Ακραία, επαφή: Εκπληκτικές φωτογραφίες αποτυπώνουν έναν 20 τόνων καρχαρία φάλαινα να περνάει ξυστά απο απόσταση ενός μέτρου απο έναν δύτη.(5 φωτογραφίες)-Extreme close up: Massive 20 tonne whale shark dwarves diver as he glides past less than a foot away.

These incredible photographs show the moment a diver got to within touching distance of a 33ft (10m) shark. Three friends, including photographer Pablo Cersosimo, 45, from Argentina, found the whale shark - which is relatively harmless but would have weighed around 20 tonnes - on a day's diving trip 28 miles off Isla Mujeres in Mexico.

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This photograph shows the incredible moment a brave diver got to within touching distance of a 33ft (10m) whale shark near Isla Mujeres in Mexico

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The married photographer said: ‘From the first moment the shark approached, I was amazed by the sheer size of the huge creature. I'd never seen sharks this big in the open sea. 

There were a whole group of whale sharks eating all around us but they were so busy feeding that they didn't care very much about our presence.

A group of friends found this whale shark among a group of others after they went on a day's trip diving 28 miles off the Mexican island

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Photographer Pablo Cersosimo, 45, from Argentina, said: 'From the first moment the shark approached, I was amazed by the sheer size of the huge creature'

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The group of three got to within a very close distance of the mighty sea creature, which would have weighed around 20 tonnes

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The photographer said: 'In the water the shark looked really big and I felt like a small piece of paper floating in the sea when the shark got close'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2548806/The-incredible-moment-photographer-got-touching-distance-30ft-whale-shark-diving-ocean.html#ixzz2ru60S5JY