A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it. Pictured under the winter sun, the bubbles glow as sunlight bounces off their surface. Photographer Hope Thurston Carter captured the images after blowing the soap bubbles on several freezing days in Michigan. The 52-year-old, of Martin, Michigan, says: 'I got the idea to blow bubbles outside in the winter after I saw several similar photos on the internet.
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .