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George Probst

@sharkpix.com
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George Probst is an award-winning American photographer best known for his underwater great white shark photography and white shark identification efforts.

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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 23/09/2026
Richard, one of Guadalupe's male white sharks , swims just below the water's surface as his distorted reflection is mirrored above him.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark with a reflection on the water's surface above him.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 18/09/2026
The Legend is a 4m (13') male great white shark who was first identified at Isla de Guadalupe in 2014. Unlike many of Guadalupe's white sharks, The Legend is not generally camera shy. I have had moments where I thought he was going to bump my camera's dome.
Underwater photo of the right side profile of an adult male great white shark with beams of sunlight shining down on him.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 17/09/2026
Keyser Söze, one of Guadalupe's male great white sharks, captured as he briefly turns toward the camera. While a shot like this might suggest Keyser has turned his attention toward me, it's a actually just a shot caught mid-turn, and Keyser was unbothered by my presence.
Underwater photo of an adult male great white shark with mackerel scad swimming around him.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 13/08/2026
Mike, an adult male great white shark, passes by above as sunlight overwhelms the frame.
Underwater photo of the head of a great white shark passing by overhead with the sun visible through the water's surface in the center of the frame.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 12/08/2026
The 18' (5.5m) Scarboard stirring up the surface off the coast of Mexico's Isla de Guadalupe back in 2016. Scarboard is an adult female great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) and one of the largest regular visitors to Guadalupe.
Underwater photo of an adult female great shark at the water's surface.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 31/07/2026
Resharing one of my favorite images of my favorite great white shark of all time...the legendary Cal Ripfin/Shredder, since every week is shark week. This guy was a rock star at Guadalupe and was likely the most photographed shark on the planet for many years in the first decade of the 2000s.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark looking directly at the camera.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 28/07/2026
Stormy is a female great white shark, who was first identified at Isla de Guadalupe in 2016. In my encounters with her she was very curious, which made for quite a few photo opportunities.
Underwater photo of the left side profile of a female great white shark.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 22/07/2026
Screaming Mimi, an adult female great white shark, approaches from below with her pilot fish companions. Pilot fish can help clean sharks from parasitic copepods. In return, the smaller fish enjoy a safe haven from some predators in the shark's presence.
Underwater photo of an adult female great white shark with several pilot fish accompanying her.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 21/07/2026
Johnny is a 4m (13') male great white shark, who was consistently documented for over a decade at Isla de Guadalupe.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark heading toward the surface.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 16/07/2026
Guadalupe great white shark Paul Walker (named after the late actor) makes a close pass in front of the camera. This individual was the shark we saw most frequently at Guadalupe during the final year (2021) that the island was open to diving.
Underwater close up of the left side of a male great white shark's face.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 15/07/2026
Lucy is one of Guadalupe's most easily recognizable great white sharks, due to an injury that left her caudal fin (tail) permanently deformed. Despite fears that she would no longer be able to hunt when she first showed up with the injury back in 2007, she continued to thrive.
Underwater photo of a female great white shark with an injury to her caudal fin.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 14/07/2026
Hey, you! Yes, you! Are you aware that today is Shark Awareness Day? Just making sure you're aware.
Underwater photo of a female great white shark turning toward the camera.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 13/07/2026
Nikki is a female great white shark who was first identified at Isla de Guadalupe in 2021, the final year the island was still open to divers.
Underwater left-side profile of a female great white shark.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 15/06/2026
Relic is a sub-adult female great white shark most easily recognized by a permanent notch in her caudal fin (tail) where the upper and lower lobes meet. This notch is not visible in this shot, due to how Relic is positioned.
Underwater photo of the left side of a female great white shark.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 04/06/2026
Peggy Sue is a sub-adult female great white shark who was first identified at Isla de Guadalupe in 2021. She was named after my beautiful mom.❤️
Underwater photo of a sub-adult female great white shark with a pilot fish swimming with her.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 05/05/2026
Alba the Brave, a sub-adult female great white shark, was first identified at Isla de Guadalupe in 2016. She was only about 8' (2.5m) in length at the time. Hopefully she's continuing to flourish and has grown significantly by now.🤞
Underwater photo of the left side of a sub-adult female great white shark.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 04/05/2026
Happy Star Wars Day! #MayThe4thBeWithYou
A photo of a great white shark with a digitally added light saber.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 01/05/2026
Underwater photo of a male great white shark ascending to the surface with numerous mackerel scad in his path.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark ascending to the surface with numerous mackerel scad in his path.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 30/04/2026
One of my favorite shots of the legendary Cal Ripfin/Shredder from 2008. While it might come as a surprise, many of the great white sharks I've encountered at Guadalupe (>200 individuals) are quite shy. As this image illustrates, Cal/Shredder was not one of the shy ones.
Underwater photo of an extreme close up of a male great white shark facing the camera.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 29/04/2026
Screaming Mimi on the rise. This female great white shark is one of the more easily identified individuals at Guadalupe due to a noticeable spinal deformity in her pre-caudal region, which is not visible in this close up. Mimi was first documented at the island in 2016.
Underwater photo of a female great white shark accompanied by multiple pilot fish.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 28/04/2026
Miss Auburn, a female great white shark, sporting a bite wound on the top of her head from another white shark. Bite marks on Guadalupe's white shark are quite common and could be the result of agonistic behavior or mating.
Underwater close-up of the right side of the face of a female great white shark with a bite mark from another white shark on her head.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 27/04/2026
Crazy Tryss, a sub-adult female great white shark, on an unusually "cloudy" day of the coast of Guadalupe. The waters off Guadalupe are typically clear and offer visibility sometimes over 30m (100'). However, the occasional moments of less than ideal viz do occur.
Underwater photo of a female great white shark in less than ideal visibilty.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 24/04/2026
One of Guadalupe's OG great white sharks, Bite Face, all the way back in 2008. Bite Face earned his name by showing up routinely with bite marks from other sharks around his face. This is a rare shot of him without any major bites to his face.
Underwater close-up of an adult male great white shark swimming toward the camera.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 22/04/2026
Sunlight shining through the water's surface creates a prism/rainbow effect across the face of Luca Arnone, one of Isla de Guadalupe's male great white sharks.
Underwater close-up photo of the face of a male great white shark.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 21/04/2026
The G.O.A.T. Cal Ripfin (aka Shredder) was one of the most photographed great white sharks on the planet in the first decade of the 2000s. His inquisitive nature presented divers with plenty of photo opportunities over the years, prior to his disappearance after 2011.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark facing slightly off-center from the camera.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 18/04/2026
Papa Frank is a male great white shark who was first identified at Isla de Guadalupe in 2021. He was named after my dad who is celebrating his 83rd birthday today.🎂🎁🥳
Underwater photo of a male great white shark with the feet of a gull visible at the water's surface.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 15/04/2026
Drogin, a male great white shark, and his trusty pilot fish rising from the depths. Drogin has noticeable deformation of his primary dorsal fin, due to a 4-bolt SPOT tag that was attached to him over a decade ago. This design is no longer used in favor of less permanent options.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark ascending toward the surface. A pilot fish is swimming directly in front of the shark.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 14/04/2026
Brutus, one of Isla de Guadalupe's male great white sharks, facing directly toward the camera.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark facing directly toward the camera. A pair of mackerel scad are swimming above the shark, while a pilot fish is swimming below him.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 10/04/2026
Keyser Söze getting his chonk on. Keyser is the 164th individual great white shark identified through the Guadalupe White Shark Photo Identification project. When this shot was taken, Keyser had apparently recently had a very large meal.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 08/04/2026
Stumpy is a male great white shark who is missing a noticeable portion of his primary dorsal fin. While most injuries to white sharks heal up remarkably well. Injuries to the fins are often permanent due in part to a lack of nerves and blood supply.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark with the upper portion of his primary dorsal fin missing.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 06/04/2026
Brutus is one of Isla de Guadalupe's male great white sharks. He has some noticeable permanent damage to the upper region of his first three right gill slits that give them a scalloped appearance.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark making a left turn very close to the camera. The shark's first three gill slits on his right side have a noticeable injury to them.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 02/04/2026
Jenni Walmsley, a sub-adult female great white shark, heads toward the surface. The dark patch you see under Jenni's lower jaw is a large cluster of parasitic copepods. Jenni was one of the smallest white sharks I had seen at Guadalupe when she first showed up in 2015.
Underwater photo of a sub-adult female great white shark swimming toward the surface of the water. A large dark patch can be seen under her lower jaw. This patch is the result of a cluster of parasitic copepods.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 27/03/2026
The colossal Scarboard, a 5.5m (18') female great white shark, passing by with her pilot fish companion off Isla de Guadalupe. Not only is Scarboard one of Guadalupe's largest sharks in length, she's among the most stout of any individual regularly documented at the island.
Wide angle underwater photo of an adult female great white shark at a distance. The shark is viewed from her right side. The surface of the water is visible at the top of the frame. A pilot fish, which appears relatively tiny compared to the shark, can be seen just in front of the snout of the shark.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 26/03/2026
Axel, one of Isla de Guadalupe's male great white sharks, passes underneath our dive boat. Photo was taken via valid permit at Guadalupe in 2016, prior to the ban on diving at the island.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark swimming underneath a boat. The boat propellers and a dinghy are visible in the top of the frame. Photo is shot from the left side of the shark.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 25/03/2026
A spearfish remora hitches a ride on "Monkey," one of Isla de Guadalupe's male great white sharks. The remora possessed a dorsal fin that can function as a suction cup to attach to larger animals. In return for the free ride, the remora can help keep the shark free of parasites.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark facing the camera. A spearfish remora is attached to the underside of the shark. There are multiple mackerel scad in the background, visible in the lower-right corner of the frame.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 20/03/2026
It's Doug here to make your Friday better. Doug is a 13' (4m) male great white shark who was first documented at Guadalupe in 2014. He gained infamy in 2015 when he showed up bloated to a cartoonish level from eating a large meal, but this photo is more representative of Doug's standard appearance.
Underwater photo of the left side profile of a male great white shark. Mackerel scad and a California yelllowtail are also visible in the photo.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 19/03/2026
Fritz, a male great white shark first documented at Isla de Guadalupe in 2021, slightly disrupts the water's surface with his primary dorsal fin and caudal fin.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark swimming just below the surface of the water. His primary dorsal fin and/or caudal fin have create a slight disturbance in the surface, and a distorted reflection of the shark can be seen above it.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 17/03/2026
Happy St. Patrick's Day! (Just pretend that this Mexican shark is Irish today.)
Photo manipulation of a great white shark wearing a leprechaun hat and a red/orange beard.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 16/03/2026
Mackerel scad share the frame with Baggers, a female great white shark who was identified at Guadalupe over a decade ago, as she swims just below the water's surface.
Underwater photo of an adult female great white shark viewed from her right side. Several mackerel scad can be seen below the shark, and there is a distorted reflection of the shark visible in the surface of the water above her.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 13/03/2026
Luca Arnone, a male great white shark who is a regular resident at Isla de Guadalupe, shares the water with numerous mackerel scad. Luca was looking a little worse for wear with some superficial injuries around head. Fortunately, these injuries healed up quickly
Underwater photo of a male great white shark with several mackerel scad swimming underneath him. The shark has numerous scrapes and scratches around his face and snout.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 11/03/2026
The Legend, a 13' (4m) male great white shark, curiously approaching my camera rig. On this particular day, The Legend came right up to my camera with his snout multiple times but never made contact. The electrical fields given off by my rig are a potential cause for this curiosity.
Close up shot of the snout and mouth of a male great white shark. This is an underwater photo that was captured when the shark swam up to the camera and had his snout with a few centimeters of my cameras dome.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 10/03/2026
Cal Ripfin (aka Shredder) was one of the most photographed white sharks at Guadalupe from 2001 to 2011. His curious nature around divers made him an ideal subject for photographers at the island. Sadly, he has not be seen since the end of 2011.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark looking directly at the camera from a distance.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 09/03/2026
Andrew Thomas is one of Guadalupe's male great white sharks. Guadalupe's white sharks are assigned names through the White Shark Photo Identification project and naming rights are often granted to those who contribute to the project, whether it be financially or volunteer work.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark swimming toward the camera with a few mackerel scad visible swimming in the background.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 08/03/2026
Screaming Mimi, a female great white shark, with a pair of pilot fish under her snout, and a pair of mackerel scad above her.
Underwater close-up of a female great white shark. A pair a pilot fish can be seen below the snout of the shark. At the top of the frame is a pair of mackerel scad.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 06/03/2026
Andy is an adult male great white shark who has been a consistent visitor for over a decade. He is missing the top portion of his caudal fin, which helps make him easier to identify.
Underwater photo of a male great white shark near the water's surface. Numerous mackerel scad can be seen in the background below the shark. There is some disruption of the water's surface from where the shark breached the surface prior to the photo being taken.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 04/03/2026
Sad Face is a male great white shark who was originally named for a superficial wound that resembled a "sad face" emoji. Fortunately for Sad Face, white sharks have remarkable healing abilities and that injury healed up completely, even though he's still stuck with the name.
Underwater photo of the right side profile of a male great white shark.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 03/03/2026
My dad found some of his old Schloss Neuschwanstein film photos last week. The top photo is one that he took in 1982. The bottom photo is one I took 2023. Both were shot from the Marienbrücke, which constrained us both to similar vantage points, but I still thought it was cool.
Side by side comparison of two photos of Schloss Neuschwanstein shot from the Marienbrücke over 40 years apart by a father and son.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 27/02/2026
Landscape version, since I don't know if this platform's algorithm discourages it or not.
Underwater photo in landscape orientation of a female great white shark off the coast of Isla de Guadalupe, being adorned by rays of sunlight.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 27/02/2026
Sparkles is a female great white shark who was first documented and identified at Guadalupe in 2021. She was the 413th individual white shark identified through MCSI's Guadalupe White Shark Photo Identification project. The project is now on hiatus due to the travel/dive ban at the island.
Underwater photo of a female great white shark with sunrays shining down through the water's surface.
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George Probst @sharkpix.com · 26/02/2026
Mikaela Victoria is a sub-adult female great white shark, who was around 10' (3m) in length, when this photo was taken back in 2017. A small remora can be seen hitching a ride on Mikaela's right side. She also has pilot fish companion swimming above her just below the surface.
Underwater photo of a female great white shark with mackerel scad, a remora, and a pilot fish sharing the frame with her.
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