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Photographer Ari Rabin-Havt has always wanted to get a picture from inside a shark\u2019s mouth, looking out. <\/p>\n
Rabin-Havt regularly dives with great hammerhead sharks off the small Bahamian island of Bimini. \u201cI have always been fascinated by their perspective on the world which sharks often experience with their mouths,\u201d he tells PetaPixel. <\/p>\n
He typically shoots with a Canon R5 in Nauticam housing. But that won\u2019t do for a shot from inside a shark\u2019s mouth. So instead, he turned to an Insta360 X5<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cWatching the sharks for a long time in the water over years I got to understand behavior,\u201d Rabin-Havt explains. <\/p>\n \u201cI mounted the Insta360 on a spike which was planted in the ocean floor within the pattern of their movements. This was discussed prior to the dive with the feeders and the safety divers.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter repeated flyovers, one decided to go for the grab. I\u2019ve gotten similar shots before but this allowed me to get the capture I wanted, which was seeing the shadow of the cephalofoil as the jaws closed around it.\u201d <\/p>\n The cephalofoil is the hammerhead\u2019s distinctive flattened head, and you can see its iconic shape on the seabed. In another frame that was captured the day after, numerous divers and another hammerhead can be spotted. <\/p>\n \u201cPart of the trick of the shot was not jamming it at the shark or forcing it,\u201d adds the photographer. \u201cThey are skittish by nature and that would just cause them to run. The shark makes the decision to pick up the camera.\u201d <\/p>\n Rabin-Havt says he had tried to get the shot before by baiting the camera but says the bait blocks the view. \u201cThe trick was placing the camera in a spot, where I knew it would get the shark\u2019s attention and to let the shark decide when to pick it up,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n \u201cSharks use their mouths to investigate the strange object in the water. The camera and housing were just that.\u201d<\/p>\n More of Rabin-Havt\u2019s work can be found on his website<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>. <\/p>\n Image credits: Photographs by Ari Rabin-Havt<\/p>\n ![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hammersmouth-Large-800x450.jpeg\")
The shadow of the hammerhead\u2019s cephalofoil is visible on the seabed. <\/p>\n![\"Extreme](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hammersmouth-3-Large-800x600.jpeg\")
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