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An adorable young manatee coming up to inspect the camera, Florida, USA
 

South Florida has no shortage of underwater photographers, and this week we bring you a South Florida photographer by way of Ontario, Canada, Jordan Harrison. Jordan is a shark and big animal fan through and through as you’ll see from his portfolio below. 

Growing up in Ontario, sharks aren’t so easily accessible, so Jordan’s only real exposure to sharks, and the ocean in general, was watching Shark Week each summer. His passion was great enough that he went to school for marine and freshwater biology, and after school he moved to Florida and finally had a chance to explore the sharks and the reefs firsthand. As many underwater photographers can relate to, Jordan instantly fell in love with shark diving, and he wanted to show his friends and family the amazing interactions he was having with those awesome predators.

Jordan says that as his abilities and skills have progressed, his main goal has become sharing his work with the world and hopefully passing along his passion for the oceans to others. Working full time in a dive shop in Florida, diving regularly, and participating in art shows around South Florida, he is in a great position to do just that.
 

The most famous lemon shark in the world, Snooty, photographed with slow shutter, Florida, USA
 

A longsnout seahorse clinging to a dock piling beneath sun rays, Florida, USA
 

The shark that gave Tiger Beach its name, Grand Bahama, Bahamas
 

A hawksbill turtle munching a tasty sponge on an offshore reef, Florida, USA
 

Bimini is famous for its great hammerheads, Bahamas
 

A great white shark doing its best to camouflage behind a school of mackerel, Guadalupe Island, Mexico
 

“WHADDUP!” Or some variation of that is what this manatee seems to be signaling, Florida, USA
 

An almost-well-camouflaged stingray rests in the sand in the Bahamas
 

Bottle feeding is a common technique observed in whale sharks at the surface, Isla Mujeres, Mexico
 

Hatchling sea turtles like this green will shelter in sargassum mats for the first few years of their lives, Florida, USA
 

A mother and calf manatee greet Jordan in a crystal clear spring, Florida, USA
 

To see more of Jordan’s fantastic underwater work, please visit his website or follow him via his Instagram page.