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.
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .