A translator who had been visiting the loch managed to capture an image of something emerging from the water near Dores.
Chie Kelly had been taking photographs at the northeastern shore of the famous Scottish loch with her husband back in 2018 when she spotted something unusual in the water.
The creature, whatever it was, briefly emerged from the water in a rolling sort of motion and moved approximately 100 meters before sinking down beneath the surface and disappearing.
At the time, Kelly was concerned that she would be ridiculed for publishing the pictures, but when she heard about the major new Nessie hunt that took place last weekend, she decided to reveal them.
Her first port of call was Steve Feltham who has famously spent over 30 years living at the side of the loch while searching for evidence of the monster.
To say that he was impressed by what she showed him would be an understatement.
"These are the most exciting surface pictures (of Nessie) I have seen," he said.
"They are exactly the type of pictures I have been wanting to take for three decades. It is rare to see something so clear on the surface."
"They are vindication for all the people who believe there is something unexplained in Loch Ness. They are remarkable. I have studied them and still do not know what it is."
"It is not driftwood - it is a moving creature and totally unexplained."