A BRITISH photographer has revealed jaws-dropping pics of terrifying great white sharks baring their razor-sharp teeth.
Yet shark fanatic Euan Rannachan reckons that "these muscle and teeth-laden grey busses are actually quite friendly".
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Nice to eat you: Rannachan captured his remarkable photos off Guadeloupe Island, Mexico’s most westerly point while diving with Solmar VCredit: Mediadrumimages/EuanRannachan/@Euanart
You can almost hear the Jaws theme song with this scary shotCredit: Mediadrumimages/EuanRannachan/@Euanart
Euan Rannachan says 'I think like most people my fascination [for sharks] was probably born out of fear'Credit: Mediadrumimages/EuanRannachan/@Euanart
Great white sharks have a white stomach - hence their name - and the rest of their body is greyCredit: Mediadrumimages/EuanRannachan/@Euanart
Hell’s teeth! The apex predators are extremely curious and playful animals, according to the BritCredit: Mediadrumimages/EuanRannachan/@Euanart
Some-fin scary: although eye-catching, the 34-year-old photographer and artist suggests there’s more to his photos than just gnashing and teethCredit: Mediadrumimages/EuanRannachan/@Euanart
Rannachan urges people to forget about the Hollywood hype, and be 'respectful' but curious about sharksCredit: Mediadrumimages/EuanRannachan/@Euanart
He said that being in a cage, submerged 10ft deep underwater with the great whites was 'actually extremely peaceful'
Make it snappy: Rannachan said that after a '17ft great white swam by me, and I could see they weren't interested in eating me, my ‘fear’ turned to obsession to try to show people they are wrong to despair of these amazing animals'Credit: Mediadrumimages/EuanRannachan/@Euanart
Rannachan, 34, has come face-to-face with – and photographed – countless sharks in his adrenaline-fuelled career.
His incredible shots capture one of nature’s most refined predators at their most fearsome, with row upon row of razor-sharp teeth on display and their haunting black eyes focusing on their next target.
But after years of diving and close interaction Rannachan, who has lived in California for the past 15 years, has developed a new respect and understanding for the apex creatures.
He said: I honestly never felt in danger at all.
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"Yes I admit every cell in my body was tingling a bit as the cage door slammed open and I lowered myself into the water on the first dive, but once I was in there 10ft down with these guys all around me, it was actually extremely peaceful."
Rannachan added: "When people see my photos, 90 per cent of the time the reaction is ‘you are crazy'.
";Being literally face-to-face with a great white shark is something everyone should experience once in their lives."
Shark bait: he was 'so close you could look them in their dark black eye as they would spin around on the bait'Credit: Mediadrumimages/EuanRannachan/@Euanart
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The great white shark averages 15ft in length, and weigh about 5,000lbsCredit: Mediadrumimages/EuanRannachan/@Euanart
These sharks search for food beneath the water surface, and then use a burst of speed to bump their prey while biting it at the same timeCredit: Mediadrumimages/EuanRannachan/@Euanart
Great white sharks can be found throughout the world's oceans and are the largest predatory fishCredit: Mediadrumimages/EuanRannachan/@Euanart
The photographer said the sharks use many receptors down their body and special sensing organs on their nose to sense animals in distress - 'in other words, they have superpowers'Credit: Mediadrumimages/EuanRannachan/@Euanart
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London-born photographer Euan Rannachan is called 'crazy' by 90% of people who see his snappy picsCredit: Mediadrumimages/EuanRannachan/@Euanart
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