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.
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .