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South Australia Marine Life Sampler, a Dive Trip on the M/V Rodney Fox

I recently joined friends for a 10-day dive trip on the M/V Rodney Fox in South Australia organized by Richard Salas. Richard organizes great trips and this one was no exception; we had a lot of fun and saw many new critters. The trip was intended to be a sampler…

Phil CollaApril 28, 2023

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Great White Shark Portrait

This great white shark photo (Carcharodon carcharias) was shot under dark skies, in early morning. These are tough conditions to shoot underwater with only available light. I prefer to shoot without strobes whenever possible but in the days of film this particular morning would have required I use artificial lights.…

Phil CollaApril 15, 2013

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Great White Shark Photo on National Geographic’s NG Channel

The National Geographic Channel recently produced the television documentary "Great White Odyssey", and choose one of my great white shark photos (Carcharodon carcharias) to use as the main background to the web page publicizing the program. Here is a link to NG Channel's page for the Great White Odyssey. The…

Phil CollaApril 24, 2009

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Great White Shark Photos

This great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) was photographed at Guadalupe Island, Mexico. I think I have made about 15 trips to the island, a mix of open-water diving trips and shark cage photography trips. I am hoping to get down there again for scuba diving, freediving and just plain exploration…

Phil CollaApril 22, 2009

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Guadalupe 2008: Great White Shark Portrait, Horizontal

This is one of my favorites from this year's trip on the M/V Horizon to photograph great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at Guadalupe Island. A great white shark swims underwater through the ocean at Guadalupe Island. Image ID: 21346 Species: Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias Location: Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe),…

Phil CollaOctober 7, 2008

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Guadalupe 2008: Great White Shark Face

Here is the face of a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). Check out the detail in the shark's eye, he is looking straight back into the camera. This was shot with a 24mm lens, full frame sensor, no crop. Pretty tight. A great white shark swims underwater through the ocean…

Phil CollaOctober 6, 2008

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Guadalupe 2008: Satellite Tags on a Great White Shark

Many of the great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at Guadalupe Island are known to researchers and appear in the white shark ID database. Some of the sharks have even been "tagged" and now sport small pop-up satellite transmitter tags that collect data about the shark's environment and behavior, eventually transmitting…

Phil CollaOctober 5, 2008

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Vertical Photo of Great White Shark

When a Guadalupe Island great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) first approaches the boat, it is often deep. If there are divers in the cage they typically get a look at the shark as it swims slowly beneath the boat. It seems the shark is surveying things before making a decision…

Phil CollaOctober 4, 2008

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Photo of a White Pointer Shark

This great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) had a particularly pointy look to him, really streamlined and sleek, with little beady black eyes. When you see a white shark in person its no wonder they are known as white pointers down under. A great white shark swims through the clear waters…

Phil CollaJanuary 7, 2008

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Great White Shark Eyes The Camera

This is my favorite shot from my Shark Diver trip last week on the liveaboard boat Horizon to see great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at Guadalupe Island. One shark in particular took to circling the boat clockwise and would pass very close to the starboard side cage. As it did…

Phil CollaSeptember 26, 2007

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Photo of a Great White Shark Dorsal Fin

This is the dorsal fin of a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) at Guadalupe Island, sticking above the water as the shark cruises at the surface. Dorsal fin of a great white shark breaks the surface as the shark swims just below. Image ID: 19493 Species: Great white shark, Carcharodon…

Phil CollaSeptember 24, 2007

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Great White Shark Photo

I was pretty lucky to get this photo. This is a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) that I photographed at Guadalupe Island while I was on a Shark Diver trip last week on the liveaboard boat Horizon. This one, a medium size (e.g, 12-13') male, surprised us all. We were…

Phil CollaSeptember 23, 2007

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Shredder

This is "Shredder", aka "Scar", a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) often seen at Guadalupe Island. In 2003 Shredder bit the anchor line of the Ocean Odyssey clean through, severing the boat from its anchor. He is named for his shredded dorsal fin. Shredder is about 13-14 feet long. Note…

Phil CollaSeptember 22, 2007

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Guadalupe White Shark Trip 2007

Just back from a quick trip to Guadalupe Island to photograph great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). I had heard that this season has been a particularly good one for white sharks at Guadalupe, and I managed to get a few days off to get down there for a look on…

Phil CollaSeptember 20, 2007

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Guadalupe Island White Shark ID Project

I had an interesting conversation with Nicole Nasby Lucas of the Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research yesterday. Ms. Lucas and PIER co-founder Michael Domeier PhD have been conducting a capture/recapture study on great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at Guadalupe Island, Mexico, building a database of identification photos and video of…

Phil CollaAugust 9, 2006

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Smiling Great White Shark

One great white shark photo on our website that is viewed more than almost all others is this one: A great white shark underwater. A large great white shark cruises the clear oceanic waters of Guadalupe Island (Isla Guadalupe). Image ID: 10119 Species: Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias Location: Guadalupe…

Phil CollaFebruary 22, 2005

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Sex and the Single Shark

In the world of wildlife study, in which efforts are made to identify and track individual animals over time, researchers can fall prey to the temptation to name their subjects. There is considerable debate about the merits of this, as some scientists feel that assigning names to the animal subjects…

Phil CollaJanuary 30, 2005

South Australia Marine Life Sampler, a Dive Trip on the M/V Rodney Fox

Great White Shark Portrait

Great White Shark Photo on National Geographic’s NG Channel

Great White Shark Photos

Guadalupe 2008: Great White Shark Portrait, Horizontal

Guadalupe 2008: Great White Shark Face

Guadalupe 2008: Satellite Tags on a Great White Shark

Vertical Photo of Great White Shark

Photo of a White Pointer Shark

Great White Shark Eyes The Camera

Photo of a Great White Shark Dorsal Fin

Great White Shark Photo

Shredder

Guadalupe White Shark Trip 2007

Guadalupe Island White Shark ID Project

Smiling Great White Shark

Sex and the Single Shark

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