George T Probst - Shark Photographer

George T Probst is an award-winning American photographer best known for his underwater great white shark photography. In addition to his work underwater, Probst travels to schools, businesses, and communities for public speaking events to discuss the importance of sharks and ocean conservation.

Probst was born in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey but spent his childhood moving around the world a bit. His family moved to Curundú, Panama when he was an infant, followed by Burke, Virginia, and then Osthofen, West Germany. At age 10, he moved back to Burke, Virginia where his parents continue to call home.

Probst attended Virginia Tech and earned a track & field scholarship. He earned his B.S in Industrial and Systems Engineering and his M.S. in Human Factors Engineering. While in graduate school, George was a member of the United States Track & Field team at the World University Games in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Probst began diving and photographing underwater wildlife in 2006 with a strong focus on the great white shark population of Isla de Guadalupe, Mexico. He has been a long-time contributor to the Marine Conservation Science Institute's Guadalupe White Shark Photo Identification research project, which documents unique individual white sharks at Guadalupe.

Probst uses public speaking to raise awareness of the importance of sharks and other marine wildlife conservation through his photography and experiences in a way that is both educational and entertaining.

Probst's photography has been featured by National Geographic, MTV, USA Today, Forbes, Discovery Channel, The National Wildlife Federation, and Yahoo!

The white sharks that appear on this site were photographed at Isla de Guadalupe, Mexico. The volcanic island, located 240km off the Baja coast, is a biosphere reserve where white sharks aggregate in the fall months. The sharks are drawn to the island by abundance of natural prey items including yellowfin tuna and northen elephant seals.