WASHINGTON — An elementary school art teacher took a photo of a shark on a recent trip to South Africa and it’s garnering quite a bit of attention.
Time magazine reports Amanda Brewer was on an eco-tourism trip for White Shark Africa, a conservation organization. The photo was taken at Mosell Bay while she was experimenting with a GoPro camera. She says she was surprised by the picture.
“It was the perfect moment, and the camera is so easy to use and takes such magnificent photos,” Brewer tells Time. “I’d been waiting for this kind of experience my whole life, and was worried that when it finally happened I’d ruin it, but that photo was taken from the cage and the shark was just coming straight at me. It happens so fast when you’re actually there.”
GoPro shared the picture on the company’s official Twitter account where it’s been retweeted thousands of times. See the image below.
Photo of the Day! Amazing image from Amanda Brewer who is working to promote shark conservation in South Africa. pic.twitter.com/xt368fyaOg
— GoPro
