A dramatic shark photo making the rounds on the Web today is not new. But it’s very cool.

The image shows a great white shark stalking a kayaker off the coast of South Africa. In the kayak is marine biologist Trey Snow. The photo, which was first published in Africa Geographic in 2005, was taken by Thomas P. Peschak, who “tied myself to the tower of the research boat Lamnidae and leaned into the void, precariously hanging over the ocean while waiting patiently for a white shark to come along.” Today the Daily Mail’s web site ran the photo as though it were recent.

The drama in captured in the photo [see it here] is nothing compared to what Peschak and Snow must have felt. Here’s what Peschak said of the moments leading up to the snapshot:

“When the first shark of the day came across our sea kayak it dove to the seabed and inspected it from below. I quickly trained my camera on the dark shadow which slowly transformed from diffuse shape into the sleek outline of a large great white.”

See also our image gallery of great whites, and vote for your favorite shark.

Oh, and you have to see the video of tourists swimming with whale sharks.