A MAGNIFICENT great white shark leaps from the water to take a chunk out of a would-be seal. These amazing full breaches were conceived using a plastic seal decoy – which is dragged behind a tourist diving boat, as a way of enticing the hungry predator. Shot by filmmaker Mark van Coller in Cape Town, during the summer months of 2013 and 2014, the footage demonstrates the frightening power and agility of the iconic maneater. But achieving such incredible shots is only possible if the conditions are right.

Footage: Atlantic Edge Films
Producer: Mark Hodge
Editor: Sonia Estal