8 brutal, jaw-dropping great white shark moments captured in photos and film that expose their raw, explosive power and deadly ferocity

Awesome ocean moments reveal the raw power and regal beauty of nature’s most formidable ocean predator

Great white sharks are the ocean’s ultimate ambush predators – immense, lightning-fast and armed with rows of razor-sharp teeth powered by a bite force of up to 1.8 metric tonnes.

They move with astonishing speed, capable of explosive bursts that send them breaching clear of the water as they seize their prey.

This gallery of images and videos capture great whites at their most brutal – spectacular displays of power, precision and the unforgiving beauty of life at the top of the marine food chain.

Brutal great white video and photographs

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This article by BBC Wildlife Magazine was published by Discover Wildlife on 20 November 2025. Lead Image: Great white shark breaching in South Africa. Credit: Getty.