WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality. Working for animal shelter Humane Society of Utah, USA, Guinnevere Shuster, 31, has used a Photobooth style shoot for the past six months to make the pooch’s irresistible and help them find a loving home. The New York-born photographer said: 'I’m always trying to imagine better ways to market the shelter animals and make them appeal to the public.'This photoshoot showcases their great and is a much better way of presenting them as opposed to the sad dog behind the metal bars.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .