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Close up shot of the snout and mouth of a male great white shark. This is an underwater photo that was captured when the shark swam up to the camera and had his snout with a few centimeters of my cameras dome.

The Legend, a 13' (4m) male great white shark, curiously approaching my camera rig.

On this particular day, The Legend came right up to my camera with his snout multiple times but never made contact. The electrical fields given off by my rig are a potential cause for this curiosity.

Underwater photo of a male great white shark looking directly at the camera from a distance.

Cal Ripfin (aka Shredder) was one of the most photographed white sharks at Guadalupe from 2001 to 2011. His curious nature around divers made him an ideal subject for photographers at the island.

Sadly, he has not be seen since the end of 2011.

Underwater photo of a male great white shark swimming toward the camera with a few mackerel scad visible swimming in the background.

Andrew Thomas is one of Guadalupe's male great white sharks.

Guadalupe's white sharks are assigned names through the White Shark Photo Identification project and naming rights are often granted to those who contribute to the project, whether it be financially or volunteer work.

Underwater close-up of a female great white shark. A pair a pilot fish can be seen below the snout of the shark. At the top of the frame is a pair of mackerel scad.

Screaming Mimi, a female great white shark, with a pair of pilot fish under her snout, and a pair of mackerel scad above her.

During the brighter part of the days, I shoot with lower exposure, because the highlights will get blown out at higher exposures, so those photos tend to have a lot more contrast in appearance.

This was shot in darker conditions in the late afternoon with a bit more exposure for a brighter image.

*consistently observed visitor to Isla de Guadalupe

Underwater photo of a male great white shark near the water's surface. Numerous mackerel scad can be seen in the background below the shark. There is some disruption of the water's surface from where the shark breached the surface prior to the photo being taken.

Andy is an adult male great white shark who has been a consistent visitor for over a decade.

He is missing the top portion of his caudal fin, which helps make him easier to identify.

Orion! ✨

(Yes, I know it's technically not a song, due to the lack of lyrics.)

Underwater photo of the right side profile of a male great white shark.

Sad Face is a male great white shark who was originally named for a superficial wound that resembled a "sad face" emoji.

Fortunately for Sad Face, white sharks have remarkable healing abilities and that injury healed up completely, even though he's still stuck with the name.

Alt Text, you're doing it correctly.👏🏼

Side by side comparison of two photos of Schloss Neuschwanstein shot from the Marienbrücke over 40 years apart by a father and son.

My dad found some of his old Schloss Neuschwanstein film photos last week. The top photo is one that he took in 1982. The bottom photo is one I took 2023.

Both were shot from the Marienbrücke, which constrained us both to similar vantage points, but I still thought it was cool.

Underwater photo in landscape orientation of a female great white shark off the coast of Isla de Guadalupe, being adorned by rays of sunlight.

Landscape version, since I don't know if this platform's algorithm discourages it or not.

Underwater photo of a female great white shark with sunrays shining down through the water's surface.

Sparkles is a female great white shark who was first documented and identified at Guadalupe in 2021. She was the 413th individual white shark identified through MCSI's Guadalupe White Shark Photo Identification project.

The project is now on hiatus due to the travel/dive ban at the island.

Underwater photo of a female great white shark with mackerel scad, a remora, and a pilot fish sharing the frame with her.

Mikaela Victoria is a sub-adult female great white shark, who was around 10' (3m) in length, when this photo was taken back in 2017.

A small remora can be seen hitching a ride on Mikaela's right side. She also has pilot fish companion swimming above her just below the surface.

Underwater photo of a male great white shark with an injury behind his jaw.

Brutus, a male great white shark who also happened to be the face of Shark Week 2024's advertising, was sporting an injury just behind his jaw on his left side in 2021.

Brutus also has permanent injuries to his upper right gill slits, which gives them a "scalloped" look.

Underwater photo of a female great white shark approaching the camera.

Incoming!

Slashfin is one of Guadalupe's female great white sharks. She has noticeable permanent damage to her left gill slits and her primary dorsal fin. However, from this angle, those injuries are much less visible.

Underwater photo of male great white shark passing by overhead.

Buckethead is a male great white shark who was first identified at Isla de Guadalupe in 2017.

He is named in memory of a fellow diver and friend who passed away a few months after the trip on which this photo was taken on. Buckethead was his favorite musical performer.

Anyone else initially think they were looking at someone holding a cookie cutter shark specimen?

My brain immediately saw this as a cookie cutter shark.

Underwater photo of a male great white shark.

Kenric rising from the dark depths.

Kenric is a male great white shark who was regularly seen for many years at Isla de Guadalupe.

Underwater photo of an adult female great white shark.

I've often heard Scarboard, an 18' (5.5m) female great white shark, described as looking "prehistoric."

She's definitely got her own distinct look, whether you think she looks like she's a relic from the past or thing of beauty from the present.

Underwater photo of a male great white shark who appears to be smiling.

While sharks do not actually express mood via facial expression, I still like to tell myself that this guy is happy.

This is The Legend, a 13' (3m) male great white shark. He was first documented at Guadalupe in 2015 and is one of the island's more curious individuals.

Meme of a great white shark outside a window looking in.

Winter Public Service Announcement

Underwater photo of a male great white shark.

Keyser Söze, one of Guadalupe's male great white sharks, maneuvers a turn in front of the camera.

Or bokeh win?🤔

In Mexico, Killer Whales Take Down Great White Sharks A pod of orcas in the Gulf of California has repeatedly hunted juvenile white sharks to feast on their livers.

In Mexico, Killer Whales Take Down Great White Sharks

Fishmas day 3! I love these hot cocoa earrings almost as much as I love the barreleye fish!

Underwater photo of a male sub-adult great white shark.

Apollo-Orion is a male white shark who was first documented at Guadalupe over 15 years ago, when he was a sub-adult.

If I had to guess his size at the time, I would say he was around 2.5-3m (8-10') in length.

A spotted eagle ray glides gracefully over a coral outplant predation study deployed by Rescue a reef to observe how parrotfish and other reef fish behave when presented with new corals in their habitat #spottedeagleray #flylikeaneagle #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity