FOREWORD BY ALEX MUSTARD

The ocean we know today, an ocean largely devoid of sharks, is not the true ocean
Alex Mustard

I was born in 1975, the year the movie Jaws broke records at the box office and painted the shark as a bloodthirsty villain – an unfounded reputation that has been difficult to shake. You will find that this is completely contrary to the experience of the contributors here, who have logged hundreds of thousands of hours underwater in close company of the shark. It is crucial for us photographers and divers who know the true nature of sharks to spread the truth, even as attitudes are finally, gradually, changing. Last year, a video of regular beachgoers in