A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates. The canyon is a crack between the North American and Eurasian continents and every year these two continental plates drift about 2cm further apart. French marine biologist Mathieu Foulquie dived to 49ft and captured these images during an expedition through the freshwater Silfra canyon, located in Thingvellir Lake, Iceland. The 40-year-old, of Montpellier, France, says: “I had the privilege to dive at the famous Silfra dive site, probably the most impressive freshwater rift in Iceland.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
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 .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .