2017_Guadalupe

Ken traveled to Guadalupe island off the coast of Mexico to photograph Great White sharks. The trip was organized by Backscatter and led by Erin Quigley and Jim Decker. The group traveled to the island aboard the Solmar V and spent 4 days in the area. The photographers are in a submersible cage while the crew handles the bait to attract the sharks. It sounds pretty simple but in actual fact, there is more to the exercise than meets the eye.

Great White going for the bait
Great White going for the bait
Grinning Shark
Grinning Shark
B & W version of a pretty bashed up shark
Coming at you!
Notice all the bubbles behind and above it. This was from the exhaust of the compressor on board!
Great White smile and reflection at the surface
Great white and pilot fish
The background looks hazy: more compressor bubbles!
Shark in bubbles!
Notice the mangled fin...
Fast Moving Shark
Patterned Shark
The pattern is from the dappled sunlight penetrating the water surface.
Torpedo Great White Shark
Photographers in the cage
Notice how the photographers have to climb on the bars to get to the opening to shoot through.
Jim and a shark
Our friend Jim Decker hanging out of the cage to get a shot of the shark coming tpwards the bait.
Going for the bait!
Close up look of a scraggly looking shark
Posing for the camera
A close-up look at the eye of a Great White shark
A toothy grin
A good look at the eye
Sun Rays on the predator
Close-up of the top of the head