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Shark Week, Discovery Channel's very own opiate for the masses that seems to be about as addictive to people as crack, is only a couple of days away. And during that week, renowned celebrity photographer and gutsy #cagefree shark photographer Michael Muller will be running Discovery's Instagram from Mexico, snapping and uploading the kinds of toothy photos shark week addicts can never get enough of.

So, before we let loose the terror and adrenaline, let's meet this talented photographer who brought studio quality lighting conditions to the underwater world of sharks, and left the cage behind.

If the movie Jaws gave you nightmares, then you're probably not well-suited to do the kind of photography that photographer Michael Muller spends his free time doing. Muller dives into the ocean and snaps close-up portraits of deadly sharks, often without a cage for protection. The video above is a short feature on Muller's pastime by the TV show "Last Call With Carson Daly."