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Bikini Protest

August 29, 2013 by John Bantin

I was on a palm-fringed island in the Maldives when I saw two girls, both instructors with the dive centre at Vilamendhoo, coming in from the beach and looking happy in their bikinis. One, Leila, was Swiss married to a Maldivian while the other, Sylvita, was Spanish and partnered an Austrian. I asked them to … Read more

Categories Dive Industry, Miscellaneous, UW Photography Tags controversy, dive business 68 Comments

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