Sharks seem scary up close, when bearing their teeth. Oahu, Hawaii: THESE TERRIFYING photos show a brave diver handfeeding wild tiger sharks as if the
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Sharks seem scary up close, when bearing their teeth. Oahu, Hawaii: THESE TERRIFYING photos show a brave diver handfeeding wild tiger sharks as if they were puppy dogs. Freediving instructor and underwater photographer Josh Munoz (28) is fighting to prove 1800 pound sharks aren?t all violent monsters, swimming with them regularly and capturing their gentle side through his pictures. One photo shows Josh feeding a fifteen-foot long tiger shark by hand, placing the fish into the sharp jaws of the tiger shark. This was captured in Oahu, Hawaii using a Sony A7Rii camera. Another photo shows Josh swimming and interacting with a tiger shark, stroking its belly and holding onto its fin as it pulls him through the water. ?My friends and I were diving in Oahu, Hawaii at a site that is common to have sharks around, ? said Josh. ?On this particular day, we had one large female shark swim with us for a few hours. Coming to each person in the group and inspecting us, and often coming in for contact. ?You have to stay calm. It's easy to get nervous and fearful. ?If you start to become fearful, it's better that you get out of the water because the situation isn't under your control anymore. You should always be in control while diving with sharks and be the dominant one in the water.? Despite being nicknamed the man-eater shark, attacks from these sharks are extremely rare. However, the violent misconception has led to mass cullings in attempts to boost tourism. ?Tiger sharks often come close for contact like this, especially the large ones. Often the smaller sharks are too nervous to come close and will turn away before coming close, ? said Josh. ?Sharks can bump into things with their noses to read how many calories that ?thing? has. Their face has so many receptors within it, and this is how they assess what is a meal or not. ?I love showing the relationship humans and sharks can have. They aren't scary monsters trying to eat people as the media has portrayed. ?I think often peop