Taking "swimming with the sharks" to a new level. Forty seven year old Briton Andy Murch specializes in close-up shots of many of the worlds dangerous sea predators.
It's safe to say many of us would skip on the opportunity to get up close and personal with one of the most feared fish of the sea.; but not Andy Murch. Andy Murch is a freelance Photojournalist specializing in sharks and rays. He is the CEO and Expedition Leader at Big Fish Expeditions and the driving force behind the Predators in Peril Project.
Andy has photographed a whole host of sharks – from great whites and hammerheads to whale sharks – and always at a time when they are at their most ferocious: Feeding time.
Recognizing the need to publicize the fragile position of many lesser known sharks, Andy now spends his free time tracking down endangered sharks that have not yet been photographed. With around 300 species of sharks yet to be recorded in the wild, he is entrenched in a daunting mission which often involves costly expeditions to look for elusive species.
Some of the conservation organizations that have utilized Andy's unique images include: WWF, IUCN, Shark Alliance, Ocean Conservancy, Shark Trust, Smithsonian, Pew Institute and many other NGOs and government bodies.
