Determined photographer spends 3,000 dive hours to capture stunning shark feeding frenzy
This committed photographer spent a grand total of 3,000 DIVE HOURS trying to get the perfect shots, capuring beautiful images of a rare shark feeding frenzy.

PIC BY LAURENT BALLESTA / CATERS
Laurent Ballesta’s images show the glimmering gray reef sharks hunting in swift packs, flying through the water and feasting on the likes of helpless grouper.
- PIC BY LAURENT BALLESTA / CATERS
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The challenge facing Laurent, 44, to get these images, in Fakarava Atoll, French Polynesia, cannot be underestimated: The grouper there spawn only once a year under a full moon, some time in June or July, and only for around 30 minutes.
- PIC BY LAURENT BALLESTA / CATERS
- PIC BY LAURENT BALLESTA / CATERS