A great white shark has been captured soaring to the highest breach ever recorded.
The fearsome aquatic beast rose a full 15ft above the waves and was photographed at its peak.
The amazing shot was captured by shark expert Chris Fallows.
He was filming off South Africa's Seal Island as part of a show in which experts attempted to capture the most dramatic shark breach.
The episode was part of the Discovery Channel’s ‘Air Jaws’ series, which has been running since 2001.
Mr Fallows used a tow camera to get the shot, while others employed drones and night cameras.
"They say a picture is worth a thousand words," he told the Evening Standard.
"Well, that picture is worth a thousand breaches. I can't believe how high it came out, it was just perfect... a photo you dream of.
"This has to be the ultimate air jaws breach."
South African Mr Fallows was the first to observe the breach behaviour of sharks along with a colleague.
In the years since he has catalogued more than 9,500 predatory shark events on his website.
The fine art wildlife photographer's aim is to showcase his subjects in a way that does justice to each species' magnificence.
Funds raised through the sale of his work goes to various conservation causes around the world.
Seal Island was brought to the public's attention via David Attenbrough's Planet Earth.
In one memorable scene a huge predator is seen bursting through the water in super slow motion with a seal in its jaws.
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