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    Stills from our film. Field photos go up only once cleared.

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    Stills

    From our film

    • A turtle swimming just under the surface.
      Just under the surface
    • Close-up of a turtle eye and beak.
    • A turtle raising a front flipper.
    • A turtle swimming through rays of light.
      Light through the water
    • A turtle swimming near the surface.
    • The patterned shell of a turtle.
      The shell
    • Close-up of a turtle head under water.
    • A turtle gliding over a reef.
      Over the reef
    • A turtle mid-stroke, flippers raised.

    No cleared field photos yet

    We need written permission from photographers and the people pictured, and a check against the rules below.

    Meanwhile, see Instagram: @saveaturtle.chennai.

    Photo rules

    What we will not photograph

    1. No flash on a beach.Flash disorients nesting females and hatchlings. Applies to everyone, including press.
    2. No nest locations.Nothing that lets someone find a nest. Geotags are removed.
    3. No handling shots.No photos of anyone holding a turtle or hatchling.
    4. No minors without consent.Written guardian consent before taking a photo of a child, and again before publishing.
    5. Photographers keep credit.Volunteers keep the rights to their images. We ask each time.
    6. Full beach rules.See the field code.

    Coming

    What will be here

    Night walks, tally sheets, cleanup sacks on the scale, turtle tracks. No animals in distress, no one holding a hatchling.

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