Check out the amazing photographs from the Planet in Peril team’s trip to South Africa. They investigate the mysteries behind the great white shark–a mysterious animal struggling to survive its poor reputation. In their journey the meet people who have encountered these sharks first-hand and finds out what they are doing to protect them.
| Jennifer - Michigan |
August 6th, 2008 5:30 pm ET Hi there, Very beautiful slide show. I especially like the one of the shark, face forward out of the water, showing all those amazing teeth. Very nice, great timing! Thanks for sharing. Have a great day, see you later. |
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| Maritza |
August 6th, 2008 5:32 pm ET I’m glad the great white didn’t pick his teeth with your skinny body, in one photo you leaning against the edge of your boat, ahhh, the pictures are incredible, funny how a creature so feared is somehow so beautiful , I have nightmares of great whites, but in some dreams I reach out and touch them… hmm , anyway let’s save the psychoanalysis for another day. Anderson I’m very impressed with your fearless style,” no bad Karma “, just in case next time you take a dip with sharky wear a steel mesh wet suit. .. Jaws is one of my all time favorite movies… Maritza |
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| Cindy |
August 6th, 2008 5:36 pm ET These are some great pics! Jeff is an awesome photographer. My fav is the shark coming up out of the water and you can only see his teeth and steely eye! Makes ‘em seem mean! LOL Cindy…Ga. |
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| Jolene |
August 6th, 2008 5:44 pm ET Jeff: You never seem to disappoint. These pics are exciting! Love the action shots of the great whites, especially those that show off their great white teeth! Very nicely done. Jolene, St. Joseph, MI |
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| pati mc., camp hill, pa |
August 6th, 2008 5:52 pm ET Hey Anderson, et al, Wow! Thanks so much for the stunning photos. Love the fact that you used black and white medium Simply beautiful. Have to tell you how much I love and appreciate the fact that you do all of these lovely things for we viewers. Gosh, I feel like I was there and that is an incredible priviledge. Clearly we love feeling incuded in all of the amazing adventures you have. Also, I would like to thank you for reading my comment on the air Monday night. Maybe it seens dumb to some people, but to me it makes me feel valued and appreciated; it means a lot. Keep updating us on PIP 2. Can’t wait ti see it! Crucial issues, truly important. |
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| Kristien,Antwerp, Belgium |
August 6th, 2008 5:54 pm ET Great shots!! I’ve said it before, but I need to say it again: please put all the fantastic pictures in a PIP2 photobook!! Kristien |
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| Ratna Sadal |
August 6th, 2008 6:00 pm ET Even “Jaws” is a stereotype: bad bad baaad Hollywood…!!!! |
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| Lilibeth |
August 6th, 2008 6:03 pm ET Thank you for these photos. For me, it was amazing how they stirred up feelings of fear, excitement, sadness, and joy, all at once. I can only imagine the emotions the real thing evokes. What I would give to experience it firsthand. Lilibeth |
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| Larry |
August 6th, 2008 6:20 pm ET So will the fewer number of Great White Sharks have any affect on the Killer Whale population? |
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| Genevieve M, TX |
August 6th, 2008 6:31 pm ET Great slideshow, keep up the good work!! |
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| Paula, Colorado |
August 6th, 2008 6:43 pm ET Anderson, |
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| K@KatchProFILMS |
August 6th, 2008 7:03 pm ET This Hutchens… does he, like, do FILM stuff? (Remarkable… just remarkable work. “Unmatched”… really.) (The “shark” is an extraordinarily sensitive animal, by the way. Ultra (ultra) sensitive and very (very) aware of it’s surroundings — “seeing”, Even the slightest “flicker” will make it react (can you imagine going about your day to day world with that kind of sensitivity — day in… day out? You’d think that it would “burn out” — but it doesn’t. Definitely, not a “thick skinned” creature — does’nt have to be. But I suppose if you looked like that you would’nt have to either. (Thanks for the photos. Awesome work.) |
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| K@KatchProFILMS |
August 6th, 2008 7:04 pm ET Oh, and I just started reading Mr. Cooper’s book… oddly enough, around Mother’s Day and |
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| Rekha Joy A |
August 6th, 2008 7:48 pm ET Nice pictures. |
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| Sandra Robertson, Wadley Ga. |
August 6th, 2008 9:05 pm ET Dear Anderson: Your words always bring such vivid pictures to my mind and now Mr. Jeff Hutchens has allowed me to almost reach out and touch what has been reported for Planet in Peril, such as the sleekness of the great white sharks off the coast of South Africa; the soulful look in the eyes of the people of Cameroon and the beauty which still exists in Rwanda. Thank you “Team Planet in Peril.” These are truly amazing photographs. |
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| anne,newfoundland,canada |
August 6th, 2008 9:18 pm ET All those amazing PIP photos deserve to be in a book! Thanks so much for posting these,they are stunning,particularly by using black and white. I cannot wait to see where you are travelling to next,and look forward to seeing PIP:Battle LInes. |
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| Annie Kate |
August 6th, 2008 9:31 pm ET Beautiful amazing pictures - and I love the fact they were done in black and white. Thank you for sharing them with us; I am looking forward to this years Planet in Peril. BTW, is this going to be an annual special?? Annie Kate |
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| Megan Dresslar |
August 6th, 2008 9:38 pm ET Helloooo Anderson!!!!! |
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| Martina Ilstad |
August 6th, 2008 9:57 pm ET Hey Anderson |
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| EJ (USA) |
August 6th, 2008 11:42 pm ET Great pictures. I think that if I were to try to get in those cages I would be so afraid that I would not end up enjoying the experience… unless I was a little tipsy or something like that. |
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