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Silence, Darkness. The beam of the diving lamp cuts through the black water, edging its way along the reef. Mollusks move in its light. With a muffled gurgling sound, air bubbles force their way upward Kurt Amsler is lying in wait. On the sea floor off the coast of Belize, in Central America, the 51 year old underwater photographer from the Swiss town of Wedenswil waits patiently for a moray to snatch its prey. For hours he remains in this position, almost motionless, concentrating on getting his picture. Night after night he waits, his Nikon at the ready. Yet Amsler, a professional diver, never gets bored. I feel at home underwater, he says. I enjoy the peacefulness, the solitude and the absence of aggression. Amsler devotes hundreds of hours every year to his passion and is familiar with all the world’s oceans. Despite experiencing some precarious situations during his diving career, he is not afraid. He says, and never take more than a calculated risk

 

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