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.
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
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 .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .