SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive. Equipped with a bird, gas lamp and net, he fishes without the aid of a rod by using an unusual method - first practiced in 960 AD. The fisherman, pictured in southern China, releases a cormorant bird which dives into the water and retrieves a carp, before returning to the fisherman’s reed raft. The stunning images of cormorant fishing were captured on the River Li in Guilin, China by Russian photographer Viktoriia Rogotneva when he visited the fishermen of Guilin.
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
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 .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
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 .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .