# @reddigitalcinema on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbV-1jNH7pf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68392956-reddigitalcinema-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1abebde86b.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-07-28T16:35:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** RED Digital Cinema (@reddigitalcinema) — https://gondola.cc/reddigitalcinema

## Caption

#SharksOnRED with Duncan Brake (underwatercameraman)

One of the most memorable shots I've captured is of a critically endangered great hammerhead shark. Most encounters with great hammerheads happen over endless sand flats. This one unfolded along a coral reef, giving me the chance to reveal the shark as it emerged from above the ledge. By moving with the camera as it approached, I was able to create a greater sense of scale and capture this incredible animal from a perspective you don't often see.

To make the shot work, I had to lie flat on the ocean floor, tucked behind the camera and holding my breath as the shark cruised directly overhead before disappearing perfectly out of frame. With a species like this, timing and respect are everything.

Great hammerheads could disappear within our lifetime. My hope is that moments like this help people see these animals for what they truly are. Powerful, graceful, and worthy of our protection. If enough people fall in love with sharks through images like these, there's hope they'll still be here for generations to come. Filmed on RED in a gates.underwater Housing with a nikonusa 14-24 lens.

sharkeducation
www.cameramanunderwater.com

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