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.
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .