AMAZING pictures of sharks underwater will give you a new appreciation for the toothy species.

One photo shows a cheerful great white shark, which is up to 15-feet long, emerging from the water, mouth wide open in a grin and looking as though it is laughing.

In another of the pictures, taken from inside a divers’ cage, a great white stretches its mouth in an underwater yawn as it playfully eyes the photographer.

The snaps were taken by photographer Euan Rannachan, who took the images at Guadalupe Island off the coast of Mexico.

“The island is arguably one of the best locations in the world to see these animals,” said Euan.

“A combination of the size of sharks that end up there and the water clarity make it very hard to beat for shark lovers, like myself.”

Euan took the photos from right next to the sharks in some cases, protected inside a divers’ cage.

“There is literally no other feeling in the world like it,” he said.

“I call it the rewiring of your brain. You are doing something your entire life you have been told to not do and to be scared of, then you do it and you understand all that advice was coming from a place of fear and misunderstanding.

“These massive white sharks are curious animals but in no way show aggression towards us. I really wish everyone in the world could see them as we do.

“Because of this we started a company taking people out to the island to meet these amazing animals.

“If people would like more info about seeing them they can contact us at www.beashark.team or on my Instagram @euanart.”

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