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A mighty Great White Shark prepares to take a bite out of its next meal in Guadeloupe, Mexico.
Its jaws open wide ready to devour its prey as the enormous predator closes in on its target.
One image shows a shark eyeing the photographer snapping from his cage whilst surrounded by a flurry of black and white stripy fish.
Great white sharks gained notoriety in the 1975 film 'Jaws' and are feared by many who go in the ocean.
A mighty Great White Shark taking a bite out of his next meal in Guadeloupe, Mexico
One image shows the shark appearing to pose for the camera whilst surrounded by a flurry of black and white stripy fish
The photographer said he wasn't scared by the shark: 'The sharks are curious but not aggressive towards us in the slightest'
Great white sharks can grow to around 20 feet in length and weigh up to 6,600 pounds, heavier than a car.
Euan Rannachan took the photos about 130 miles off the coast of Baja California.
'A large male white shark had been interested in the bait and made a couple of half-hearted attempts to catch it,' he said.
'When those failed it went full apex predator on the line right in front of me.'
The photographer said he wasn't shaken by the experience.
'Never once have I felt scared in the cage,' he said.
'Once you are in the
