The story behind this remarkable photo of a reef shark parting a school of fish

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We walked along the jetty looking down at a large school of fish just beneath the jetty. We noticed a number of reef sharks patrolling the area near the jetty and as we watched the reef sharks slowly moved into the school of fish, with the fish retreating away from the immediate area around the shark.

It was amazing to watch the continuous parting of the school of fish as each shark moved through the mass of fish. I took a number of photos from different angles over about 20 minutes, but opted for this one as my favorite.

I saw this really cool picture last year and wondered about the story behind it. The lesson of the shot is, “Always carry your best camera”.