Diver fends off great white shark off Mexican coast

The great white approaches a group of divers as the photographer witnesses the scene from a nearby cage Photograph: Don Carpenter/National Pictures Photograph: Don Carpenter/guardian.co.uk A diver puts his hand into the shark's gaping mouth Photograph: Don Carpenter/National Pictures Photograph: Don Carpenter/guardian.co.uk The diver tries to fend off the shark with the fabled 'punch him in the nose' defence Photograph: Don Carpenter/National Pictures Photograph: Don Carpenter/guardian.co.uk The great white swims away Photograph: Don Carpenter/National Pictures Photograph: Don Carpenter/guardian.co.uk What the diver saw: a close-up of the shark from inside the cage Photograph: Don Carpenter/National Pictures Photograph: Don Carpenter/guardian.co.uk