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28/06/2004: "VALERIE TAYLOR at Ewen Ponds, South Australia. 1967"

Valerie Taylor contemplates the 'near freezing' crystal clear fresh water spring known as Ewen Ponds in South Australia. Dressed in a short neoprene suit, no hood. The red stockings were for brighter photo's more than the little warmth offered.

We were making The Cave Divers film, sponsored by a tobacco company....erhh, (the only people with money to spare) and this location was included. I clicked what is now a photographic treasure with Valerie early in her new career as a 'mermaid'.

The picture has never been published, lost in a cabinet until now.

Few glamour girls enjoy wet hair and cold shivers. Valerie has made a profession of being wet and sometimes cold and coping with conditions few models would tolerate without a tantrum.

To be the world's best at anything in life is not going to be easy.