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This is where we enter the water
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Lemon shark
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Lemon shark in crepuscular rays of light
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Ryan captures an image of Emma Tiger Shark, the queen of Tiger Beach
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The invasive lionfish
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Up close with a tiger shark. Note the white nictitating membrane at the bottom of the eye. When it covers the eye, things are about to get interesting.
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Reef sharks look like underwater jet fighters
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Shark wrangler Eli Martinez in a vortex of tiger, lemon, and Caribbean reef sharks.
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Hook earned her name by getting snagged by a fisherman. A crooked smile was her reward for that encounter.