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My name is Annie Guttridge and I've belonged underwater for as long as I can remember, it's just now I'm carrying a camera in tow!

I believe we are all connected to the sea in some way and I hope my photography takes you on a journey of imagination to the moment I captured the image.

30/07/2026

I’ve been interested in shark learning and behavior for, well, forever… and over the years I’ve certainly gained a greater understanding and appetite to learn more given I’ve lived with the world’s leading shark behaviorist (Tristan Leonard Guttridge) for the last 14 years!

I’ve helped teach lemon sharks to hit targets, nurse sharks to open boxes and other wild experiments, however attempting to train a white shark was quite the step up..

Tonight, at 9pm on Shark Week catch myself, Tristan Leonard Guttridge and Culum Brown for How To Train A Great White! Throughout the show we explore the minds of a number of sharks as we challenge them with a variety of tasks!

If you love sharks please follow and support our nonprofit Saving the Blue 🦈

28/07/2026

I keep hearing and reading ‘sharks are needed to regulate ecosystems as they eat injured or dead/rotten fish’. Ermmm, what? Have you ever seen what a shark, or well, almost any animal is capable of when it needs to eat? Other than perhaps a neonatal or sick shark, they really don’t need to scavenge on injured or dead fish. Of the 550+ species of sharks most of them are fantastic, adapted hunters, some even considered top, apex predators. E.g. White sharks, tigers, bulls etc.

I just don’t get why we’re still playing down sharks? Some tiny little fish are aggressive, competent hunters so why put sharks in this puppy dog light suggesting we can swim and touch any wild shark while acting like they don’t hunt with skill and intention? It’s ok to highlight and celebrate sharks for what they truly are – diverse, well evolved, smart, skilled, sensitive, nervous, patient and just sometimes aggressive, focused, threatening and incredibly intimidating.

In a world of misinformation, just know all sharks are different, even within species and guess what? That’s ok! We don’t need to convince the world their harmless we need to show and convince the world we’re killing most sharks at an unsustainable, and in some instances irreversible rate.

There’s lots of ways to help, but if you want to truly HELP SHARKS, start by selecting who influences you. My advice? Remove tuna from your diet, and ask others to do the same. Take 10 minutes out of your day to Google the bycatch associated with the tuna industry and view the millions of sharks killed as collateral damage each year; it’s disgusting, devastating, and sadly a very real and true threat to sharks.

10/07/2026

Jupiter, as always, delivered. In total we caught 92 sharks of nine species, including 18 hammerheads! 🦈

These tagging trips are so important as many of our sharks travel internationally e.g. From the United States to other countries including The Bahamas, Cuba and even Mexico! Why does this matter? Because each country has its own laws and rules- The Bahamas is a shark sanctuary which means no one is allowed to kill a shark in their waters. Other countries such as Mexico have a blanket closures where you cannot kill a shark during set periods, however for the remainder of the year you can kill almost all and as many sharks as you can catch. So, where our sharks go (and for how long) is extremely important when we consider international fishery management. I never want to see any shark killed but the reality is there will likely always be a fishery for them so understanding species movements is absolutely critical when it comes to protecting them.

A huge shoutout must go to the entire Saving the Blue team. After each and every trip I’m left in awe with what we do out there.

Gratitude must go to Fahlo for continuing to support our work 🦈

31/05/2026

The brand-new series, Shark! hosted by myself and Paul de Gelder airs Sunday 31st May at 7pm on Channel 9

This series is balanced with fun, education and of course a little jeopardy given we’re putting new divers in the water with large predators. I ask that you praise the celebs for overcoming genuine fears and for giving our beloved sharks a platform and voice they so desperately need. Thank you Ariarne Ttmus, Tammy Hembrow, Llynne Mcgranger, Scotty Cam, Matt Nable and Sam Thaiday for trusting Paul and I and for giving an animal with arguably the worst reputation on the planet, a chance to show you who they really are.

There are over 550 species of shark equipped with seven senses. They have been swimming in our oceans for over 400 million years (before dinosaurs). They are not mindless monsters and they are far from stupid. They are incredibly well evolved, skillful and careful predators and yet they’re on the verge of extinction, and they’re still demonized around the globe. Believe it or not sharks are very similar to us and they too are just trying to survive in a world that was once so different.

I ask you to watch this series and regardless of your opinion about the content, the celebs, the edit, me (!) that you open your mind to sharks being more than just one species, more than a movie and more than a news headline.

My heart truly aches for all who have been negatively affected by sharks. I wish I could make them flawless predators that made no mistakes, and I wish I could remove the pain from those hurting.

14/05/2026

There’s still so much worth fighting for.. On land, high in the skies and beneath the waves, we’re surrounded by beauty and moments that still take my breath away 🤍

22/04/2026

Let’s keep it iconic. Happy Earth Day… 🌎

22/03/2026

Jupiter whirlwind… 🌪️ Saving the Blue had yet another insanely productive trip in Florida which saw us satellite tag tiger, scalloped, and great hammerhead sharks. We also caught and tagged lemon, bull and silky sharks! One of our big female tigers just pooped up in Grand Bahamas right by Tiger Beach 👀– Maybe she’ll swing by the dive site for a visit! Our team this year were, as always 🔥 Thank you to all who made this expedition so successful…. 🙏🏽

Shark research is, in my opinion, absolutely critical in the conservation of sharks but my god is it stressful. On the boat we’re continuously on edge worrying about them. We sample and tag because we know it’s incredibly important and necessary. We do it because the facts and the data matter to governments and stakeholders; admiration, respect or opinions aren’t always enough to save what we love, regardless of the passion driving us.

Now, on that note… Let me get back to posting some pretty pics of sharks to remind myself why I do what I do… I love observing sharks swimming freely, effortlessly gliding beneath the waves. I love watching them, I love learning from them and I love sharing space with a predator that could kill me in a heartbeat, but chooses not to. They’re intoxicating, and I’m addicted.

I already need to get myself back underwater.. I want to hold my breath and gaze into the eyes of the predators I fell in love with, the animals I’ve dedicated my life to 🤍 Not long now…

20/02/2026

I’m thrilled to announce that Paul de Gelder and I will be hosting a brand-new series, Shark!, airing on Channel 9 later this year ☀️

Paul and I take an incredible group of Australian celebrities on a journey hoping to convert their fears into fascination. Throughout the series, challenges will increase in intensity, starting small and ending with an ultimate dive, surrounded by true apex predators. 🦈

Each year, Australia reports some of the highest numbers of shark bites and fatalities in the world. This heartbreaking reality divides Australia – some, despite the unimaginable heartache understand terrible, tragic mistakes do occasionally happen, others amplify fear and hate, and support or demand a shark cull.

A big reason why I chose to be part of the show was to offer what I hope will be received as a balanced, experienced voice. During filming I was, as usual, outspoken about sharks. I’m comfortable stating sharks can be aggressive and occasionally unpredictable, but they’re certainly not out of control, targeting humans, infesting waters or even just thriving. I hope you’ll tune in to learn and gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for these ocean predators. They’re not mindless monsters, they’re intelligent, cautious yet calculated, misunderstood and certainly in need of advocacy.

Soooooo many people came together to make this series happen. I wish I could publicly thank you all, you know who you are. I must highlight and thank Chloe Baker and Plum Stubbings for choosing me to co-host the show; thank you both for your trust and support 🙏🏽

The incredible celebs: Sam Thaiday, Tammy Hembrow, Ariarne Titmus, Lynne McGranger, Scotty Cam and Matt Nable, I truly enjoyed every second with you all 🩵

11/02/2026

What a whirlwind last week was…. The lows included finding what felt like endless sawfish rostrums, the highs included gifting dive equipment to those in need and school children shouting they want to protect sawfish! 💛

Last week myself and Sarontaa Bain presented to almost 700 children, all of which received a copy of my new sawfish book. That’s right, I wrote and designed a new book, titled Sawfish Bradley, in loving memory of the late Bradley Mackey. Bradley was a local, well-known bone fishing guide who I deeply and dearly miss. Bradley was the first person to put me in the water with a sawfish, a moment I will never forget 🙏🏽

Whilst travelling around Andros visiting schools we spoke to fishers about their experiences on the water. They shared their sawfish stories with us, but unfortunately many had rostrums which showed the outcome of the interaction. We must continue to speak about these animals and educate the world on not only their importance, but their dwindling numbers.

The Smalltooth Sawfish (Pristis pectinata) is among the world’s most threatened marine fishes and is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ALL FIVE species of sawfish face a VERY HIGH RISK OF GLOBAL EXTINCTION based on severe declines in their numbers and geographical distribution over the past century. I’ll be forever grateful to our entire Saving the Blue family for caring about these incredible animals and to those supporting our work to protect them.

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