
A 67-year-old man is traveling the globe to capture photographs of the world's largest great white sharks.

Stephen Frink, a photographer and publisher of Alert Diver magazine, headed deep into the ocean off of South Australia, South Africa and Guadalupe, Mexico, to get up close and personal with the most intimidating creatures of the sea.

Mr Frink, who is from Florida, said that on his trek he encountered a shark that he believed could compete with the largest recorded shark in the world – a six metre shark called 'Deep Blue' found in the waters of Mexico.

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Stephen Frink (pictured), a 67-year-old photographer and diver, travelled to South Australia, South Africa and Mexico to capture photos of the world's largest great white sharks (pictured)

During his trek Mr Frink encountered a great white that he believes could compete with the largest recorded shark in the world – a six metre shark called 'Deep Blue'

Mr Frink studied Deep Blue's competition, which couldn't be measured, from within a steel cage with a fellow photographer

Deep Blue's competition was photographed by Mr Frink as he studied the beast within a steel cage.

It is unknown which of his three favourite diving spots the shark was seen.

Although it was impossible to measure the shark at the time, he was able to take pictures of the great white as it glided in the water and opened its mouth to bare its sharp teeth.

'People are typically impressed with the predatory power of the great white, more so than any other shark,' Mr Frink said.

'There is intimacy in my photos. With underwater photography it is necessary to get very close, and with a great white shark it takes a wide angle lens within three feet away,' Mr Frink said.

'People are typically impressed with the predatory power of the great white, more so than any other shark,' Mr Frink said

'Getting near and showing their behaviour is my objective,' Mr Frink, who is also a magazine publisher, said

Mr Frink said that South Australia, South Africa and Mexico are his favourite places to dive with great white sharks

'Getting near and showing their behaviour is my objective.'

Despite their intimidating appearance, Mr Frink said great white sharks are actually quite shy.

'Great white sharks are notoriously shy. Only lately have we known where and when to find them, reliably.

'They are beautiful. They are majestic. They deserve to live.'

Despite their intimidating appearance, Mr Frink said great white sharks are surprisingly quite shy