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February 2, 2012
February 2, 2012
Whale Shark, New Guinea
Photograph by Michael Aw
This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures
"Suddenly he just jumped in!" says photographer Michael Aw. Sarmin Tangadji, the Papua police officer who escorted the photographic team to where the sharks congregate, "was so excited to see them up close." Aw shares that excitement when it comes to diving with a dozen whale sharks: "You are sandwiched in, sharks ahead and behind, but you want to be there," he says. "They make eye contact with you and then charge by. It blows your mind."
See more pictures from the October 2011 feature story "Sharing With Sharks."
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