A great white shark passes close to a scuba diver… and they never even know it’s there. In this episode, I document a real encounter off the Southern California coast where a large great white shark moves through a kelp bed near a kayak and a lone diver below. What stands out isn’t just how close the shark gets—but how normal its behavior actually is. After spotting the shark from above, I return to the same area with my friend Eric (“Dronesey”) to try and identify it. Using drone footage and underwater cameras, we’re able to confirm a key feature—a drooping dorsal fin—and determine that this is a female great white shark. We also capture rare, close-range footage from both above and below the water as the shark passes our setup and surfaces next to the kayak. Along the way, you’ll also see the environment these sharks are moving through—kelp forests full of life, including garibaldi and other reef fish—highlighting just how much biodiversity exists in the same waters where these encounters happen. Moments like this raise an important question: how often are people this close to great white sharks… without ever realizing it? 📍 Filmed in Southern California 🦈 Species featured: Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) 🎥 Aerial drone + underwater camera footage 📸 Follow My Journey: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/themalibuartist Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/TheMalibuArtist Website → https://www.themalibuartist.com 🎵 Music licensed through Soundstripe MERCH STORE: Check out my latest designs. https://www.youtube.com/@TheMalibuArtist/store ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your support is greatly appreciated on this channel. Please visit my Patreon page to support more videos like this. Or join my YouTube Crew or Explorer Membership. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For all footage licensing inquiries please reach out directly to me via the contact form on my website. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🌊 About The Malibu Artist I’m Carlos Gauna, wildlife cinematographer and storyteller. My goal is to explore how we see the ocean’s most misunderstood predators — and to show the wild, unfiltered moments that happen just beyond the surf. DISCLAIMER: I'm NOT a marine biologist. As with all YouTube content, I encourage independent verification of facts via official scientific and trustworthy sources. I will strive to post citations for any information I discuss here whenever possible. My goal is to use photography and drones to bring awareness to wildlife and the nature around us. I welcome collaborations with scientists to bring cinematic elements to the educational presentation. If my drone work can assist in the study of these animals, please reach out to me.

Great White Sharks LIVE Stream from my Drone. Depending on conditions, LIVE streams will vary. I will try to go LIVE once I've found a shark to make this feed more active and enjoyable. Most footage will be sharks just swimming, but occasionally, we should see something special. Your support is greatly appreciated on this channel. Please visit my Patreon page to support more videos like this. Or join my YouTube Crew or Explorer Membership..

Great White Sharks LIVE Stream from my Drone. Depending on conditions, LIVE streams will vary. I will try to go LIVE once I've found a shark to make this feed more active and enjoyable. Most footage will be sharks just swimming, but occasionally, we should see something special. Your support is greatly appreciated on this channel. Please visit my Patreon page to support more videos like this. Or join my YouTube Crew or Explorer Membership..

There's some pretty big white sharks just off the coast of Los Angeles often. We just rarely see them. Head over to my YouTube to watch the full video