A brave photographer caught the images of an alligator gliding through the Everglades National Park in Florida.

Masa Ushioda captured close-up shots of the wild gator swimming through vast marsh lands. After waiting weeks for storm clouds to disperse, the photographer had to navigate a number of waterways. He said: “Alligators in the wild are just as much afraid of humans as we are of them”.

Brave photographer Masa Ushioda captured the shots of this wild gator in vast marsh land in the Everglades National Park, in Florida, USA. He said: “Bright sunlight and blue sky were critical elements in this picture – in addition to getting a wild 10-foot alligator in the middle of the viewfinder with a perfect angle”.