FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens. These amazing illustrations were created by Portuguese solicitor and artist Samuel Silva, who has had a strong interest in drawing since he was two years old. ‘I have been interested in drawing since the very first time I ever touched a pencil and a sheet of paper, when I was two years old.’ says 31 year old Samuel, now of London. ‘After that day, I never stopped drawing. Unlike most children, I didn’t start by scribbling; I just instinctively drew straight away.
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
