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Stand your ground

Remarkable encounter with a silky shark 10 miles off the coast of East Cape in Southern Baja California. The shark swam directly toward the camera in a face-to-face standoff, and neither of us turned away until its nose briefly touched the lens before it disappeared into the open ocean.

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One Shot Photo Contest

2026

Honorable Mentions

Wildlife

Non Professional

Stand your ground

Remarkable encounter with a silky shark 10 miles off the coast of East Cape in Southern Baja California. The shark swam directly toward the camera in a face-to-face standoff, and neither of us turned away until its nose briefly touched the lens before it disappeared into the open ocean.

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Alejandro Gonzalez Plascencia

Alejandro Gonzalez Plascencia

Photographic Areas of Focus

Film/Analog, Landscapes, Nature, People, Travel, Underwater, Wildlife

Location

Mexico

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