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.
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .