Welcome to the Weekend Dispatch. Here are our top finds for May 21.

A tiger shark catches its dinner off the coast of Maldives, India. Photo by Vandit Kalia | Instagram

01. Photographer pick: Vandit Kalia 

Though he's taken up a recent interest in sharks (especially the big scary kind!), Vandit Kalia has taken photos of all kinds of wildlife in India. Currently course director and instructor at DIVEIndia, his day-to-day is full of underwater adventure and wildlife sightings.

Check out his colorful page at vanditkalia!

Photo by Johanna Steppan | Unsplash

02. Article pick: Ross Edgley completes 1,792-mile Great British swim

In 2018, triathlete Ross Edgley became the first person to swim around Great Britain. He completed the crazy yet incredible 1,780-mile journey in five months. 

This is a quick Q&A that Helen Webster was able to catch right after he reached shore. 

"Exploring the Deep" by James Cameron. Provided photo

03. Book pick: Exploring the Deep

Featuring his dive journal, personal photographs and detailed maps of more than 30 diving explorations of the Titanic wreck, James Cameron gives readers a firsthand sight of the sunken ship that’s 12,600 feet underwater.

(James Cameron directed, wrote, produced and co-edited the 1997 film “Titanic.”)

For buying options, visit google.com.

Possibly the biggest alligator gar ever caught on film. Provided photo

04. Audio pick: Texas Fisherman Catches 300-Pound, 8-Foot Alligator Gar 

The alligator gar is a ray-finned euryhaline fish related to the bowfin in the infraclass Holostei. It is the largest species in the gar family, and among the largest freshwater fish in North America. 

At 8 feet and 2 inches long, this is possibly the biggest alligator gar ever caught on film.