwal Shoal in South Africa

    I am writing this blog to give clarity to a misleading post on the Shark Angels website which claimed that the nets would be removed from the Aliwal Shoal, Park Rynie and Scottburgh. There are still many conflicting statements going around so for what it’s …

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