Listen "#135 | Mike Coots | Losing his leg to a shark, photography, and advocating for sharks"
Episode Synopsis
Mike Coots is a world-famous ocean photographer from the island of Kaua’i. He is a surfer, diver, shark advocate and amputee who has has won a silver medal at the 2016 ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship. He has also published a book called Sharks:Portrait adding author to his resume.
In this episode we talk about growing up on Kaua’i, losing his leg to a tiger shark, life with a prosthetic, falling in love with photography and sharks, shark conservation, politics, and so much more. Enjoy!
Find Mike here: https://www.instagram.com/mikecoots/
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In this episode we talk about growing up on Kaua’i, losing his leg to a tiger shark, life with a prosthetic, falling in love with photography and sharks, shark conservation, politics, and so much more. Enjoy!
Find Mike here: https://www.instagram.com/mikecoots/
Buy our merch on:
Official website: https://keepitaloha.com/
Support us on:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadias
Follow us on:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod
Listen to us on:
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-it-aloha/id1592266675
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S4albn4TaWiwqcLVSnHNb?si=88d056857a5b41f2
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