The shortfin mako sharks have been known to attack humans. Picture: Red Kangaroo Media Source: Supplied
THESE terrifying pictures show the moment Australian photographer Sam Cahir was circled by a hungry shark - for two hours.
But Sam refused to panic in the real-life Jaws scenario - instead producing his camera to capture these incredible shots.
Sam had been taking part in a Great White tagging trip when he found himself face-to-face with the deadly predator off the Neptune Islands on the South Australian coast.
The Shortfin Mako shark - which have been known to attack humans - eventually left after eating tuna baits thrown into the water.
"The Mako made some menacing passes. On a number of occasions she almost swallowed the camera whole, allowing me to shoot straight down her maw," Sam said.
The shortfin mako sharks have been known to attack humans. Picture: Red Kangaroo Media
Sam, who was taking part in work carried out by the Fox Shark Research Foundation, which was set up by Andrew Fox, the son of famous shark attack victim Rodney Fox, in notorious shark infested waters.
"When I saw the shark I couldn't get in the water fast enough to get some pictures," he said.
"I couldn't believe what I was seeing up close. This Mako was audacious, bordering manic.
Aussie Sam had been taking part in a Great White tagging trip when he found himself face-to-face with the deadly predator off the Neptune Islands, South Australia. Picture: Red Kangaroo Media
"At one point I had a Great White and a Mako circling for the tuna bait. The Mako literally browbeat away a Great White and not just any Great White Shark but a very large dominant male maybe six times her mass and twice her size - it was amazing.
"Once the Great White left, the Mako decided I was the next threat to her free meal. She circled me for around two hours making intimidatingly close passes."
Sam, who names his favourite diving spot as the Beqa Channel, Fiji, believes sharks need more protecting.
"An estimated 80 million sharks a year are killed for fins - it is a sad reality," he said.
The mako shark's fin is seen as it circles the boat. Picture: Red Kangaroo Media
"Without protection from organisations like the Fox Shark Research Foundation these encounters will only become more unlikely.
"It is very possible that without our intervention my son and his generation may never see these stunning animals in their natural habitat and that would be a huge injustice."
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