David Doubilet fl oated in the ocean. Wearing scuba gear, he waited and watched. He was looking to take photos of sharks for National Geographic.


Soon, he spotted a great white shark swimming nearby. He raised his camera. He focused and pressed a button. Click. He took a picture. Click, click. T e shark swam closer. Click, click, click. T e shark was now a little too close. Doubilet wasn’t worried. He backed up. He


reached behind him for the shark cage, where his dive partner waited. He knew the cage’s metal bars would protect


him from a shark attack. But he had a problem. T e cage wasn’t there! Turning quickly, he could see that an


underwater wave had moved the cage. It was now too far to swim to. He had nothing to protect him.


“T e shark knew that I was in trouble,”


Doubilet says. Doubilet scooted backward, trying to get closer to the cage. T e shark followed him. Not many divers can outswim a shark. In


seconds, the shark closed the distance between them. Doubilet was in real danger. He didn’t know what to do, and he didn’t have many options. So he pushed the shark away using his camera. T is movement caused the shark to turn


away slightly. T at gave Doubilet and his partner the time they needed. His partner pulled him into the cage and closed the door. T e shark circled the cage, still curious.


David Doubilet gets close to a shark to take its picture.


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