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16 Amazing Shark Photos from our 2016 Underwater Photography Contest

By Scuba Diving Partner | Updated On December 11, 2023
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16 Amazing Shark Photos from our 2016 Underwater Photography Contest

With Shark Week in full swing, we've picked out some of the coolest shark image submissions from our 2016 Through Your Lens Photo Contest. The contest winners will be announced when the September/October issue of Scuba Diving hits newsstands on August 16.

FEED YOUR SHARK ADDICTION

Great white shark mexico underwater photography scuba

Great white shark mexico underwater photography scuba

Alex Suh

GREAT WHITE SHARK
Isla Guadalupe, Mexico

Read What It's Like to be a Shark Week Videographer and dive with great whites.

hammerhead eye bimini bahamas underwater photography scuba

Hammerhead eye bimini bahamas underwater photography scuba

Christine Shepard

HAMMERHEAD SHARK
Bimini, Bahamas

Read more about diving with hammerhead sharks in Bimini.

Black and white mako shark

Black and white mako shark

Chris Fallows

MAKO SHARK

See the best places to dive with mako sharks or read about freediving with makos in Rhode Island.

Sand Tiger Shark North Carolina Raggies

Sand Tiger Shark North Carolina Raggies

David Randazzo

SAND TIGER SHARK
North Carolina

Find the best spots in North Carolina for diving with sand tiger sharks and shipwrecks.

whale shark split shot scuba diving underwater photography indonesia

Whale shark split shot scuba diving underwater photography indonesia

Pete Oxford

WHALE SHARK
Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia

"A split shot as a whale shark surfaced at the photographer's dive boat, the Damai."

lemon shark tiger beach bahamas scuba underwater photography sandstorm

Lemon shark tiger beach bahamas scuba underwater photography sandstorm

Tom Callen

LEMON SHARK
Tiger Beach, Bahamas

"While night diving, the lemon sharks were very active as our shark ranger fed them. I was trying to get some clean shots and was frustrated by all of the kicked up sand causing backscatter. I decided instead to see what kind of creative image I could get having a shark emerge from the sandstorm. This was my best effort."

bimini hammerhead shark scuba diver underwater photography

Bimini hammerhead shark scuba diver underwater photography

Rodney Bursiel

HAMMERHEAD SHARK
Bimini, Bahamas

"A hammerhead making her rounds checking everyone out off the coast of Bimini."

great white sharks couple mexico underwater photography scuba

Great white sharks couple mexico underwater photography scuba

David Valencia

GREAT WHITE SHARKS Isla Guadalupe, Mexico

"Great white sharks spend the majority of their lives solitary. The Mexican population of great white sharks spend a few months each year at Guadalupe Island, Mexico, where researchers believe they mate. When so many white sharks exist in one area, it's interesting to observe some of their socializing behaviors. It's rare from them to touch, even by accident, but these two white sharks continually swam in close quarters. In this instance they were touching pectoral fins."

baitball sharks sardine run underwater photography scuba diving

Baitball sharks sardine run underwater photography scuba diving

Geo Cloete

BLACKTIP SHARKS
Sardine Run, South Africa

This was a rare instance in which a baitball was kept together by sharks. Normally, this is a task done by common dolphins. The sharks formed a cage around the ball, and openings at the top were sealed shut by Cape gannets in the blink of an eye.

blue sharks azores underwater photography

Blue sharks azores underwater photography

Mike Harterink

BLUE SHARK
Azores

"Azores' rough conditions produce the most dramatic background for their majestic blue sharks."

oceanic whitetip shark underwater photography

Occeanic whitetip shark underwater photography

Vania Kam

OCEANIC WHITETIP SHARK Red Sea, Egypt

You can also find oceanic whitetip sharks in the Bahamas — just visit Cat Island!

emerald charters shark dive split image underwater photography

Emerald charters shark dive split image underwater photography

John Nussbaum

TIGER SHARK
Jupiter, Florida

Jupiter's Emerald Charters offers a shark-diving experience like nothing you've ever experienced. Read about diving with tiger sharks in Florida here.

bull shark jupiter florida underwater photography scuba

Bull shark jupiter florida underwater photography scuba

John Nussbaum

BULL SHARK
Jupiter, Florida

Ready to dive with bull sharks? We've got the best bull shark diving locations for you.

lemon shark pup mangrove nursery scuba diving underwater photography

Lemon shark pup mangrove nursery scuba diving underwater photography

Shane Gross

LEMON SHARK
Eleuthera, Bahamas

"A lemon shark pup and snappers in a Bahamian mangrove nursery."

great white shark mexico underwater photography scuba

Great white shark mexico underwater photography scuba

Theresa Guise

GREAT WHITE SHARK
Isla Guadalupe, Mexico

"Bruce, one of the most well-known and sighted great white sharks, feeds on tuna."

blacktip reef shark moorea french polynesia underwater photography split image scuba

Blacktip reef shark moorea french polynesia underwater photography split image scuba

Renee Capozzola

BLACKTIP REEF SHARKS
Moorea, French Polynesia

"Over-under image of the island of Moorea and blacktip reef sharks, which frequent the beautiful lagoons of French Polynesia."

Read about all of Tahiti's amazing dive sites.