Mickey Smith
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About
Instagram star, underwater videographer, shark diver, and entrepreneur known for documenting close encounters with sharks in videos and photos on Instagram which has helped him amass over 210,000 followers. He is also known for co-founding the ecotourism company Shark Addicts.
Before fame
He began filming shark dives with fellow diver Cameron Nimmo around 2013. He initially shared videos from their recreational dives before growing the project into a charter business that allowed members of the public to swim with sharks.
Trivia
He has served as Shark Addicts' principal underwater videographer. He has filmed encounters with tiger, bull, lemon, silky, dusky, and hammerhead sharks. He was featured in a 2015 Vogue article about cageless shark diving and the conservation work of Shark Addicts.
Family life
He has been based in Jupiter, Florida. He married Ashley Smith in June 2013.
Associated with
He and Ocean Ramsey are both shark divers and social media personalities known for promoting shark conservation.
