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.
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
SAILING over crystal clear waters, the Bajau people of Malaysia live their lives almost entirely at SEA .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
